Joy & Josh's Wedding

Yesterday, we went to the wedding of Joy and Josh’s. This is now the kids’ third wedding since right before Thanksgiving. I think they are wedding pros. We arrived late to a wedding that started right on time. Who does that?

We got good seats in the back. Well I thought they were good, but Rowan felt she couldn’t see the wedding party enough. A nice older woman behind us saw Rowan’s plight and offered to let Rowan sit next to her so that the five-year-old could sit at the edge of the pew, right next to the aisle. Rowan ditched the pew to sit on the floor next to the satin ribbon used to decorate the pews.

The girls thought the bride, Joy, looked beautiful, and she did. I thought I would have to keep Rowan away from her all night because she would want to be near the bride, but that was not the case because of her other BFF, Sarah. I’m not sure if Sarah, sister of the bride, knows she’s Rowan’s BFF and Layla’s, but mostly Rowan’s.

“Mommy, Sarah got married?” Rowan asked.

“No, Rowan. Her sister got married,” I informed her.

“Sarah is a pretty bride,” the baby commented.

“Baby, Sarah didn’t get married. Joy got married,” I corrected.

“Mommy, Sarah’s not busy, why can’t we play with her,” the girls asked.

“Because she’s a bridesmaid and she has to help the bride, so she doesn’t have time to play tonight.”

“Jory, where’s Rowan?” I asked after enjoying the warmth of the indoor reception space.

“Sarah’s holding her,” he responded, eyeing another go round with the delicious Jell-O. He loved, loved, love the Jell-O.

“Of course she is,” I mumbled as I walked outside to the patio to get my daughter.

We stood in line to congratulate the bride and groom. Joy was so gracious, hugging and kissing the girls. I live in fear that a shoe print will end up on the white dress, but it went off without a hitch. Though once again, the girls barely gave the groom a second look. I think it has to do with the clothing. The bride gets to wear a lovely, white dress and the groom just wears, what must be in their minds, a suit, which they see all the time, so he’s not nearly as cool as the bride.

It was a lovely wedding. It was great catching up and talking with friends. And the late night wedding led to the terrific trio falling asleep before I even got to the freeway. A perfect ending to a great night.