Tuesday
Aug112009
The Year of the Wedding in full swing
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 11:11AM
This month I have a bachelorette party or wedding every Saturday. Every single one. I told you this was the year of the wedding, but this month it's wedding overload.
On August 1, I attended a bachelorette slash lingerie party for one of my best friends, Erica. We went to her sister's house, ate and drank, pored over her newly acquired copy of the kama sutra, made her model some of her new frilly garb, and played silly games. We had a good time.
A week later, it was time to celebrate my sister's impending marriage. She's with child, as they say, so we had planned a spa day complete with pedicures and massages, but at the last minute (read: two days before) we scrapped that idea and started to plan a day in the sun. And then it poured rain all day. So that was fun. We made the best of it though. Met for coffee bright and early, then had fun trying on our bridesmaid dresses at the tailor. We also went to Michael's and figured out creative ways to make hairpieces and jewelry. Then we went to my dad's (who took the kids elsewhere), made piles of food, mixed some drinks, embarrassed Andrea and hung out all day sans sun.
This Saturday is Erica's wedding, and next Saturday is my sister's wedding - I'm going up to the location Thursday after work and staying until Sunday evening. And on the 29th I'm going to the wedding of a coworker/friend.
But oh no, we're not done after that. My other best friend, Robin, has a shower (that I have to miss) and a bachelorette party in September. And her wedding is in October. I'm the Mistress of her Ceremony and also in charge of a toast.
And by the way, my little sister, my baby sister (not the 8-year old though) recently proposed to her boyfriend. She's getting married in July.
Holy shit matrimony!
On August 1, I attended a bachelorette slash lingerie party for one of my best friends, Erica. We went to her sister's house, ate and drank, pored over her newly acquired copy of the kama sutra, made her model some of her new frilly garb, and played silly games. We had a good time.
A week later, it was time to celebrate my sister's impending marriage. She's with child, as they say, so we had planned a spa day complete with pedicures and massages, but at the last minute (read: two days before) we scrapped that idea and started to plan a day in the sun. And then it poured rain all day. So that was fun. We made the best of it though. Met for coffee bright and early, then had fun trying on our bridesmaid dresses at the tailor. We also went to Michael's and figured out creative ways to make hairpieces and jewelry. Then we went to my dad's (who took the kids elsewhere), made piles of food, mixed some drinks, embarrassed Andrea and hung out all day sans sun.
This Saturday is Erica's wedding, and next Saturday is my sister's wedding - I'm going up to the location Thursday after work and staying until Sunday evening. And on the 29th I'm going to the wedding of a coworker/friend.
But oh no, we're not done after that. My other best friend, Robin, has a shower (that I have to miss) and a bachelorette party in September. And her wedding is in October. I'm the Mistress of her Ceremony and also in charge of a toast.
And by the way, my little sister, my baby sister (not the 8-year old though) recently proposed to her boyfriend. She's getting married in July.
Holy shit matrimony!
Reader Comments (2)
Wow...I'm in the midst of wedding season too! It's fun, but is equally exhausting. Good luck on your toast!!
An unsolicited word of advice on the toast. Keep it short. Everyone loves a short toast. (Except the English, they love to have long speeches at weddings. Everyone else, though, appreciates brevity. It's the soul of wit, after all.)