Today my girls participated in their first wedding. My fingers were crossed the whole time. They "practiced" in the back yard for months. They finally accepted that flower girls don't "throw flowers on Tall Sarah's head", they instead toss flowers in front of her to "make a beautiful path to walk on". They know to WALK straight to Daddy who is officiating the ceremony.
The Rihas' wedding took place at his parents' house in Rescue. What a gorgeous place! Beautiful house, huge yard & amazing view - we had a straight, surprisingly clear, shot of Mount Diablo. The groom was dashing, the bride was stunning & the food... mmmm. I was a little aprehensive toward the fact that the wedding wasn't supposed to START until 3pm though. Why, you may ask? Because my girls are locked in their darkened room... er, nap from 1:30 or so until 4. They rarely nap these days. However, if they don't at least get their "down time" (see: locked in darkened room for a length of time), all bets are off as to their demeanor for the rest of the afternoon/evening.
My worries were all for nought. They did a fantastic job if I do say so myself :)
Life lesson: Sometimes your children's actions will pleasantly surprise you... sometimes.
After a few walk-throughs before the ceremony, the girls WALKED down the center aisle (with only a little ushering from the back), they didn't freeze like deer in headlights (even though they only knew less than 10 people there) and they behaved well during the ceremony (alright, so I bribed them a little with princess fruit snacks...).
They walked straight down the aisle dropping handfuls of petals. When they got to altar, they both had petals remaining. They both looked quizically at their baskets. Caleigh looked at me & loudly stated, "Mommy, I still have flowers!" while Alessa just shrugged & proceeded to empty the remaining petals, handful by handful, into a neat pile in front of the archway. :)
The Rihas' wedding took place at his parents' house in Rescue. What a gorgeous place! Beautiful house, huge yard & amazing view - we had a straight, surprisingly clear, shot of Mount Diablo. The groom was dashing, the bride was stunning & the food... mmmm. I was a little aprehensive toward the fact that the wedding wasn't supposed to START until 3pm though. Why, you may ask? Because my girls are locked in their darkened room... er, nap from 1:30 or so until 4. They rarely nap these days. However, if they don't at least get their "down time" (see: locked in darkened room for a length of time), all bets are off as to their demeanor for the rest of the afternoon/evening.
My worries were all for nought. They did a fantastic job if I do say so myself :)
Life lesson: Sometimes your children's actions will pleasantly surprise you... sometimes.
After a few walk-throughs before the ceremony, the girls WALKED down the center aisle (with only a little ushering from the back), they didn't freeze like deer in headlights (even though they only knew less than 10 people there) and they behaved well during the ceremony (alright, so I bribed them a little with princess fruit snacks...).
They walked straight down the aisle dropping handfuls of petals. When they got to altar, they both had petals remaining. They both looked quizically at their baskets. Caleigh looked at me & loudly stated, "Mommy, I still have flowers!" while Alessa just shrugged & proceeded to empty the remaining petals, handful by handful, into a neat pile in front of the archway. :)
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