I had a great night tonight with friends and their families at the tradition prior to impending nuptials known as the rehearsal dinner. This notion really cracks me up.
One it is dangerous to get the entire bridal party together for an event on the night before the big day. A ton of things could happen. Someone could get a bad shrimp. A groomsman could sleep with a bridesmaid. There could be a fight and the father-of-the-bride could get a black eye. No? Is that just in my family? And secondly is there really a need to rehearse? You walk up. You walk down. We have seen it a million times. It is like having a Halloween rehearsal on October 30th.
One of the groomsmen was missing tonight as he had another wedding. Do we really think he isn't going to figure it out? He's going third. I have confidence in him. Although if I were the happy couple I would have implemented a complicated dance move at the end of the aisle and not told him about it. Then he would feel like the drummer in the last scene in Whiplash! That would be cool. Maybe Texas is right. I am trying to destroy traditional marriage.
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Michelle Tomko's comedy is a fervent blend of tomboy sensibilities courtesy of the older brothers she grew up with in the Midwest and the barrage of perimenopausal chaos the East Coast world has heaped upon her. She pulls her humor from everyday observations and classic stories of family, travel, pets, and adversity. With razor-sharp crowd work and improvisational skills to the rock-solid timing of a veteran performer, Michelle’s act is not to be missed!