{"id":13278,"date":"2019-07-29T13:26:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T10:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=13278"},"modified":"2019-07-29T15:53:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T12:53:15","slug":"83-year-old-grandmother-made-flower-girl-at-grand-daughters-wedding-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=13278","title":{"rendered":"83-year-old Grandmother made flower girl at grand daughter\u2019s wedding ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Maria Immaculate Owechi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The role of flower girls is usually given to young girls between the ages of two and eight years to sprinkle petals along the aisle for the soon to be wedded couple.<\/p>\n<p>Brenna Kleman a 27-year-old nurse surprised many when she chose her 83-year-old Grandmother to be the flower girl at her wedding to fianc\u00e9 Brock Kendall in April, 2019.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/C-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/C-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/C-1-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/C-1-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/C-1-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/C-1-750x952.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kleman says she got the idea from one of her elderly patients who had also been a flower girl at her granddaughter\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with UK\u2019s Daily Mail, the nurse\u2019s grandmother says she felt excited and blessed to there.<\/p>\n<p>The elderly lady looked elegant in a maroon dress and an overcoat attached with a lovely pink flower on its left collar side as a boutonniere.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/F-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole congregation just could not stop smiling when they watched Grandma walk down the aisle,\u201d Kleman revealed. \u201cShe got a little teary-eyed&#8230; she said she wanted to make sure that she did everything well and all went ok for my day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their wedding photographer Thomas Felts also captured fun moments of the Grandmother jumping in the air while throwing pink rose petals around.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B-3-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B-3-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B-3-750x1126.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The bride also revealed that her grandmother has been married for 63 years, something she hopes for own marriage.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13282\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/E-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/E-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/E-1-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/E-1-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/E-1-750x659.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though grandfather has been sick for a while, grand ma\u2019s positive attitude keeps them on top,\u201d Kleman shared in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike since they couldn&#8217;t dance together like they used to, Grandma would bring Grandpa \u2014 and his walker \u2014 to dancing venues so he can watch her in action,\u201d she added.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/G-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/G-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/G-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/G-1-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/G-1-750x503.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Maria Immaculate Owechi The role of flower girls is usually given to young girls between the ages of two and eight years to sprinkle petals along the aisle for the soon to be wedded couple. 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