This goes out to some of the people who made the event go as smoothly as it did...
The Ringmaster: Colin Hayashi
A hell of a stand up job for jumping in at the last minute. To everyone else out there, if you ever get asked to be the MC at a wedding, you'll always be a hit if you've got the Alice Cooper scary mime makeup.
The Greeter: Ben Perrier
Ben got the party started on the right foot with his vast repertoire of musical skills, as well as his love of the megaphone. Just don't ask him to play "Jupiter".
The Fortune Tellers: Madam Jan Starr & Irene Warmenhoven
All I can say is, your love life is what you make it. But sometimes it doesn't hurt to get a bit of advice, even if it's from your own palm.
The Fluff & Puff Carnies: Liz, Terry, Stasia and Gary
Believe it or not, these guys have NEVER used a popcorn or cotton candy machine before. They took a crash course that morning on the Puff, but had to learn on the fly when the Fluff machine showed up late. Your booth was voted crowd favourite.
The King Family
Cliff, Laurel, Ian, Katie and Andrew... the party wouldn't have been the same without you. You were run off your feet at the Knock 'er Up booth, you kicked ass at Survivor, you donated the crapple prize, and you were practically the last to leave (whether it was because you were helping or just staying until the wine was gone is still up for grabs). Go Trailer Trash!
The Other Gamesmen: Jamie and Eric
Little did these guys know when they showed up what an integral part of the production they would be. Surprise! Jamie's running "Get your Rocks Off" and Eric's on "Pop the Cherries". Factoids: When Eric closed his booth, he put all of his extra tickets into the prize bin, and STILL lost. Factoid: Jamie forked over a $10 bill at the kissing booth. I won't say with whom (but it wasn't Aimee's dad).
The Bartenders: Mike, Dan and Noid
You know what they say: no bar, no party. Frankly, I think the bartender is the best job at the party. Everybody loves the bartender! Mike gets double kudos: it was his sound system (combined with Kev's tunes) that kept the party rockin' till the rain came down. By the way, Mike didn't arrive by parachute, I just didn't have any good pics of him at the party.
The Beimers and Lingman Families
There's no way this party would have been even HALF as great if it hadn't been for the invaluable love and support of our families. Super big thank you to Frank, Susan, Chris, Dave, Danny, May, Inga, Scott, Presley, Dallyn, Cayden and Katrina, not to mention all the members of our extended family and friends who helped in too many ways to count!
And to everyone else, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for just showing up. You can't have a party without party guests (Kev found that out at his birthday once).