Melissa Martin: Event Coordinator for the Great Southern Restaurant Group
As a party planner, I hear all kinds of crazy things that are said by our guests. The whole stories might be embarrassing, so I won’t go into all the details. The quotes are harmless and amusing, so in no particular order, this is a sampling of what I overheard last week.
Me: It’s time for the bride to throw her bouquet…
Bridesmaid: Um, but I just got my cake.
With fifty people still at the party, bridesmaid to me: Would it be rude to start packing up our stuff now? I don’t want to be stuck here forever.
A guy walked into a closet instead of the room where his guests were waiting, and came out catatonic because the room was filled with stored Halloween decorations.
Beef satay in hand, the guest asks: I’m a vegetarian. Can I eat this?
Pregnant woman asks bartender: How many drinks am I allowed to have?
Lady: Sweetheart, please get me some more water.
Me (to bartender): I need to get her some more water.
Bartender: Here; use this bottle of vodka—she’s not drinking water.
Roomful of educators couldn’t get their projector to work and called me in. I push the giant button marked: “Power,” fixing the problem. Cheers and laughter ensued.
Preparing the table set up for a male guest, he said to me: Miss, this just won’t work; I could really use six more inches…
When do you know your son’s hair needs a trim? When several people walk up while his back is turned to see if he’s a bridesmaid.
Finally—and I can’t stress this one enough! DO NOT let your friends bring sparklers to a formal dinner party, particularly when you know they drink too much:
Me to pyromaniac: Sir! Please put that out. Sir, put out the sparkler now! No. NO! Don’t throw it in the bushes! Oh no! Help! The bushes are on fire… Here! Hand me those drinks… Whoosh! Whoops, didn’t realize the drinks were straight Scotch. Note to self…
Name the strangest thing you have heard someone say at a party (PG version only, please) and you will enter to win a $25 gift certificate to either the Fish House or Atlas and some sparklers if we can find some.
Until next time,
Melissa
In case you haven’t checked a calendar lately, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. This is perhaps one of the most special days for couples, most often celebrated with a romantic evening at a great restaurant.
