Wedding Fun In Tennessee

Just got back from a weekend wedding up in Tennessee! It was so great to see so many friends that I hadn't seen in a while and to make some new ones! What an adventure! Hats off to Teri, the Bride! What an awesome job making it an event to remember! First the location was in eastern Tennesse in the Smokey Moutains. Guests stayed in Log Cabins & Lodges in a very picturesque location Telliquah Falls, Tennessee! Guests arrived from three countries (US, Canada and South Africa) and 15 states!

Friday night started out with the Bachelorette and Bachelor parties...not together of course! The ladies piled seventeen women in a fifteen passenger van and traveled to Knoxville for dinner and a show. A Drag Queen Show that is! Even the Bride's Grandmother had a great time, or least she saw things she had never seen before! The highlight of the show was a Marilyn Manson looking guy that wore nothing but duct tape in strategic locations! LOL! He was very white, very skinny, and very agile!

Saturday started with some white water rafting on the Ocoee River with about 40 of our closest friends! What a blast! Wasn't too convinced that it was smart to do this in October cause I am a "warm water" kinda girl! Give me the Gulf Stream anytime over cold water! LOL It was an awesome day, and nobody got dumped overboard! The Bride and the Groom both survived with no black eyes or missing teeth from wayward paddles!

After the wedding rehearsal on Saturday evening, a barbeque and games were enjoyed by all. The food was fantastic, ribs that fell off the bone and needed no sauce! The highlight of the games were the blow up sumo wrestler suits! Everyone had a turn and it was so funny seeing everyone bounce around and when they fell....well it was like turtles on their backs! Hilarlious! Fireworks went off all night and some awesome music by the DJ kept things moving.

Fun continued in the Bridesmaid's cabin where jello shots got everyone in a very happy mood! Games of Twister were enjoyed by the ladies -especially when it was "man-twister"! Some fantasies may have been realized watching that game! LOL Things also heated up in the hot-tub on the deck, enjoying the cool night air and beautiful night sky! So many shooting stars out that night!

On Sunday, guests enjoyed a slow morning getting ready for the afternoon wedding! The weather was awesome, a perfect day for the bride. At 4 pm the guests are all in place, the Groom, Best Man and Chaplain move to the front of the cabin where the ceremony will be. The Bridesmaids are escorted down the aisle by the Groomsmen. Then the music stops and everything is quiet, where is the Bride? In the distance you hear a motorcycle start up! Here comes the Bride on the back of a motorcycle across from the other cabin, with her white dress and veil streaming in the wind! She arrives and gets off the bike and is escorted by her two brothers to her awaiting Groom! The ceremony was to the point, short and sweet!

The reception was under a tent, with a wonderful buffet dinner and champagne toasts! Once dinner was finished the DJ kicked in some dancing music and the party began! Again, big fireworks lite up the night! What an awesome celebration for two wonderful friends!

After the Bride and Groom escaped to their cabin, we again moved to the Bridesmaid's cabin and the party proceeded on! Dancing and partying continued till very early in the morning!

Monday morning arrrived way too early for most of us, but flights had to be made! After a quick breakfast and lots of hugs and promises to keep in touch, everyone went on their way. Promises to all meet in Utah in Febraury for a snowboarding reunion of the party were made, and as is usual to most weddings, some new relationships may have been started! Hope they all end up as happy as Teri & Matt!

New Release by Jeaniene Frost

I just found out that "Haunted by Your Touch" will be released Oct 26 and includes a story by Jeaniene Frost! http://tinyurl.com/2a54vfe Woot!Woot! This is awesome news- can't wait to read it!