I decided to be a drunken bridesmaid for Halloween (for budgetary reasons, and because it struck me as hilarious). The dress was easy, the rest was in the accessories (one shoe, smeared makeup, curled, bejeweled hair, men’s suit jacket, wilting bouquet and a bottle of champagne). Slurring “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride!” while waiving the bottle in the air when I met someone helped clarify the costume (I was mistaken for a lost prom date a few times).

I started out strong, but surprise, surprise, after a bottle or two of my own champagne prop I actually WAS a drunken, falling down, throwing up bridesmaid! I’m nothing if not committed.

The girl’s costumes were great - Lisa was a sad ketchup bottle, Liz was Janet from Three’s Company and Christine was a dominatrix.