Wedding Blog

Remember my lovely Part 1 where Sister Stiletto threw me a fabulous bridal shower? Well, once it was over, we skedaddled out of there, drove into the city to our suite at the Hard Rock Hotel, changed, and then hopped into a cab on our way to a mysterious destination.

Here we are, on our way…

When we walked into Circuit Night Club, where they have, err, review shows, I was quite hesitant and definitely had not had enough to drink at the point in the day.

See Exhibit A:

The ladies tried to get me in the spirit by bedazzling me with a sparkly tiara (which did not illicit a better reaction):

A bachelorette sash did indeed bring out a little excitement:

Although, I needed help in figuring out how to put it on:

And, of course, don’t forget the veil:

Oh, and did I mention I was lucky enough to get my own special straw? That little extra accessory went with me EVERYWHERE that evening:

Here we all are waiting for the show to begin. I was still quite apprehensive and not excited about the fact that my seat was right in front of the stage. Fortunately, there were 4 or 5 other bachelorettes there that evening, so the torture was distributed evenly amongst the soon-to-be-wed ladies.

I learned a lot that evening, so below are my tips and tricks for navigating through situations like these.

#1 For any of you first timers like me, the gentlemen give you instructions on what to do when they come up to you. Notice him guiding my hands. Why, you ask? Because otherwise I would have crawled under the table to get away. When in doubt, act confused and uncomfortable, but also understand that any feeling of personal space will be completely thrown out the window.

#2 Take the term “dollared up” and live it, learn it, love it. In establishments like these, one must be “dollared” or the gentlemen are less gentlemanly and tell you that you need to be dollared up and then walk away in a teeny bit of a huff. Which was fine by me, but my ladies insisted that I be dollared up throughout the evening.

#3 It may look uncomfortable keeping those dollars in place, but don’t worry. When the gentlemen come by, they perform magic tricks.

The dollars are going…

going…

gone…!

#4 Surround yourself by all of your best girls and a good time will be had by all.

Here we are by the end of the evening (minus a couple)… in fact, this is the only picture I have of all of my bridesmaids and myself all together!

I had so much fun out with all of my ladies! I’d been concerned that I would drink too much and have a rough night, but I did fabulous and ended up being one of the least hung over out of the group! (Of course, I did pass out by about 1:00AM or so, hee.) And, once I got used to all of my added “accessories”, I was rockin’ that veil and tiara like there was no tomorrow.

What new things did you learn at your bachelorette party?