by Debbi | Sep 2, 2010 | Stories
Sandbar fan Ashley emailed us this fantastic picture that her photographers, Heartland Photography, took on her wedding day a few weeks ago:
(I hope it's okay to use this picture here- Heartland Photography, if you want us to take it down, just let me know. It's just so fabulous we wanted to share it!)
You can go here to see the "sneak peek" of Ashley and Tyson's wedding pictures, which includes the one above as well as some other amazing pictures.
And here, the photographers provide a slideshow of their favorites, which again includes the photo above along with a great shot of the wedding party inside the bar.
Ashley told us "we also did *gasp* put on the mermaid costumes (we returned them, I promise) and took a couple more pictures." Clearly she's heard about the recent mermaid costume thefts!
Congratulations on your marriage, Ashley and Tyson! And if anyone's looking for a photographer, check out Heartland Photography. We were blown away by the gorgeous pictures on their site!
by Debbi | Sep 1, 2010 | Hurricane
Last week, Dave got a phone call.
"Where are the mermaid costumes?" asked the bartender on duty. There weren't any hanging up.
"Didn't they run one last night (Sunday)?" Dave asked. "I'll find out, they must have disappeared on Saturday night."
After calling the Saturday night staff, Dave determined that for the first time ever, we were completely without a mermaid costume. Through the past eight years, we've been through quite a few costumes, as they fall apart or disappear every so often. But never have we been without at least one.
Later that week, Andrew ran into a girl on campus who had been the Saturday night mermaid. He confronted her.
"Did you steal the mermaid costume?!" he demanded.
"No! We wore them around all night but we left them on the popcorn machine before we left." she said.
Of course. An easy spot for someone else to grab the apparently-coveted item on their way out the door.
Fortunately, our mermaid-costume maker, Coleen's mom Sylvia, was able to whip one up rather quickly as a replacement. It's a little bit shorter than normal- on tall girls it's more like a mermaid mini- but that's a good thing. Part of the reason the costumes get so worn out is because they're long and get stepped on all the time.
Coming soon: a funny story about the lengths some of us will go to in order to find stolen mermaid costumes.
by Debbi | Aug 29, 2010 | Bachelorette Parties, People, Stories
Yesterday, former Sandbartender John married the love of his life Natalie. After a beautiful wedding and fun reception at the Oread, the mostly younger half of the wedding guests moved on to the Sandbar.
Some of the group gathered upstairs on the beach for a few pictures:
And then the party moved back downstairs. John and Natalie danced in the window to the back room while everyone cheered. Their friend Pump convinced the bartenders to pause the music for a few minutes so he could say a few profound words about the newlyweds. Jake, groomsman and another former bartender, was up on the bench in front of them, and Dave quickly joined.
(For those of you who might be familiar with Jake & John, or with the items that deck our walls, you might notice that in the photo above, above the girl in the purple dress' head, there's part of a framed picture. The guy in the middle in the blue shirt is Dave, and Jake and John were on either side of him. Very fitting that they chose this spot to dance last night, huh?)
And then, it was time for Natalie's first ever hurricane.
Yes, she and John dated through most of college, and he tended bar here for at least a year, yet somehow Natalie always dodged the mermaid costume and never actually experienced the indoor attraction. For her hurricane initiation, John donned the mer-man costume and read the poem with her.
You might be surprised that a bride would come to the Sandbar on her wedding night; but you might be more surprised to learn that there were TWO brides in the bar last night. Another bride- who was still dressed in her full length gown- showed up with a small entourage. Congratulations to that couple as well!
We also got to see another former Sandbartender, Drew. He was out on the town with friends celebrating his bachelor party and they stopped by the bar.
'Tis the wedding season, it seems!
by Debbi | Aug 28, 2010 | Off the Wall
By now everyone's seen the silly handcrafted wooden signs that a talented woodworker leaves at businesses around town. We've probably received close to a hundred of these just at the Sandbar. Recently, a few more appeared.
The one just above might be my favorite so far. The right side is an actual photo of the building, and Dave thinks he remembers seeing the guy out taking pictures of the building one day.
Any creative suggestions for what we should do with these? Obviously, we don't have much wall space. We can squeeze a few more of them on the wall somewhere, but we'd like to share these with people who would appreciate them. The Lawrence Humane Society turned their plaques into a fundraiser. We're not a charity and we're not looking to make money off them, but if anyone has a great idea for a fun way to share these, let us know. Maybe we'll start covering our upstairs walls…
by Debbi | Aug 27, 2010 | Around the World
Our friend and long-time regular Sondra recently visited Chicago with her family. Her bright red Sandbar shirt was lucky enough to make the wardrobe cut!
Here's a picture Sondra uploaded to our Facebook page:
Thanks for the great picture, Sondra! See you soon.
Have YOU been somewhere fun with your Sandbar shirt? Snap a picture and send it to us!
