Trains of thought
Though she’d said they only wanted
a quiet wedding, because after all
the most important part is the exchanging
of the vows, and that’s really just for each other - though
of course her mother will be delighted
and her grandma will cry and say how wonderful
to have been spared to see this day - though on second thoughts,
how could they possibly miss out all the cousins, the uncles,
the aunts - both kinds, the full blood relation ones, and the others
who’ve always been there, but aren’t real aunts at all, just
Mom’s best friends from way back when she had her first job,
before she’d even met Dad, when she was worried she may never
ever meet Mr Right - though how she could have entertained such a
negative thought -
and didn’t she just look just radiant, in the photos, in that peach satin
gown,
with the train, the tiara, the spray of lilies and those darling little
bridesmaids -
and come to think about it - maybe it would be nice to have a
special,
a really special, a “this is The Most Special Day of Your Life” sort of
dress
and not just a serviceable going away dress to use for parties after,
because after all a girl doesn’t get married every day of the week
and if she’s going to do it – she might as well do it in style.
a quiet wedding, because after all
the most important part is the exchanging
of the vows, and that’s really just for each other - though
of course her mother will be delighted
and her grandma will cry and say how wonderful
to have been spared to see this day - though on second thoughts,
how could they possibly miss out all the cousins, the uncles,
the aunts - both kinds, the full blood relation ones, and the others
who’ve always been there, but aren’t real aunts at all, just
Mom’s best friends from way back when she had her first job,
before she’d even met Dad, when she was worried she may never
ever meet Mr Right - though how she could have entertained such a
negative thought -
and didn’t she just look just radiant, in the photos, in that peach satin
gown,
with the train, the tiara, the spray of lilies and those darling little
bridesmaids -
and come to think about it - maybe it would be nice to have a
special,
a really special, a “this is The Most Special Day of Your Life” sort of
dress
and not just a serviceable going away dress to use for parties after,
because after all a girl doesn’t get married every day of the week
and if she’s going to do it – she might as well do it in style.
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