Back in February Carrie said, “Honey, I put my bridal shower on the calendar, it’s on July 16th at the Toser’s house”, my reply, “Great, is there anything I need to do?” “Nope”, “So this doesn’t affect me in any way shape or form?” “Nope”, “Noted, have fun”. Then I hear a few weeks later, “I know you’re supposed to work that night, but do you think you might be able to show up for a while to play some games?” Well, we know where this goes; of course I took the night off. I’ve heard from some people that recently it’s become trendy for the groom to make an appearance at the bridal shower… I don’t know who sets these trends or how they become trends, I haven’t seen #groomsatbridalshowers trending on twitter, but hey… Carrie figured I was keeping some sort of secret when she asked if any of her sisters had called me for an interview prior to the bridal shower and my answer was a truthful, “No”.
Early on, I figured I was going to need male moral support, you see a bridal shower is, traditionally a large gathering of women. I’m not quite accustomed to said gatherings, but Dave is an expert, every day of his life for the past 24 years has been a large gathering of women, so it was nice to have the support of a seasoned professional and some good advice; grab a platter of hors d'oeuvres or a bottle of wine and make the rounds serving or pouring, it’s an excellent way to say hi to everyone.
I didn’t quite know what to expect, I envisioned a lot of women sitting in a circle watching Carrie open gifts, jeering unsolicited advice at unnecessary decibel levels while spilling copious amounts of chardonnay and riesling. I was way off.
We played a fun game with totally off the cuff results, although I’m told Carrie may have snuck a peak a few times. We sat back to back; I had one of her shoes in one of my hands, one of my shoes in my other hand and vice versa for Carrie. Natalie and Alex asked us a series of questions, i.e. Who is the most grumpy in the morning? Who is the first to apologize after and argument? Who takes the longest to get ready? Who has better taste in decorating? We had to raise the shoe of the person who we most thought fit the description in question. With roughly fifty questions the general consensus said Carrie and I were pretty close to par with a few comical discrepancies. To make a long story short it was incredibly heartwarming to see such a great group of women all of whom are very important in Carrie’s life, come together to support her decision and surround her with the immense love that she so clearly exudes everyday.
Linda, thank you for the sincere toast.
Kim and Nancy, special thanks for hosting.
Every single one of you awesome ladies that was in attendance, thanks for including the groom, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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