rehearsal

I'm jumping all around. I finally got my pictures burned to CDs and some pictures cleared off of my computer, but now my camera is CLEAR down at the barn. And it's storming.

So, I'm going back to Jessica's wedding. Maybe we'll be finished with it by the time summer's over!

Ok, so on Friday, July 10, we had the rehearsal.

It was pretty much the fastest rehearsal. Ever. Joy, the wedding coordinator, even said so.

I only have pictures of the boys, because, well, I was on the girls' side. And following directions is what made rehearsal go quickly, right?

That's Ryan - the groom, Chad - the best man, Mike - groomsman, and Daniel - groomsman.

Mrs. Winkles said her thang, as Mr. Jones practiced giving Jessica away.

Ryan and Jessica practiced their part.

Mrs. Winkles looking serious. Although it's kind of hard to take her seriously with her hat all wonky. I mean, look at Ryan's face!

(No need for name-calling, Mrs. Winkles. I can already hear you from here! And such language!)

We hung out inside the house for a while, where Mr. Jones finished some big business. Ok, I don't really know, but just look at the man! He's like all South Florida or something!

He knows I love him...right, Mr. Jones? Mr. Jones?

Man, I'm making enemies all OVER the place!

Mrs. Winkles hangs out with her signature Tervis Tumbler. Don't mention her sweet, sweet shoes...she's a little sensitive about them. (See item above about making enemies...)

And Harley, Janet's step-daughter, shows how well she matches the flowers out front.

There you have it. The rehearsal. At some point, we'll see the rehearsal dinner!

bachelorette - tasks

Alright, so we left off at the first bar. We got to the next bar, which was HOPPIN!

When we got out of the limo, Janet handed us little "task" cards.

Now there were little tasks.

Like, "Get a picture of a guy giving the bride a dollar."

Done and done.

Then there were some harder ones.

Like, "Get a picture of a guy's naked butt."

Done and done.

Someone bought shots that were on the list.

Had to get some guy's girlfriend's number. Thanks, Bobbi!

Miss Leeann (not to be confused with LeAndra) shows us how to walk down the aisle with a bouquet of boas.

And you'd never believe how hard it is to find a guy with a condom! Are these boys not protecting themselves? And their girls, too???? Oh help me!

Palm readings that said, "I foresee you buying the bride a drink."

But, uh, some guys have really jealous girlfriends. Look at the WORRY on this guy's face!

Get a man to twirl you, but I think they meant on the floor! Poor Jessica's Mom!

It's a good thing Mrs. Winkles told her to "Peter Pan up!"

This is Mrs. Jones telling the story of Mrs. Winkles telling her that.

And can I just tell you...Mrs. Jones DID Peter Pan up!

Look at how hard she's laughing!

The second best part of the night was...

We got the cop to put her in handcuffs. I promised him, I wouldn't get his face or his badge in the picture, so as not to get him in trouble.

But THE best part?

I got a $100 bill from some guy.

Yep, that's right.

I asked him for a business card because we were supposed to get 5 business cards from guys. He didn't have one.

We were on our way out of that bar and on to the next place, when he came up, tapped me on the shoulder, and said, "I don't have a business card, but will this work?"

I argued with him a bit, but I finally gave in because I think I was hurting his feelings.

So, thank you to Jason in Jacksonville for the Purple Hooter shots!

This isn't him, it's just the bartender at the next place.

We would just like to say...CHEERS!

bachelorette

Alright, forget timetables. I'm just going to jump around however it makes me happy.

We're going back to Jessica's Bachelorette party, which was last Wednesday when I got into town.

And it's going to have to come in parts because, well, way too much happened in one night for just one post!

Anne and Janet, the other bridesmaid and matron of honor, threw this thing together and it was a party to be reckoned with! I mean to tell you, these girls went ALL out!

First of all, we were told to wear our "little black dresses," which is why everyone matches.

Then we all met up at Maggiano's for supper.

We were asked to bring a nice gift that Jessica would open at the restaurant.

Such as these nice smelly soaps and lotions.

Or a chalice with her new last initial on it. Ok, so maybe it's a martini glass, but we liked to think it was a chalice.

Her mother, however, didn't realize how "nice" all of our presents were going to be.

And got her lingerie. Which she had to open in the restaurant. With the old guys, at the next table over, staring. I think they approved.

After supper, we all went outside where the girls (Anne and Janet) passed out feather boas to everyone.

Once we were in the limo (yes, the girls got a limo!), it was time for the naughty gifts!

I don't feel right showing too many pictures of her naughty gifts, because, well, some of them were really naughty! But here are a couple.

This is a picture of Jessica "reading" her new, um, book.

And that's Mrs. Winkles with Jessica. Mrs. Winkles is the person who married them on Saturday.

This is the group of us, in front of the limo, on our way into our first bar. Which was already closed on a Wednesday night.

I'm going to have to leave off there because once we made it into a bar, it was a whole other story!

Stay tuned!