Friday Show and Tell
Ooh fun! Mel over at Stirrup Queens, is having a Friday Show and Tell. And I loved show and tell when I was a kid. So why wouldn’t I still love it?
Today my show and tell item is a picture that I love. It was taken at our wedding.
In this picture on the right are my husband’s parents. The other man is my husband’s uncle and the lovely lady in gorgeous hot pink is my husband’s grandmother, affectionately known as Grandma Pat. Grandma Pat passed away in February of this year and it has left a huge hole in the family that honestly will never be filled. There will never be anyone like her. Anyway, the story behind this picture goes like this.
Jake’s paternal grandparents are divorced, and his grandfather remarried. Pat never remarried. When all the pomp and circumstance of a wedding rolls around, such situations can be a bit touchy because you certainly don’t want to offend anyone. Not that Grandma Pat would ever have been so petty as to be offended by something like this, but you still want to do the right thing. We made sure that all the grandmothers were treated equally with corsages and escorted to their seats by either my brother or my husband’s brother. But when it came time to recess, there were no ushers. Jake’s parents left their seats together and Grandma Pat went with them, as she was seated next to them. But she felt a bit weird about it since she was not the parent of the groom. True to his chivalrous nature, Jake’s dad put a lovely lady, his wife and mother, on each arm and started to whisk them up the aisle.
As they got a few rows back, Brian, Jake’s uncle and Pat’s youngest son, jumped up to take over the honor of escorting his mother up the aisle. As you can see by the look on her face, she is thrilled.
I love this photo for many reasons. I love to see photos of Grandma Pat and for some reason she hated having her picture taken, although I’ll never know why. She was so beautiful and her smile would light up a room. So even at the wedding, there are very few pictures of her. I love her dress. She was always such a stylish dresser. And most of all I love the moment this picture captures of her sons stepping up to make her happy. Not that it was at all unusual for Jake’s dad to do that - he was a true hero son and he and his mom were nuts about each other. Brian on the other hand… well, he loved his mom and she loved him and accepted him for who he is. However, I don’t think attentive to other’s needs will ever be words used to describe Brian. But as this photo documents, he has his moments.
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What a beautiful memory, thank you for sharing. Grandma Pat’s dress is stunning.
Such a lovely photo made even more beautiful with the story behind it.
What a sweet story and picture! Thanks so much for sharing a happy memory with us.
it just goes to show why I love a picture, because it can say some many unspoken things to a person and give you moment you might never have back ..back forever.
thanks for sharing I loved that story and the pic.
Grandma Pat hope you are somewhere watching
I was checking out show and tell when I read your story. It was lovely. I got a little teary. To most people this might have seemed like a small gesture, but in a mother son relationship this must have been a defining moment. Great story and pic
I love the story behind the photo. I love that she’s this bright spot of colour amongst all of the dark suits.
What a lovely memory. Your Grandma Pat has such a beautiful smile.
Thank you for sharing!
Looking at the photo, one would know it was a happy occasion. With the rest of the story, one knows what a wonderful family; loving and blessed.
Thank you for sharing. Someone brought up those men right!! Thank God for Grandma’s!
Alyson LID 01/27/06
And she made the dress! A woman of a hundred talents.
I wish she were here.
Oh, and the lined, matching coat. Did I mention she was a wonder.