{"id":274,"date":"2009-06-28T07:14:58","date_gmt":"2009-06-28T15:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riley.newdream.net\/?p=274"},"modified":"2009-07-07T19:00:53","modified_gmt":"2009-07-08T03:00:53","slug":"flower-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riley.newdream.net\/?p=274","title":{"rendered":"Flower girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riley recently had the honor of being a flower girl at Becky and Tom’s wedding. When Becky gave her the big white dress (with orange sash) back in February, Riley refused to put it on. As the wedding approached I started to get worried she wouldn’t wear it… so one morning I bribed her with mini-ginger cookies. One before putting on the dress and one after. It worked! Of course once she had the dress on she wouldn’t take it off. So fickle.<\/p>\n

By the wedding day Riley was so excited about carrying the basket and walking down the aisle. I suspected she would get nervous in the last second though, and indeed she did. I had brought a little bag of m&m’s and jellybeans as an enticement, and made a deal with her that she could have them for her basket as soon as she got to end of the aisle. She agreed, and started walking hesitantly. I walked alongside (hidden from view by trees so I didn’t disrupt the ceremony) encouraging her and she slowly got more into it. By the end of the aisle she was emphatically throwing flower petals in every direction.<\/p>\n

Before the ceremony (a little shy and nervous)
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\nAfter the ceremony (very proud of herself)
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\nThe candy that replaced the flowers (all blue because they were from George’s baby shower, which unfortunately meant her teeth and lips turned blue too…)
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