What’s at the Wedding‪?‬

A wedding can be both exciting and scary, creating questions for a child. Patricia L. McIntosh remembers a wedding from her childhood where she lined up with the eligible ladies, hoping to catch the bouquet. Imagine the excitement she felt when the bundle of flowers landed in her hands. That joy quickly turned to fear when people teased that she would be the next to marry. Young Pattie took her prize and retreated to her parents’ car where she crouched in the back seat to hide—safe from being forced into early matrimony. Her mother had to retrieve her and explain that it was only a joke. What’s at the Wedding? should relieve some anxiety, give parents an opportunity to talk over the big day, and help your child have a better understanding of what to expect at upcoming nuptials, leaving only excitement and a happily ever after for all.