The Party Thai

   With all the things I have saved through the years, one of my most treasured keepsakes is my wedding album. I spend a lot of time looking through the memories of my wedding ceremony and my reception. Sometimes it feels like I’m reliving that special time all over again. A photo of our wedding toast that my brother in law gave, exchanging a bite of our wedding cake together and our first dance as husband and wife.  All of these are very precious memories that I feel so grateful to have.

   I remember when our daughter was little and we looked through the pictures together, she told me I looked like a princess and Daddy was the prince.  I know that’s how it felt to me that day, almost like a fairy tale come to life, and now I have those special moments to relive every time I bring out my photos, any time I want.

   Now my daughter is grown and ready to make memories of her own at her wedding ceremony. Helping her plan her wedding and reception is so important to me and it’s almost like reliving my own wedding day. Shopping for her dress and all of her bridal accessories, together, was a very special time for me as well as her. I held my breath when she first walked out of the bridal shop fitting room wearing one of the most gorgeous gowns I’ve ever seen. It’s really happening, my little girl is all grown up and starting a life of her own. It’s a joyous occasion, but it can be a little sad too.

   After we had the wedding party, the bridal accessories and everything we needed for the ceremony, it was time to concentrate on the reception. She chose a beautiful cake and cake topper for their reception table, gorgeous crystal glassware and centerpieces that would take your breath away. When we discussed wedding favors for all of the guests we considered many options, but the one that she decided on was wedding photo album favors, which I agreed was a pretty good idea. She made sure each and every guest had a disposable camera, so there would be plenty of wedding pictures at the reception. I knew she had chosen her picture album for her wedding photos already, but I couldn’t resist and bought her an extra one. If she is anything like her mom, she’ll have more than enough photos to fill two albums, and you want to make sure you have pictures of every special moment of that day.

   The reception was fantastic and everyone had a great time. All the guests seemed to be happy with the photo albums favors my daughter picked out. They were really adorable little picture albums. Perfect for those small pictures you’d like to hang on to. Afterwards when it was time for the bride and groom to make their exit, my daughter came up to me to give me a hug and thanked me for helping make her day so wonderful.  

    I think I cried almost as much at the reception as I did the ceremony. But I also, danced and laughed a lot too. It really was a great reception party, and it did bring back a lot memories of the day me and her Dad took our vows and danced our first dance as husband and wife. Memories are a very important thing to hang onto, especially the really good ones. Maybe someday she’ll be sitting on the couch with her daughter and sharing her memories of one of the most special days in her life.