The next two days were filled with preparations for John and Teyla's wedding. Everyone had something to do to help get the couple ready. John had a few reports that needed to be finished and a lot of holiday requests to sort through, so he and Lorne spent a lot of time doing that to ensure everyone got some time off.

Teyla spent a lot of her time learning more about the wedding they would have. They were going to have an Athosian ceremony when they returned to the Pegasus galaxy so had decided to keep the Atlantis wedding as earth-like as possible. With everything going on, Friday arrived very quickly.

John had to go to the infirmary that morning to have his stitches removed. When that was done he helped the others to load the jumper. They were going to the Bachelor and Bachelorette parties that night so needed to have everything ready for the next few days. They had all booked into the hotel where the wedding was being held and would be staying there on both Friday and Saturday night.

The wedding was being held in Colorado as most of Jack and Sam's friends were there. There were also many people coming from Washington, including the President. Jeannie had offered to take Torren for the weekend and John and Teyla had agreed. The Daedalus was still in orbit and was beaming people all over the place for the wedding so Caldwell had agreed to beam John and Teyla along with Torren to Canada. They arrived in the Millers house in a beam of light.

"Oh hey guys." Jeannie greeted happily. "Madison, Torren's here."

"Hi Torren." Madison greeted as she came running into the hall way. "Hi Uncle John, hi Aunty Teyla."

"Hey Maddie." John greeted and gave the girl a hug.

"Hello Madison." Teyla added as she set Torren on the ground.

"Are you all set?" Jeannie asked John and Teyla.

"Yes we are ready." Teyla replied and handed Jeannie a bag. "Here are clothes, food and bottles for Torren. I cannot thank you enough for watching him for us."

"It's no problem at all" Jeannie assured them.

"Here are his toys and diaper bag." John added as he set two more bags down on the floor. "He's teething a bit at the moment but he isn't too bad."

"I'm sure we can manage." Jeannie assured as they watched the two children playing.

"Here is a list of his routine." John added handing Jeannie a piece of paper. "His bed time and things like that."

"Thank you." Jeannie replied. "Now say goodbye and go enjoy the wedding."

"Ok." John agreed and knelt down to Torren. "Hey TJ, Mommy and Daddy are going now. You be good for Aunty Jeannie."

"We love you very much." Teyla added as she too knelt down and they both pulled the little boy into a family hug. They each kissed him and then stood up.

"Right then, we'll see you on Sunday." John added "And thanks again."

"You're welcome, now go."

"Thank you." Teyla added as John radioed the Daedalus.

They both waved goodbye as they were engulfed in the light.

Torren looked around as they disappeared but quickly turned back to play with Madison.

When they arrived back at Atlantis they finished packing the jumpers and all piled in.

John was flying and Rodney was in the co pilot seat. Lorne was piloting the second jumper with Carson as a co pilot. When everyone was in they cloaked the jumpers and started the flight to Cheyenne Mountain.

They landed the jumper and everyone disembarked. The rest of SG1, Dr Lam, General Landry, Walter and a few others were waiting for them. They loaded up the trunks of the cars and then all piled in. They were then driven to the hotel where they all checked in their rooms.

John and Teyla had a room to themselves and John had made sure to get one of the nicer rooms. Teyla was amazed by it and delighted in the Jacuzzi bath tub.

After they had cleaned up and gotten changed, they went to meet the others for dinner including Sam and Jack. They had the entire restaurant booked so everyone just took their seats and placed their orders.

After the meal they split into two groups. The guys left the hotel and headed in one direction while the girls headed in the opposite.

The girls were going to a nice bar not far from the hotel, while the guys were heading to one of the bars frequented by the military personnel.

"Well General, are you nervous yet?" Lorne asked him as they sat down with their drinks.

"Na." Jack replied "And call me Jack."

"Yes Sir." Lorne replied with a grin. "Dr Jackson, Are you ready for your job as best man."

"Yeah I think so." Daniel replied as took some of his drink.

"You'll be fine." Cam assured "You have your speech ready and you have the rings."

"Yeah." Daniel agreed. "Colonel Sheppard, do you have your speech ready for your brothers wedding."

"Na, I'm going to wait to hear yours so I can steal it." John replied with a grin.

"Still don't like the paper work I see." Jack commented.

"No." John replied with a grin. "But that's why I have Lorne. He loves paperwork."

"Ha." Rodney laughed. "He hates it as much as you do."

"He's right Sir." Lorne smirked

"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that." John replied "Beside Rodney, it's not as if you every do your paperwork."

"Yes I do." Rodney protested.

"Zelenka does it." Ronon added.

"None of us like paper wok." General Landry added. "I have Walter do most of mine. It's one of the perks of being in charge."

"I agree." Jack added as he ordered another round of drinks.

"I never have a problem with Colonel Sheppard's paper work." Woolsey added

"Daniel, did you hire a stripper or anything." McKay whispered while Jack was busy.

"Ah yes." Daniel replied "she should be here about 2200."

"What's a stripper?" Ronon asked John quietly

"It's a person who dances around and takes off their clothes to entertain us."

"It better be a woman." Ronon grunted as he downed some more beer.

"It will be." John replied with a grin. "I wonder if the girls will get a stripper."

"I'm sure they will." Daniel replied. "I think Vala organised one."

"Oh great." John sighed. "When I get home Teyla will ask questions."

"That should be interesting."

The stripper arrived at 10 as scheduled and put on a show for the guys. When she finished they started playing pool, cards and darts. They were all kicked out of the bar at around 0100 and headed back to the hotel.

The girls had headed to a nice bar where they had a private room booked. They all sat down and ordered their drinks.

"So what does one do at one of these?" Teyla asked as she drank some wine.

"We get drunk." Vala replied happily "And then of course the stripper will come. After that we talk about our men and the wedding."

"What is a stripper?" Teyla asked curiously

"Oh, a stripper is a fine hunk of a man, who will dance for us and remove his clothes."

"Why would he do such a thing?" Teyla asked.

"Just to entertain us." Vala explained. "I'm sure the boys will have a female one at their party and why should they have all the fun."

"There will be a woman taking off her clothes." Teyla gasped.

"Yeah but don't worry." Sam interrupted "John only has eyes for you. I trust that Jack won't do anything"
"Thank you Sam." Teyla replied and returned to her drink.

The stripper soon arrived and started his act. All the girls started cheering as he danced in front of Sam and then Teyla. They both enjoyed it very much. After the stripper had left, the girls chatted about all of the weddings and about their men.

They left the bar just after one and headed back to the hotel.

Both groups arrived into the hotel at the same time. Everyone was pretty drunk at this stage but they still went to the hotel bar. Jack and Sam called it a night and went to bed as did John and Teyla. Most of the rest of the group stayed drinking for another hour or so before they too went to bed.

A/N: Sorry I'm a bit late tonight its just been on of those days. Thanks for all the reveiws and I promise I will get back to everyone as soon as I get a chance.