It Starts Early

... being an incurable hopeless romantic.  Dreaming of being a real-life princess complete with a dashing prince with great hair and perfect teeth!  I.E. Ken! 

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At the recent wedding I was grinning and enjoying seeing the little flower girl who was totally into all the bridal festivities.  This is her waiting for the couple to arrive at the reception.   Isn't she cute?

Wonder what she was dreaming up in her head?  I just loved playing Barbies as a kid and I must say it was hard putting them down before grade school ended.   I think in this day and age kids would laugh if they knew how old I was when I stopped playing with them.  I cherished every last moment of my childhood and I'm so glad my mom didn't rush me to be an adult faster than I needed to.

I used to  spend quite some time at my neighbor friend Shelley's house getting all set up.  We'd determine who gets what, set up the house, clothes, etc etc.  By the time we were done my mom would be calling up asking me to come home.  I remember being so bummed!

I never ever had a bridal Barbie, though.  Barbie never got married, did she? She didn't have kids either.  By golly she did in my little world.  I had to improvise and use the kids from the Sunshine Family!  Anyone remember those? 

Back to the wonderful wedding: 

Below is a special moment I captured when the bride was getting ready for the  ceremony and putting on her tiara...

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Can you see the little flower girl smiling in the background?  She is in princess  heaven at that very moment!   I cannot tell you how much this picture touches my heart.  I was a flower girl once and I cannot recall if I was in awe of the bride on that day.

Knowing me - I bet I was! 

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This bride was such a sweetie and she just loves kids.  She hugged them, picked them up and held them, danced with them and made each and every one feel like they were special!  I suppose that's why my cheeks hurt so bad from smiling all that day. It was truly a happy occasion!

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What a great couple!  May God bless their marriage with love and happiness!