Preparing for Melissa's wedding

this is the big weekend of my good friend and former roommate's wedding, so I have more fun pictures to share. Life won't always be this dressed-up. Usually it's quite frumpy, and I need to dig deeper for those finer details that make life fun.

here goes...phoneography for Thursday, April 4,2013.

Last-minute trip to the mall...need a bachelorette party gift, etc.

Of course I had to stop in the Ani-Mall store, where they keep all these gorgeous kitties just waiting to be adopted! Which to choose? I want them all!!!!! oh well...

Driving to the Mellow Mushroom to meet the other bridesmaids. Figures I'd get stuck behind a bus, for like, FOR-EV-ERRRRRRRRR in the rain, late as usual...

but, no worries, cuz,

 

....I have a feeling...

that tonight's gonna be a good night,

that tonight's gonna be a good, good night!!!

(Stay tuned! Time for mani/pedicures with the bridesmaids... the girls' party continues!!! :)

ok, back for a couple minutes. Following are glimpses of dinner with the other bridesmaids. Gifts from the bride, (she knows me well, note the Starbucks items!) and pizza. I love that the Mellow Mushroom is just a couple blocks down from the little basement apartment I used to live in during my single days. Fun neighborhood! Used to enjoy walking my neighbor's German shepherd around that area. ok, gotta go again!

 

After dinner we headed out to a seedy strip mall on Capital Blvd. where the karaoke place was located. Weird location, near this tattoo shop with the words "Romantic Torture" on the window, ew.

This place was totally empty except for us and the nice Asian lady at the desk who spoke very broken English and watched Japanese TV the whole time. We'd reserved a private room, so we got to wail our hearts out for 2 hours, choosing whatever songs we wanted to from the equipment provided. Good sound system, though the karaoke screens had such weird background videos going on behind the lyrics, like flamingos or crazy skiiers flying down a mountain, having nothing to do with the lyrics. And lots of Japanese or Korean writing everywhere except the actual lyrics.

Here'sl me and Melmo, glowing bride-to-be: (Notice the weird white dots everywhere from the twirling disco ball on the ceiling!!!)

We all took turns singing solos or duets. Some of my finer performances included:

Roxanne (the Police), Material Girl (Madonna), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), Funky Town (Lips, inc.),

Summer Nights (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John), sung as a duet, I did John Travolta's part!!!,,

Hotel California (Eagles), and probably a bunch of others I can't think of right now.

Here's me doing a grand finale of some song.

Funny thing is, these girls were super-shocked when they saw me do karaoke, because they'd previously thought I was a really shy, quiet kind of girl. Which I am, but I'm a strange paradox between an introvert and a performer. Love to ham it up but need my alone time, too, for re-fueling.

It's been a fun time of female bonding these past 2 days. Today was the manicure/pedicure outing, the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Let's see if I can squeeze those photos in before I fall asleep.

Pretty pink nails!!

 

Fancy dinner menu at the rehearsal dinner!

 

 

 

First course, tomato fennel bisque. (better than Campbells!!)

By the time they served cake, it was well past 9:00, I was pretty tired, and they hadn't even started the speeches or the slide show yet. Good thing they soon brought out....

 

Coffee, yay!!!

 

Melissa and me.

Overall, it was a beautiful night. Touching stories and sentiments shared, such an elegant meal, and a special time of bonding between both the bride's and groom's families and friends. I'm so proud of my good friend Melmo for keeping the faith and finally finding the right one. I wish her the best!

Tomorrow's the big day, wedding and reception/dance. Time to get my beauty sleep! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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