A guys' weekend

Well, I don't have as many pictures from my half of the weekend. I didn't have Em's camera through most of it, so you'll just have to settle for the pictures when she was there.

So, we got in late on Thursday night and just crashed. On Friday, Emily ditched me to go hang with the girls and pick out a dress for Mary. So, the groomsmen decided to hit the beach... although Evan decided to go check out the koalas at the zoo. We must have thrown the frisbee for 2 straight hours, and despite Vishal's urging, it wasn't used to go "fishing" for girls. We went for a run down the beach and also noted the "gold" mentioned in Emily's earlier post. We weren't fooled by it though.

That night we went to the rehearsal dinner and had an amazing meal. Toward the end of it I had to give a toast. Now, I by no means think that my oratory skills are that great, but I think I was the only one this weekend that didn't sound like he/she was making things up. I got to tell a few Derek stories from college, and I sounded a little sappy with some sentimental stuff. Luckily, I was a good groomsman and refrained from telling some of my more "colorful" stories. Also, I didn't weep like Derek did at my rehearsal dinner.
After the dinner, the bridal party hit the town while Emily and the Vandy girls went to bed. Jack told well over 2,000,000 jokes, Vishal got two numbers from random girls he met, and I got locked out of the hotel room. It was a very fun night, and all of the bridal party got along, even the ones who had never met before.

Saturday started out pretty traumatically for me. A giant rat crawled out of a sewer drain and jumped on me!!!
Well, that might have been a dream, but it doesn't mean my high-pitched scream didn't wake up everyone else in the room. After the embarassment subsided, I joined the rest of the groomsmen and Derek's dad for a round of golf. I think I played the best I've played since I was 12, getting 3 pars in 4 holes at one point. We didn't quite finish 18 holes though, as Derek got a little nervous about being late, and we headed back to get ready.

So, we headed out to the Hotel Del Coronado. After a few pictures, we went down and hung out at the bar for awhile. Yes, the groomsmen were allowed to drink BEFORE the wedding. I guess they figured the plentiful supply of Gummi Bears we were provided would help soak up some of the booze. Then, it was go time. The ceremony was awesome out on the beach, with an incredible sunset in the background. Katherine looked amazing, and Derek did an ok job of holding it together.

After the ceremony, we all went off for some photos and goofiness...
Yes, that's the Warrior Pose.

Anyway, the reception was great too, and I won't go into too much detail about that since Em's already covered it. It was a really fun weekend celebrating my best friend's marriage, and I'm extremely happy for him. Now we just have to wait for Jack's wedding. Yes ladies, prepare yourself, the human joke book is still out there and single...