A minor disaster avoided ...

A really good friend, Jim, recently tied a knot with his long time girl friend, Beth. I was one of his groom's men. I was more than happy to be in his wedding and do my part to make sure things go smoothly. I also did not expect anything would go wrong. It turned out, it could have been a little ugly if not for a little fortunate sequence of events. Let me elaborate.

Dude, where is my kilt?

I took Friday off to attend the rehearsal. Before I started driving to Tucson, I decided to phone Jim, because he talked about me picking up kilts for the wedding party. It's Jim's idea of formal wear. Anyway, I left a message on Beth's phone. I guessed it was too early for Jim.

I finished getting ready to head out to Tucson when I received a call from Beth. There was this slight panic in her voice. This is NO GOOD!!! I mean I don't want to stress out the bride a day before her wedding. Beth relegated our conversation to Jim.

Jim, still not 100% awaken state, came on the phone said, "dude, I left you a message yesterday." I said, "I have not checked my messages yesterday." I worked quite late the day before so I could take the day off. I said in my most reassuring voice, "I got this. I will get the kilts, but will be late to the rehearsal." Jim said, "it's more important."

Got to love the way guys communicate. I figured the message last night would say where I need to go to pick up the kilts. Well, it didn't. I checked all my e-mail from Jim, but to no avail. I wanted to scream in the most disturbing way. I did not want to call the bride again. Can you imagine her level of stress or Beth yelling at Jim? I figured I need to solve this minor problem myself.

I googled kilt rental in Scottsdale, AZ. Luckily, there was only one kilt rental in all of Arizona. That is got to be the place. It was a little too early to call, so I waited about a half hour. I told them I would pick up kilts ASAP. I felt good about doing this in a low key way as not to disturb the bride or groom. I felt like I did a good job as a groom's man.

Hotel room, what hotel room?
I originally planned on staying at a hotel room. A good college friend, Matt, and I was going to share the expense. He backed out a week before on the arrangement. Matt and I both ended up staying with Harley. It turned out pretty well as Harley is a good host always. I did save a few bucks, which was used for a wedding gift.

Wedding went smoothly. People loved the kilts. I won't tell you if we went commando. You have to ask the groom. Their ring bearing dog was a hit. The location was beautiful. It was an open bar. I cannot find anything to complain about really.

Here is to the my newest wedded couple, Jim and Beth.