Wedding Palooza Part 2

I just got back from my very last wedding of the summer. For those of you counting (or those of you who have LOST count), that's 8 weddings total that I have been to this summer. From strawberry, vanilla, almond flavor with raspberry filling, to red velvet, Italian creme, and cheesecake- I've loved them all.

I mentioned in my previous post that I had my last wedding to attend as a bridesmaid last weekend. This wedding was for my friend Mallorie in Laurel. It was an outside wedding- so that meant bug spray and SureDry- at the Rogers Green House. The ceremony was lovely and thankfully short. The reception was where things got funny.

Most of you know my feelings about the "bouquet toss" at weddings. I think it's a fun tradition, but it's one that I would much rather watch than participate in. When it came time for the Bride to throw the bouquet at every wedding this summer, naturally I got elbowed and nudged out of my chair/corner by all of my non- single friends. I find this somewhat embarrassing that all the 'single' ladies must identify themselves to everyone at the party- there's a fine line between being a good sport and looking desperate, ya know.

Now over the summer, I have developed a few strategies for avoiding the bouquet. #1) When there is a large number of single ladies, stand as far to the side/back as possible so as to hopefully mix in with the rest of the crowd. Chances are, at least one of the other single girls will grab the bouquet before it comes anywhere close to where you are standing. #2) If you are being pushed into the center of the group, go for it. When the bouquet is tossed, you can duck down in the center and no one will be the wiser. (Remember, this can only work if there is a large number of single girls out there.) #3) When there are only 6 single girls out there, it becomes much more difficult to hide in the back or to the far side. If the bride has somewhat decent aim, and she wants to throw it at you, you might be forced to catch it/pick it up off the floor or risk looking rude when you just stare at it on the floor like it's a dead bug. There can be no side-stepping in this case. You're best bet is to stand with the other single girls in a small huddle and cross your fingers that one of the other girls will be so eager to catch it that even if the bouquet comes near you, they will kindly reach over and grab it.

Now for Mallorie's reception, I followed strategy #3- stood in a small huddle with the other single girls and crossed my fingers that she would have bad aim. With my hands clasped in front of me, I waited for the dreaded toss. No warning, no indication that Mallorie was even thinking of throwing it to me. Apparently, she had been practicing, because the bouquet came right to me. It sailed over the fingertips of the girl in front of me. As my head turned to the side as if to say, "No, not me!", the bouquet hit my forehead. At the last second, my brain sent the message to my hands that if I wanted to avoid being smacked on the forehead by flowers, I better put my hands up to catch it! I guess it was only fair that those flowers would catch up to me at my last wedding...one can only avoid it for so long! lol

Wedding Palooza

Ok so its been awhile…let me try to fill in the gap from my last post. As you can see from the title and pictures, this has been a summer full of weddings. The first wedding was for my friend Jennifer in Natchez. The sky threatened to storm the day of the wedding, but thankfully, the rain held off until after the reception. The wedding party owned that small dance floor and even managed to get the bride out there for the Cupid Shuffle! You can see in the picture below that the sky looked crazy that day.

The second wedding was for my friend Christin, who now lives in Houston, Texas. The weather was perfect the entire weekend. I had fun with the photographer at this wedding because she told us to “Vogue” it for every picture. I haven’t received any pictures from this wedding, but when I do, I will post a picture.

The third wedding was for my friend/s Nicole and Brett. Once again the sky threatened to storm and this time it did! (I’m talking tornadoes, people) But luckily, on the day of the wedding, it quit raining about 3 hours before the ceremony began. This wedding was a lot of fun because I was able to see some friends that I had not seen in over a year! (Shout out to the Entourage!)

The fourth wedding is for my friend Mallorie in Laurel. It’s actually 2 days from now so I will post a picture from this wedding later.

The weddings mentioned above were only the ones I attended as a bridesmaid. Two of my guy friends from High School got married (not to each other) this summer and they were both a lot of fun. Kinda like mini- HS reunions. My neighbor also married one of my exes. There have been several more weddings that I’ve gone to (and some I did not). I also want to mention some of my friends who have recently become engaged. Congratulations to Rebecca and Josh (5/1/10), Neil and Anna (summer 2010), and Ryan and Marissa (summer 2010).

While one can have too many bridesmaid dresses, one can never have enough wedding cake!