For a lot of grandmothers, attending their grandchildren’s weddings mean getting dolled up and sitting in the front row with a hanky – but not for these golden girls.
Renee “DD” Ruben and Joanne C. Reich are not really the “sitting down with a hanky” type.
So when their grandchildren asked them to shelve the formality and pick up a pair of dancing shoes, they were more than happy to oblige.
Both were asked by their sweet grandchildren to act as “flower girls” (or, as they prefer, “flower ladies”) on their wedding day.”
“They both ecstatically accepted, thrilled that we had asked them to be in the wedding,” the bride told The Huffington Post, “They loved telling everyone that they were the flower ‘ladies.’ I think DD may have even pumped her fist when I asked her and yelled, ‘Alright!'”
“They linked arms during their practice walk down the aisle at the rehearsal on Friday and again as they lined up for their real walk on Saturday,” the bride said, “At one point, Patrick stepped away from the dance floor and walked towards the bridal suite at the venue. When he looked in, the grandmas were sitting in there together chatting over coffee, a brief moment away from the party getting to know each other. They also both absolutely ripped up the dance floor! There’s no stopping these two.”
“Our grandmothers are very similar,” she added, “They are women who are a lot of fun, full of life, who fiercely love their families and would do anything for us. We asked them to be our flower girls because we knew they would have the best time doing it, as I’m sure you can see on their faces.”
“Our wedding was all about the adventures Patrick and I will have together,” she said, “And our grandmothers, who both love to travel, serve as inspiration for us and our future together.”
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