So for those that know me personally and not just as the Frugal Florida Fun guy, you know I have done my fair share of weddings. For those that are just getting to know me, you may not have realized that I seem to dabble in all sorts of stuff. In addition to a full time job, and a hobby of writing about our frugal adventures, I’m also a Florida State Notary. I don’t do weddings professionally or anything and have never made a penny doing it, but instead have been able to help a few friends out along the way. What started out as an offer I never expected the groom to take me up, on has lead to quite a few evenings of fun an happiness with those that I consider dear friends.

My friends James and Katie asked me to perform their wedding ceremony, I of course was happy to oblige! For months I kicked around the possible funny wedding ceremony ideas, and we spoke about the bride and groom’s wishes on multiple occasions. Only until a few days before the ceremony did I actually know what I was going to say. Knowing them for years, they gave me a hand full of stipulations, but generally requested a fun and light hearted ceremony. I was happy to oblige.  Continue reading →

I wanted to take a break from the Frugal Florida Fun for a bit, and post something that I wrote back in 2004. I didn’t have a website or anything back then, I just wrote this unfortunately true story and sent it via email to my family and friends. It it 100 percent, absolutely true! Keep in mind when you are reading this, it was discovered in March of 2004! Awhile back a friend of mine asked me if I still had it, and thought this gem was all but lost. My sister found it on an old external hard drive she was consolidating! If you’re familiar with the “Ryan’s Chili Mac Story” then you’ll realize it was my literary inspiration. I still can’t stop laughing every time I read it! If you at least got a chuckle or two, please feel free to share this with your friends and family, as I did with mine.

Egg Nog In March 2004:

Ok, so many of you have been told stories about my fridge growing up as a child.. If you haven’t heard about them, in a nutshell we would always have to utilize the buddy system whenever someone wanted a soda. We weren’t afraid of getting lost, so much as we were afraid of getting sucked in, or worse yet bitten by something lurking behind the ketchup bottle. I must say I was quite surprised tonight when I went to go get some milk for my cereal. Just barely getting over the emotional scars of playing, “Guess What That Food Was” or “Who can guess the mystery package!!” I reached in for some two percent dairy goodness. To my shock and horror, I reached in and accidentally grabbed another 1/2 gallon jug. After I damn near dropped the thing, I realized something wasn’t quite right with my proposed cereal saturating liquid. Continue reading →