From a bridesmaid's perspective

Their experience of the wedding:


My experience of the wedding:

20 cc's of suck it up

Being the Genius of Honor means that, even when you decide to be delinquent, in the end, you still represent. I thought it would be so funny (OMG! Ha ha ha!) if I went out the night before the wedding.

All bets were off when the bartender greeted me by pouring ice down his pants and pulling out the fire extinguisher. After that, I just had to have a few dirty martinis, didn't I? Cut to this morning, where I was so hungover I couldn't even bend over to reach the shampoo. So I did what any Genius of Honor would do: I called for delivery. I had the tailor deliver my dress and the deli deliver an egg-and-cheese sandwich and four kinds of beverages. I slapped some makeup on and managed not to throw up in the cab ride to the church. And, I was on time. Which never happens, even when I'm sober.

I took 20 cc's of suck it up, because even though it's fun being the delinquent bridesmaid, that's not my style. Being the Genius of Honor means that the day is not about your hangover, it's about being there for your friends. And let me tell you, I cried like a baby during the ceremony, and it's not because the Tylenol had worn off.

Full disclosure; I am a little disappointed that no one even noticed that I was a wreck. Next time I decide I want to be the delinquent bridesmaid, I'm just going to bathe my body, not my liver in gin. Then I'll at least smell like the good time I had, and everyone will know all about it.

Way to go, genius

I'm doing such a good job of being a delinquent bridesmaid that I
managed to miss the entire rehearsal picnic because I couldn't get a
cab in the rain. Now let's see how I can mess up at the rehearsal.

The shoes on the left are what I'm wearing in tomorrow's wedding. The
ones on the right are what I wish I was wearing.

Home stretch

My new favorite game is "delinquent bridesmaid." Usually I'm the drill sergeant, but this round I'm going for more of a slacker style. Tomorrow is the last wedding of Weddingfest 2008, and I bought the shoes for the wedding two hours ago, am over an hour late for the rehearsal picnic, and my dress is still at the tailor. Also, I made the ribbon bouquet while drunk at three in the morning. Can we tell I'm losing my edge?

Anyway, look forward to all the pictures, posts, and stories soon. I'm so busying being a bridesmaid, I don't have time to blog about it!