Get the party started!!

So, once Josh and Megan have official become husband and wife, the party can officially start! Cocktails will start at 5:30 and the happy couple will be arriving sortly after that to get the festivities underway! Then, there will be much dancing, laughing (only with people, of course!), and making merry!

The festivities will all be taking place at Medinah Banquets in Addison, IL.

Some things that you will notice about the hall:

- It is beautiful and has enough space to dance the night away

- It is owned by the Shriners and therefore contains some Shriners memorabilia in the common areas.

So, you might be wondering, what exactly is a Shriner? You might be thinking, sure, I have seen the Shriners riding around in their little cars and flying carpets in my local parade, but what exactly do they do? Well, Megan found herself thinking the same thing.

Here are some things that she has found out.

-Shriners wear funny hats (called a fez), like this guy -------->

- They really do ride the funny cars in the parades
<------ like these guys

- The Shriners are a great organization that helps thousands of children. The organization runs 22 hospitals around the world. They began treating children with orthopedic problems, but have expanded since then.

- When a child is admitted to a Shriners hospital, the family is not expected to pay anything for the medical care and one way that they earn money for these hospitals is by running banquet halls.

- While Megan and Josh don't know any Shriners personally, here are some Shriners that everyone might know.

Buzz Aldrin, star of Dancing with the stars! (Oh and he did something else pretty significant, too)

Douglas MacArthur, military leader during World War II and the namesake of Megan's elementary school