We just walked the three blocks down to the vacant lot where Parks and Rec does so much filming . . and Ben and Leslie's wedding reception was in high gear, with dozens of extras dancing inside a big tent and search lights crisscrossing outside!
Boy - do they ever have a lot of people working on that show - all kinds of techies and assistants walking around aimlessly, and a goodly number loitering around the massive food tables!
We saw second-tier characters Donna and Jerry stroll out from the tent (not really dressed like they were at the reception) and immediately get picked up in a van and whisked off. Couldn't figure out why they were there if they weren't part of the shoot.
There were about 6 or 7 big guys in firemen's gear standing at the tent opening -- my wife thinks they will be part of the episode somehow, but they didn't look photogenic enough to me!
I don't know what their production lead time is . . . but Leslie and Ben just got engaged last week and they're already shooting the wedding reception?? That kinda seems like rushing things -- they must really want to get them into married life for story ideas (although they sure haven't mined Andy and April's marriage for many concepts)
