Comments on: Shiver Me Timbers, Boys

By: Kai Jones

Kai Jones — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:15:43 +0000

I did a pirate thanksgiving a couple of years back. It’s fun because there’s so much pirate stuff out there, in every range from cheesey to exotic and luxurious. And food! You can pick pirates from anywhere in the world and serve what they might have. In addition to the bog-standard turkey I had a Jamaican jerk pork tenderloin stuffed with tropical fruits, rum grog to drink, and coconut cream pie as one of the deserts. We used kids’ birthday party treasure map tablecloths and I beaded napkin holders with assorted skull, key, coin, crab, etc. beads and the guests’ names in alphabet beads; I ordered a floral centerpiece with exotic flowers, mangos and bananas.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:19:34 +0000

I was just thinking, only with color themes, that I would probably go nuts and even dye my hubby’s hair jade-purple if I chose to go with one particular theme. I can only imagine the stress that comes with the endless possibilities! The line between going all out (which is needed for a successful theme) and going obsessive-compulsive crazy is too thin for me! But I do love theme parties and those pirates look gorgeous and happy.

By: casablancabride

casablancabride — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:08:22 +0000

Yeah I agree that with theme weddings you have to go all out. I once received a relatively normal looking homemade wedding invite. I purchased a gift from the registry, picked out a cute dress, and showed up to the event with my (then) fiance. However, when we arrived we were quite surprised to find the entire wedding party dressed as pirates. The ceremony and reception were both held in a normal, wedding-y locale and there was nothing in the invite to indicate that costumes were appropriate (or else I’d have been all over that. Argh matey!). My fiance and I felt really uncomfortable about the whole thing…it was really weird. Even the officiant didn’t seem to know what was going on. He showed up in a suit and looked very confused.

By: mkb

mkb — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:05:12 +0000

Wow, if my mother-in-law sees this she’ll make us get married again.