THE BACHELOR PARTY CRASHER?

     Since I'm a newlywed of almost three months now, I kind of found this story to be quite entertaining and if I was the groom in this wedding party, I would like to think that I would have acted in the same manner.

     Anyway, this is Joey DiJulio from Seattle, Washington. For weeks, he found himself receiving emails from people he didn't even know about a bachelor party and a groom he's never met. He saw names of Philadelphia landmarks like Reading Terminal Market thrown around in the emails, but couldn't put his finger on where they were located until he searched the landmarks online. 31-year-old DiJulio, who's never been to the Northeast, said, "I had no idea what any of these places are. After Googling them, everything was pointing to Philadelphia." 

     It turned out, DiJulio, an IT worker and married father of one in Burien, Washington, had been mistaken for a friend of the groom with a similar last name. DiJulio thought it would be funny to sit there as a "fly on the wall" for much of the email chain until Monday, when he broke the news after the groom's brother wanted a headcount of people attending the party. He sent an email the thread saying this: 

Hi All,

So, I have no idea who any of you guys are, but I have been enjoying being a fly on the wall hearing about the plans for this bachelor party over the last few months.

I'm assuming my E-Mail address was added to the list by mistake (perhaps a typo of someone else?).

I live out in Seattle, WA and although for a moment I thought it might be funny to just show up and be that guy nobody knows but everyone wonders "who is that guy?", buying a plane ticket for a cross-country flight just to crash a bachelor's party might be a bit over the top (although it would be epic!).

Nonetheless, I do hope you guys have a great time and I'd like to take a moment to wish the best of luck in life to the groom!

Cheers!
Joey DiJulio

Seattle, WA 

     But it didn't end there. The Groom, Jeff Minetti, figured; why not invite him anyway? That is hilarious! I would like to think with my sense of humor, I would have done the same thing. This guy would have had so much fun at my bachelor party! But we'll leave it at that. So, the real estate agent, Minetti, asked him to attend both the bachelor party on March 28 and his wedding on May 2 in Jersey. Minetti responded with "This is the city of brotherly love! Any and all are welcome!" He even proceeded to tell DiJulio that if he made the trip to the east coast, he could even be the best man! I'm not sure I would've went that far, but that is very funny! 

     DiJulio took his story online on gofundme.com and quickly raised money to cover his travel. In less than a week, he's already hit his goal of a little more than $1,200 and it putting any more money he raises toward Minetti's honeymoon. I think that is such a fantastic story and I needed to share this to end the week! The groom promised DiJulio the bachelor party would be a low-key affair at some bars, maybe a casino, to watch March Madness unfold. And while he won't actually be the best man, which is reserved for Minetti's 11-year-old cousin, DiJulio has his plane ticket ready to go for next weekend to see a city he's never been to and hang out with a group of guys he's never met. I'll tell you this, DiJulio has made some friends for life from this whole ordeal. By the way, the groom is way off about his bachelor party being low-key. He doesn't know what he's in for. I thought mine was supposed to be low-key as well. Not the case! I'm sure DiJulio will have a blast in the City of Brotherly Love! With his luck, he'll end up in the Gayborhood at the end of the night!