The perils of friendship

[pbray]

jennifer_dunne "And of course you'll be Maid of Honor."
pbray "I'd rather be Best Robot." *Thinks* "I'll be BEST TRUCK, Optimus Prime!"
jpsorrow "In that case, I want to be Jazz."
jennifer_dunne Wanders off to contemplate eloping.

Comments

[janni.livejournal.com]

Hey, we eloped. Never regretted it, either. :-)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I'm in favor of elopement myself. I think that once you reach a certain age, there ought to be a moratorium on asking your best friend to wear taffeta.

[janni.livejournal.com]

And I think said moratorium kicks in around age 22. :-)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Amen.

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

I already promised, no taffeta!!!

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Well I'm using taffeta as a shorthand for "a traditional style bridesmaid's gown." But I know you wouldn't really inflict such a horror upon me.

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

Always a Bridesmaid (http://pics.livejournal.com/jennifer_dunne/gallery/00006q0h)
"For Tabitha, I wore taffeta. You should never. People laugh at ya!"

[jlawrenceperry.livejournal.com]

Can I be Ironhide?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Lot to be said for eloping. We haven't forgiven Wife's mother for the circus...

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Yeah, as Best Robot, I fear a circus is in my future. But it's still early days of planning, so we'll see.

[scbutler.livejournal.com]

My heart's with Jennifer. It's her party!

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Thus speaks a man who was not asked to wear a taffeta bridesmaid's gown. Just saying.

[scbutler.livejournal.com]

Such a small thing to do for a friend!

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

For the last time, NO TAFFETA!
Or I'll start thinking you're protesting too much, and you have a deep-seated need and desire to wear taffeta. And 3" heels. In seafoam.

[scbutler.livejournal.com]

That's it. Stick it to her. I want to see pictures!

[randomfreshink.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear god, now I want a Transformers wedding in Vegas with Elvis marrying me -- and too many exploding things....there is no such thing as too much tacky. And the memories, and the photos! Would be beyond words.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

It would be the best wedding ever, and the video would be an instant hit on YouTube!

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

LOL! :D

When I asked my best friend to be my maid of honour (this was 12 years ago, when we had known each other for only 14 years), pretty much the first thing she said was "Does that mean I have to wear a dress?" -- closely followed by "OMG, I don't know how to shop for a dress! You'll come out here and help me shop, right??"

Somehow we both survived the experience, and DH and I ended up married, but what with one thing and another I think everyone except my mom developed a deep appreciation for the advantages of elopement somewhere along the line...

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the whole dress thing is a bit tricky... It can be done, of course, I'd kinda hoped my days of wearing taffeta were behind me.

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

Does it have to be taffeta? (Although if you are in the market for taffeta, my mom has in a closet at her house a very nice lilac taffeta bridesmaid's dress which I only wore once ... ;^)) At least, thank heavens, butt-bows appear to have gone out of style :P

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

Can you at least find Transformers accessories?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Possibly a Transformers bachelor/bachelorette party is in the works. We've got a year to plan, so much mischief will happen.

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Man, I go away for a week, and miss all the fun.

Here's what you should do:
Wear the taffeta to the ceremony. With rip-away seams. Underneath, an Optimus Prime Halloween costume. At the reception, when it's your turn to join the newlyweds on the dance floor,tear off the dress, revealing the O.P. costume, and say to your astonished escort, "More than meets the eye."

[pbray.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome.

It would be even better if I had jpsorrow as my escort, so he could rip away his own suit to reveal his matching costume. We'd steal the show!

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Absolutely!
Of course, the denizens of Sheeplandia might have something to say...

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

Don't forget the voice-distorting thingies to make you both sound like old-school Transformers!

::has Transformers theme song running through head::

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think she'll suspect something is wrong when her attendants keep referring to ourselves as "Autobots!"

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

Ya think? ;^)

[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

Given that it's you and Josh? Uh... no, not really. :-) As long as you don't transform IN THE CHURCH, and take out a section of the newly built sanctuary, it's fine with me. Mess with my wedding, fear the wrath of the Fin. Get wacky at the reception... hey, as long as I have photos. ;-)

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

So wait... you're giving the go-ahead to my version of the plan?
That could be dangerous...