Episode 17 - Captain MJ and the Phoenix Wedding

Episode 17 - Captain MJ and the Phoenix Wedding

She walked into Starbucks in her wedding dress on a Tuesday morning at 11am in 106 degree heat in Surprise, Arizona, with a full crew behind her, two dogs, a man in a suit, and a Harley guy who had just ridden through the desert. Two retired gentlemen on the patio looked up and said, "Did you guys just get married?" She said, "We sure did." They said, "There's no better place." In this episode Jon and Keisha cover Captain MJ — Jon's new nickname, bestowed by a grandmother at 3am, and what it stands for. Randy's first blooming onion. The hot air balloon wedding that got scrapped the week before because you don't have your wedding in the sky if your best friend doesn't do heights that way. Wickenfrickinburg and its inexplicable roundabouts. The music bingo blackout win at a barbecue joint at 9pm with two little girls who "forgot" to eat dinner. And a peach cobbler bundtlet for breakfast the next morning with Krispy Kremes, because the hot sign was on and you have to. But mostly this is about the Phoenix wedding being exactly what they always meant to do — show up in someone's life, make your promises in front of the people who matter, and then just see what happens with the day. No venue. No reservations. No plan beyond the people. By the time you hear this they will be somewhere between Kentucky and Pennsylvania. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday. * (00:00) - Welcome and Tour Tease * (00:53) - Captain Majestic Nickname * (01:31) - Grandma Gift and Life Lesson * (05:36) - Yellowstone and Cabin Detour * (11:59) - Wickenburg Roundabout Rant * (13:42) - Outback Reunion in Surprise * (17:11) - Freestyle Wedding Plan Shift * (23:16) - Park Ceremony and Starbucks * (26:18) - Firebirds Champagne Lunch * (35:01) - Barbecue Ribs And Music Bingo * (37:00) - Why Phoenix Wedding Worked * (42:28) - Eastern Leg Kentucky Rickhouse

Episode 16 - She Wore the Vomit Dress Down the Aisle

She wore the vomit dress down the aisle. Not because there was no other option. Because Harper wanted to be in the wedding, and Keisha looked at her stepdaughter covered in regurgitated pizza on the side of a country road in Idaho thirty minutes behind schedule with the officiant missing and Aunt Buff following them the wrong direction — and said okay. Put her mom shoes on. We're doing this. In this episode Jon and Keisha cover Randy getting rescued by a Madison County sheriff's deputy with no phone, no address, and no idea what state he was really in. The Big Jud's burger challenge that Lucas won and immediately regretted. The seventh grade crush Keisha definitely wrote "I think you're cute" to in a yearbook. Taco Time converting a car full of skeptical tweens in under three minutes. And the foot massage competition in Minga's bedroom at the end of a wedding day that went completely sideways from minute one. But mostly this is about what happens when the best-laid plans hit a kid with heat exhaustion, a lost officiant, a wrong turn at Aunt Buff speed, and a car that will never fully stop smelling like pizza — and you do it anyway. Because the river was still there. The quaking aspens were still there. And Alabama's Down Home started playing and it was exactly what it was supposed to be. They are two weeks in. They are not stopping. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday. * (00:00) - Back From Tour * (02:40) - Sequoia Gets Baptized * (06:22) - Harper Allergy Scare * (11:21) - Seventh Grade Crush * (14:51) - Harley Shop Vegas Detour * (17:13) - Wedding Day Setup Rush * (24:26) - Where Is Randy * (29:35) - Harper Gets Sick * (31:16) - Missed Turn Meltdown * (32:39) - Vomit Dress Wedding * (36:29) - Big Juds Breakdown * (41:18) - Grandma Home Foot Rub

Episode 15 - From I-Do to I-15: Weddings, Highways & Meltdowns

Jon and Keisha record Episode 15 from the mountains near Ogden in Eden, Utah, a day late because they’ve been on the road for their #WeddingOnTour, heading into wedding number four after Idaho, Phoenix, and Las Vegas.  They recap traveling with four kids, two puppies, a trailer, and Randy on his motorcycle through heat and storms, including a moment where Randy desperately chugs water on Highway 93 and Jon runs on almost no sleep after a North Dakota turnaround. They explain why the Phoenix wedding felt easiest—no timeline pressure, a park ceremony, puppies in dresses, Starbucks after, and flexibility when family was sick—contrasting it with stressier events.  They share ongoing setbacks like lodging hassles and an old one-star Airbnb review from a past unsafe Vegas stay, praise their Phoenix hosts, and emphasize responding to obstacles with perspective. They also talk Vegas chaos, being married by a minister named Bruce Wayne at Little White Chapel, limos, strip adventures, Harley-shop help, upcoming Kentucky and Wisconsin plans, and ideas for future on-location episodes. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

Episode 14 - It was HER idea

Jon spent months planning a proposal that Keisha would never see coming. She doesn't like surprises. If she had even an inkling she would have figured it out. So he told her his fried rice elbow was flaring up and he couldn't swing a golf club. Then he suggested a walk instead. He had pink flagging tape in the trees two weeks in advance. A trellis pounded into the ground. Polaroids of every significant moment in their relationship pinned across it. Rose petals. A dozen roses. A speech he still has. A photographer named Ashley hiding up the hill probably getting ticks and grasshoppers. Keisha's best friend Kaylee in the bushes with a video camera. Keisha thought going to her favorite trail in North Dakota was her own idea. It was not her own idea. In this episode Jon and Keisha tell the engagement story. The ring that sat in a wood box under Keisha's bed for a week while she slept over it with no idea. The barbecue dinner with Keisha's mom as cover. The AirPod case ring box. The hand squeezing that got more intense the closer they got. The rose petals that briefly looked like a roadside memorial. The Up house Lego set built by all four kids and Keisha's mom the weekend before. The wine they had been saving that turned out to be terrible. The champagne. Also Cooper arrived. Betty is retired. The dogs are coming to Idaho. Ethel needs puppy meds. Lucy ate a whole canister of puppy weed once and was in an altered state for a couple days. By the time you hear this episode they will be on tour. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday. * (00:00) - Episode 14 Kickoff and Nine Weddings Recap * (02:51) - Meet Cooper — The Sequoia Arrives * (04:22) - Dealership Day Drama * (07:34) - Kids Crocheting and Santa Podcast Panic * (10:20) - Protecting the Kids * (12:04) - The Ring Dazzle and Design Secrets * (16:33) - The Golf Cover Story * (20:57) - Keisha's Favorite Trail in Minot * (21:25) - Months of Secret Planning * (22:42) - The Hand Squeeze Tell * (23:46) - Rose Petals and Polaroids * (24:49) - The Proposal * (25:11) - Friends in the Bushes * (27:16) - Champagne and the Up House * (29:08) - Wedding Tour Vision * (33:14) - Cooper Road Trip Prep * (34:43) - Dogs, Donkey and Chaos * (36:34) - Post Credits and Farewell

Episode 13 - Holy Sh*t, It's June 1st. We're Actually Doing This.

It's June 1st. We're leaving today. We probably should have scripted this one. We did not script this one, just like all episodes.  What you're hearing is two people standing in their basement on a Monday morning with totes full of wedding dresses, four veils, boutonnieres, bouquets, and holy guacamole, about to drive 7,588 miles across two countries to get married nine times. Either we are completely batshit crazy or we are onto something amazing. We genuinely do not know which one yet. There is no middle ground and that feels very on brand. A few things before we go. We have a Patreon now. The highest tier gets a postcard mailed directly from one of the tour stops — signed, from wherever we are.  Randy's bike just pulled up outside. Episode 14 drops Thursday June 4th and it's the engagement story. Episode 15 is going to be recorded in the car or a hotel room so we apologize in advance for the audio. The dead cat on the wireless mic is named Carl. Nine cities. Nine weddings. Two countries. One father on a Harley. Babe. Let's go. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.