[Demko]

So, I'm starting up this thread in the hopes that at least once every other day, I'll be able to nip into the internet cafe on the boat, and tell you guys how things are going. Who knows if it'll actually work or not.

So tomorrow is the wedding. And today, we run ourselves ragged trying to get everything together to hand off to our 'Day-Of' wedding coordinator tonight. They'll be handling all of tomorrow's setup. Then, tonight, we'll be heading out to the Garden Club (we're getting married right on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay), and having a rehearsal/walkthrough of the ceremony.

It's halloween, though... so I'm hoping all of the people actually show up for it, and don't diss out on us because they have a party to go to. :-P

[Eric O'Mac]

I'm sure your wedding rehearsal will be way more scarrier than some dumbass party.

[Pun]

Especially after seeing some of the pictures from the fetish convention......

[Habs]

Big wedding?
How was the bachelor's party? or is this later today?

[Demko]

Oct 31, 2008 10:35:52 GMT -5 Habs said:

Big wedding?
How was the bachelor's party? or is this later today?

About 90 people, will full buffet catering and full open bar for 6 hours. So, definitely not tiny, but not huge either.

Bachelor party was last Saturday. We had a pretty good time, considering the dearth of naked flesh (we both agreed to no strippers at the bachelor(ette) parties). My best man threw me a poker tournament. Everyone bought in for $20. 12 people showed, for a total pot of $240, of which half automatically went into our honeymoon fund. I had the opportunity to win the other half, but failed to do so. The winner still spotted me about half of his winnings, though, which was pretty badass of him, so I wound up walking home with about $200 in my pocket. We drank beer, smoked cigars, watched the World Series game (until 1:30am or so), and played poker. Other than the lack of strippers, we had an overall pretty manly evening.

The girls got drunk and went to a dueling pianos bar in Orlando. Then, on Sunday, her maid of honor managed to get her and the bridal party into all the Disney parks for free (she's an employee), and they invited me to come along with them, despite the fact that they were pretty much 'continuing' the bachelorette party. That was a pretty good time too.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

I'm still pissed you didn't have a coked-up donkey at your bachelor party.

If you don't get to check this tomorrow, congrats again. You're a great guy and I'm really happy for you and FMD.

[Lucky]

You scheduled your rehearsal dinner for one of the biggest party nights of the year and wedding the day after? Jerk. Hell, you'd screw with me just because I'd have to balance the hangovers with the Holy Day of Obligation and the wedding.

No regard. Really.

And I thought my buddy was a jerk for making his wedding 2 weeks before Christmas.

[punk/core]

Oct 31, 2008 12:01:42 GMT -5 Demko said:

(we both agreed to no strippers at the bachelor(ette) parties).

Booooo!

[Fire-Babe]

We made no such agreement. I went to a strip club for my bachelorette party

and there are fetish pictures and I have not been informed???????

Okay, seriously have a great weekend and a good honeymoon, and for gods' sakes don't freaking post here on your HONEYMOON!! Get after it!!!!

[Habs]

Cigars, drinks and poker is always fun!

Congrats and try to have fun tomorrow!

[Byrntrigan]

Yeah, unless you are posting WHILE doing stuff and are gonna give a play by play of said activities, have a fun honeymoon.

Congrats!

Hell, we even postponed the Network Draft for ya... ;D

[Byrntrigan]

Oct 31, 2008 12:10:34 GMT -5 punk/core said:

Oct 31, 2008 12:01:42 GMT -5 Demko said:

(we both agreed to no strippers at the bachelor(ette) parties).

Booooo!

Punker,

he said no strippers. Not no hookers...

[ALL CAPS]

Oct 31, 2008 12:10:34 GMT -5 punk/core said:

Oct 31, 2008 12:01:42 GMT -5 Demko said:

(we both agreed to no strippers at the bachelor(ette) parties).

Booooo!

Totally off topic, but I've wanted to bring this up for ages and this seems like the most appropriate venue...

It disappoints me greatly that the chick in your av getting double-teamed is wearing a shirt. Fucking lame.

[punk/core]

Yeah, but it makes the av more family-friendly this way.

Plus, her three sex holes are uncovered, so I guess it's a wash.

[Pun]

Oct 31, 2008 12:31:29 GMT -5 Fire-Babe said:

We made no such agreement. I went to a strip club for my bachelorette party

That and you're a redhead? I like you even more, now fire!



Except for the whole Pagan thing......

[Fire-Babe]

the whole pagan thing frees up all sorts of things that are not now 'sins.'

[Byrntrigan]

Plus after she's done them, she doesn't have to feel that emotion that some of you have. What the hell is the name of that?






oh yeah, shame ;D

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Fire and Pun? That's disturbing... not because of the appearance but the age. My god, the age!

[Fire-Babe]

How old IS pun? I thought AA and I were the oldest?

[punk/core]

Really... how do you NOT have titties/cock at your bachelor/bachelorette party?

Years ago, a friend of a friend got married, and my buddy was telling me about the bachelor party: they went bowling, and then to a piano bar. That's one of the saddest fucking things I'd ever heard.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

It's not like his bachelor party was totally tit-free... I mean Demko DID bring his.

[Habs]

Or they go to tit bars all the time and poker/cigars/booze is the different thing to do.

[Lucky]

That's a weird group of friends who make regular visits to strip clubs but rarely hang around playing poker and drinking beer.

A bunch of my friends got all excited by the strippers they had at a handful of bachelor parties the last couple of years and now that there are no marriages on the horizon they're trying to convince us to run fake bachelor parties as an excuse to hire skanky strung out strippers who do illegal things in the hotel bathroom.

Luckily I have at least one ally who agrees its pretty creepy.

Bachelor Parties = The last socially acceptable opportunity for strippers in my life.

Or at least home visit strippers. Going to a strip bar is still only the basic level of creepiness its always been.

[Habs]

Oct 31, 2008 13:48:06 GMT -5 Lucky said:

That's a weird group of friends who make regular visits to strip clubs but rarely hang around playing poker and drinking beer.

It's called a hockey team. And in all fairness, there are some classy places (at last in Montreal). The beers are expensive, but the music is generally good, and the view quite enjoyable.

[Lucky]

I'm not really making a judgment on strip bars. I only call it "creepy" in the whole "watching naked women to your sexual enjoyment" nature of it but I don't really mind going to a nice strip bar with friends. Or a bad one for laughs.

Just saying, seems odd to have a group of friends who routinely go out to strip bars together but never just hang out together. Its odd to need a special occasion to just relax and hang out when you usually go out and spend money. I gotta think a $20 dollar buy in and your beer will cost less than the strip bar does and you can relax.

At least with my friends the natural inclination is to just hang out with a 12 pack, the easy effort is to go to a mediocre bar and drink, and takes some effort to get going and go to a nice place.

And I know all about Montreal and its strip bars, thank you. You guys are infamous pervs.