Jonah was an unofficial wedding attendant at his Aunt Ashley and Uncle Leon's wedding. He was by far the cutest Groomsman, IMHO. He dressed up in his little suit with a matching tie that Mommy had made from a tie clip and the back end of an adult tie.All afternoon, he accompanied the wedding parties, first the men, then the ladies (after nap). In the salon, we told the stylist he was going for the "Gerber" look - you know the one, with curls behind the ears and on the forehead. :-) He was also very helpful with moving the rolling dress rack around the room while the bridesmaids did our make-up and dressed.
Prior to the event, the wedding party did a picture tour around a few blocks of the French Quarter. The first stops were nice, with everyone well-dressed and in good spirits. All along the way Jonah was getting progressively more casual, first off with the jacket, then the tie & socks with sleeves rolled up.
By the time we reached Jackson Square, poor Jonah was so hot and flushed. He very eagerly borrowed a sippy cup for his first gulp of water! We had some time to cool before the ceremony and Jonah dozed through the vows from Daddy's arms.
At the reception Jonah ate like a king with
his first steak dinner. My favorite Jonah moment was that as the bride and groom made a tour of the tables and came to us, Jonah improvised "clinking glasses" with his plastic link and a bread plate - and the bride and groom kissed for him! ...not that he noticed the achieved result.
After dinner, Jonah napped in his carseat, but his cuteness worked against him. Everyone kept coming over to gawk, flash cameras or poke at him. Eventually, he and Daddy decided to leave early and go to bed for more peaceful rest while Mommy joined the super-fun second-line parade.
