Shenanigans

I'm proud to say that in just a few weeks I'll be the matron of honor for one of my oldest friends, Shayna Samero (soon-to-be Shayna Numbers). Shayna and I have been friends since were were about 5 or 6 years old. Sam, Jen and I happily planned her bridal shower and bachelorette, mostly via email, and it surprisingly went off without a hitch! Below are some photos documenting Shayna's day before "the big day."

The cake and cake pop party favors by Sara's Homemade Sweets

A zebra striped cake for the girl obsessed with animal prints

Quite the turn-out

A mostly healthy spread

Jennifer and I

Shayna with the only boy allowed at the party

Bridal Shower Purse Game

Me and my sisters <3

Bridesmaids!

Bride and her maids!

PRESENTS!

Everything about the day was a success. I was nervous planning everything form so far away and with women I had never met. But Sam and Jen turned out to be totally reliable, not to mention a ton of fun. Everyone had a wonderful time at the shower.

After cleaning up it was time to prepare for the Bachelorette party. We headed back to my Dads to freshen up. It wasn't long before our designated driver showed up (my bff Ryan agreed to drive us around in exchange for some quality time) and we were on our way to Philly. We decided to take Shayna to a popular bowling alley in center city Philadelphia called Lucky Strikes.

Ryan and I

Before heading to the city

Bowling was fun but, quite honestly, I suck and it was overpriced. We played for an hour then walked to Good Dog, an incredible little pub I've visited once or twice and have always had a good time in. We were fortunate enough to meet a rugby team who happily supplied us with drinks all night. Cheers mates!

It was slightly after midnight when our bride-to-be started showing signs of intoxication and we decided to head back to the suburbs. I think we all made it into bed by 2am feeling very satisfied with the evening. Unfortunately I was having so much fun that I didn't snap a single photo.

The next morning I enjoyed breakfast with everyone at my dads, including bloody mary's, before catching my flight back to SC. It may have been a quick one but this PA trip was action packed!