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I woke up the morning of our pig roast (the day after my bachelorette party) feeling really nauseated. I think it was a combination of pre-wedding jitters and that dirty martini I had the night before. Luckily, with the help of saltines and Vitamin Water, my nausea subsided by the afternoon enough for me to scarf down this succulent hog.

Well, scarf might be an slight overstatement. Word of advice: Have your MOH, bridesmaid or a close family member remind you to eat, or do the kind thing and stuff food right down your throat! Seriously! With all the guest greeting, small talk, and general bride-to-be duties, I barely ate. Not to fear, I got a tiny taste of the pig on the day of, and Mr. Cookie’s parents froze some leftovers, which we feasted on post-wedding. Delicious!

However, before we got to the hog and all the fixings we had to take care of some business first: rehearsing the wedding ceremony. For $30, Mr. Cookie and I rented the picnic shelter in a park that we often frequent by our home. To rehearse, we picked a wide open space by the shelter…

… lined up in our positions…

… practiced some of the key moments in the ceremony…

… and went back to the task of eating. Quick. Painless. Easy. Just the way we Cookies like it!

I’ll let you in on a little secret. The dress I wore on the day of the pig roast was the dress I met Mr. Cookie in. I even have a photo to prove it!

Two years later, here we were rehearsing for our own wedding. The dress was a small sentimental reminder of the beginning of our relationship. Le sigh.

OK, back to the pig roast. So, after the rehearsal the eating and drinking commenced. First, off was the pig and all the fixings.

Mr. Cookie swore me to secrecy about the groomsmen’s gifts—no posting on Weddingbee until after the wedding. So, here for the first time are Mr. Cookie and his groomsmen displaying their very own monogrammed flasks with each of their personal choice of libations. Huge hit among the men folk!

Speaking of libations, Mr. Cookie and I, like Mrs. Peacock, hold a special place in our heart for Fat Tire beer. As the New Belgium Brewery is only about an hour away in Fort Collins, we decided to get a keg for our pig roast. Brother Cookie was all too happy to tap the keg for us!

Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of all our guests at the roast. I swear we had over 50 people there!

Just as Mr. Cookie and I wanted, the pig roast was an opportunity to give our guests the attention they deserved for traveling all that way. Since we haven’t seen some of our guests in a few years, it was wonderful to be able catch up on their lives. Most importantly, the pig roast took the stress off guest greeting the next day at our wedding.

Those in the Denver area, I give the Arapahoe Hog Roasters two enthusiastic thumbs up. The pig, chicken, and BBQ sauces that they supplied were delicious. If you are thinking of holding a pig roast, for any occasion, I highly recommend them.

What did you do for your rehearsal dinner?