October 29, 2007
This weekend we’re flying down to Florida for Corbi’s wedding. I am going to be a bridesmaid and Ian and Claudia are going to be the ring bearer and the flower girl.
The kids seem a little bit confused about what a wedding is. They have never been to one before and Ian wants to know if I will still be his Mommy at the wedding and Claudia wants to know if I will still have the same face.
Yeah, that same face thing, I have no idea what that means but she has been asking about it for months.
Anyway, I came up with the genius idea today of showing The Goon Squad my wedding video. Even though I didn’t have a flower girl or a ring bearer I figured that it would give them a better idea of what a wedding was all about.
We were watching the video (Claudia kept saying that Grandpa had the same glasses and I had the same neck - whatever that means) and the kids were fascinated. They especially liked it that Daddy had a ponytail and so did Mark and Uncle Mike. Claudia, in normal girl fashion, loved my big white dress and all of the flowers.
Then Ian said - Uh, oh! I think something scary is about to happen.
Me: Nothing scary is going to happen. It was a happy day.
Ian: But something bad is going to happen.
Me: Nope. I was there. nothing bad happened. It was a wonderful day. It was the day I married your father.
Ian: But, nothing scary happens the whole time?
Me:Well, later at the reception Todd breakdances. I guess that part is kind of scary.
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I didn’t tell him this, but there was something else that scared me a little bit. I got married in October of 1999. We’ve been married for eight years and now my wedding video is starting to look dated. I mean, I knew it was going to happen sooner or later, (I’m already to the point in my life where my hair in my senior picture* makes me cringe) but part of me still feels like it all happened so recently. Growing up is strange.
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* Sorry, I was going to show you my senior picture, but I couldn’t find a copy. Who has one? Lori? Mom?
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October 29th, 2007 at 3:25 pm, Kellyology Says:
My son kept asking me where he was. I kept explaining it was before he was born. I thought he got it. But then he’d ask again, “But where am I?”
October 29th, 2007 at 3:37 pm, kelli in the mirror Says:
I’ve got a couple years marriage on you, and my dress was one of the last PUFFY shoulder long sleeve jobs. I look like an 80s soap star. Yours still looks very new and fresh to me.
October 29th, 2007 at 3:44 pm, Redneck Mommy Says:
My wedding pics and video are a nightmare to watch. I was so young. So was my husband. And my hair…oh, how did I leave the house with hair like that????
October 29th, 2007 at 4:14 pm, merseydotes Says:
Get the book Lilly’s Big Day (Kevin Henkes of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse). Lilly is dying to be a flower girl but ends up being the flower girl coach (or something like that).
Seeing Gabe in a ponytail is a little disconcerting, sort of like seeing my husband with hair.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:47 pm, Becky Says:
Breakdancing? Scary. Your wedding photos? Cool. Or as one of my daughters (the tall one) would say, “Cold.”
October 29th, 2007 at 5:07 pm, De in D.C. Says:
Aside from the scary hair on the males (yours is lovely m’dear), the pictures are perfectly timeless.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:30 pm, Julie Pippert Says:
I hear ya. I got married umm six years before you and yeah, it looks pretty dated.
LOL at Ian wanting something scary to happen.
Hope everyone enjoys the wedding.
Julie
Using My Words
October 29th, 2007 at 6:16 pm, Lori Says:
Um, I’m pretty sure I have one of your senior pics somewhere. I’ll see what I can dig up.
Have fun at the wedding. Take notes if you see anything cool!
October 29th, 2007 at 7:36 pm, carmen Says:
Is that seriously you???
October 29th, 2007 at 10:06 pm, Mrs. Chicky Says:
Dated? Maybe. But you look so good, so who cares?
October 29th, 2007 at 11:08 pm, Lorelai Says:
Has anyone around Claudia described getting the make up process as, “putting on their face.” The women in my family used to describe putting on makeup that way and it confused me as a kid. Hope nothing scary happens at the wedding!
October 29th, 2007 at 11:18 pm, Devra Says:
There is an Arthur book about Arthur being a ring bearer. I read it to Mitchell when he was a ringbearer and it really helped him understand what he was about to do.
Also,if the wedding is being held in a church, you may want to ask what kind of crucifix are in the sanctuary. Does it have Jesus on it, or is it merely a Cross?
I asked so I could be prepared, if necessary, to explain why there was a man hanging from a plus sign since in synagogues we don’t have crucifixes. (crucifi?)
October 30th, 2007 at 12:28 am, theotherbear Says:
Maybe they are trying to tell you you look scary without makeup? (jk)
October 30th, 2007 at 2:02 am, creative-type dad Says:
I got married in ‘99 too, except I look the same.
Does that mean I dress like an old man?
And by the way– I wish somebody brokedance at my wedding!
October 30th, 2007 at 9:05 am, JamesMommy Says:
When I was about Claudia’s age, I was looking at my parents’ wedding pictures and told my mom, “I knew you must have looked better.” Yeah, not one of my better moments! I don’t think your pics look dated…they are gorgeous. The thing that often strikes me is how (especially the guys for some reason) look like skinny little kids playing dress-up in the tuxes.
October 30th, 2007 at 9:51 am, Lumpyheadsmom Says:
I’m dying to know what kind of music you played during your wedding to make Ian think something scary is about to happen. Was it ominous? On an organ? (Heh, I said “organ.”)
October 30th, 2007 at 10:00 am, patois Says:
I wonder if Claudia means are you going to go all “make-uppy” on her with regard to your face.
Having had two bastards — it’s okay, I can call them that ’cause they’re mine — our wedding pictures show them in the wedding, the eldest holding our hands and the daughter in a backpack on my back.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:36 pm, Mocha Says:
I love that Ian was waiting for the scary and it makes me want to watch your video to see just how ominous your wedding was. Also, Claudia? The face thing is totally normal.
October 30th, 2007 at 1:36 pm, whymommy Says:
Something scary? If you ever figure out why he’s asking this, I bet there’s a good story behind it. I love that the kids are old enough now to say fun stuff … things that we don’t even understand!
(But that makes me feel even older than my pictures.)
October 30th, 2007 at 2:15 pm, BOSSY Says:
If your video looks dated you can only imagine Bossy’s…. its teeth are yellow and it’s curling up along the edges.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:24 pm, M.A. Smith Says:
My wedding dress was a little too big for me (it was loose, and that shows in the pictures, which aren’t online). But I felt like a princess in it, so it was the right dress.
October 30th, 2007 at 3:27 pm, Kathy/ Lessons from the Laundry Says:
He didn’t think the kiss was scary? If I could find my 19 year old video I think my MIL would scare my kids. Their grandma cried through the whole service. Her baby boy was being stolen! Scary.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:12 pm, Dawn Says:
That’s an awesome shot. My video almost has a fat dude getting into a speedboat. Thankfully, Scout is blocking it from view.
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:44 pm, Daisy Says:
Something scary? Did you have organ music? I wonder if he thought the music was ominous in some way, leading to a classic movie-style climax.