A Savannah Bachelorette Party

The bride's favorite holiday is St. Patrick's Day. 

The groom proposed the day before St. Pat's in 5 Points. 

We had no choice: Savannah for a St. Pat's Bachelorette!

The day after their engagement during St. Pat's in 5 Points 2012.

Along the Georgia/South Carolina coast lies a little leprechaun haven known as Savannah. Millions of visitors come each year for its architecture and history. It is the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America, home of Paula Deen, and downtown is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the US.

Savannah also boasts 364 days a year of planning to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland. For the 189th time, Savannah held their annual parade and festival and we headed south to see if the rumors were true. In four words: yup, and then some...

Straight from the car to a pre-shower spin around downtown.
The streets were overflowing with green plastic.
I gladly spent $3 on the above item.

The Friday night left-work-early crew at Garibaldi's.


A pre-piano bar cocktail to stimulate the senses.

Singing a little number into a femur bone at Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos.


Safety first.
Shout out to the fantastic Savannah law enforcement team.

Sarah's pantie game: Everyone bring the bride a pair and she guesses who bought which.

My mini bottle exchange game*: Everyone chooses a number out of a cup.

Number one picks a mini bottle first, then number two can steal number one's or pick from the pile.

So on and so forth until everyone has one.

Wait until everyone has theirs, then choose blindly out of a cup either:
"Chilled", "with a chaser", or "straight up".

*For optimal enjoyment, please play responsibly and in the afternoon/evening.

Not over the moon about "gin" + "straight up."

Showtime.

For breakfast, it was hot dogs.

Fully benefiting from Savannah's no open container laws.

Laura's Bachelorette Party! (minus Sam)

For lunch, it was a walk-up window McDonald's.

Different strokes for different folks.
I give the people-watching an A+ for originality and creativity.

Afternoon delight at B&D Burgers with our new best friend, Torri.

Saw a ton of people, but no burgers.

For dinner, it was Vinnie Van Go Go's.

The hardest working guys in town: valet.

Bonus points for finding Tyler's keys in less than 15 minutes.

To polish off our weekend of under-indulging. 

Stay far, far away from the Hardeeville/Jasper Highway Burger King.

Among the many things they did not have during our 30 minute wait,

ketchup packets were one of them.
Ketchup packets.

We did it. We planned, we executed, and we're back in the office with the only evidence being no voice and chipped hot pink nail polish. It was a McAmazing O'Fantastic time and more pics will come soon on Facebook. In closing, the main takeaways from the weekend would have to be:

1. The buddy system is 100% successful when used properly.

2. Don't assume you'll see more than 4 blocks of Savannah-  or the river - just because you're in Savannah.

3. Remember the power of the "Bachelorette" sash. 

Once our sunburns have healed and our energy levels have stabilized, Savannah St. Pat's: The Reunion planning can commence! (Please message for details; serious inquiries only).

Love you, Laura and Tyler,

and thank you to all of the ladies for your enthusiastic participation!

A Charleston Wedding

...coming in May!

[photo sources: Holy City Catering, Saint Patricks, Mrs. Chermely, Mrs. WRCIV]