Many young girls imagine their wedding day and make plans for how it will
go. A carriage carried by horses? At the end of the aisle, is there a
handsome prince waiting? Best pals' favorite color-coordinated flower
bouquets become bridesmaids?
Brides have been more creative in recent years, especially when it comes to
personalizing and customizing the customs. One example of this is their
ability to turn an overdone theme, like cupcake cakes, into something unique
and exciting. Social media has captured every wedding industry innovation,
whether it's using the family Labrador to carry the rings down the aisle to
the officiant, hosting a silent disco dance party at the end of the evening,
or giving out goodie bags filled with slippers and pain relievers for sore
feet and hangovers.
A bride from Minnesota organized something really unique for her wedding.
While most wedding celebrations feature emotional moms and dads escorting
daughters down the aisle, she had an idea for how to include one very
particular senior into her special day.
In December 2016, the 27-year-old North Mankato resident became engaged to
her fiancé, Dustin Mershon. Like any modern bride, he proposed on their
one-year anniversary, and the couple announced it in a short video that they
posted to Facebook and sent to relatives.
But the couple's tale would not just captivate the internet during that
adorable footage. One 92-year-old grandmother was among the wedding guests
who nearly stole the show as the two eventually tied the knot on July 1,
2017. Rather of being irate that this grandmother was receiving all the
attention, Georgiana "Abby" Arlt witnessed her well thought out plan come to
pass. Considering the unique role Grandma played in her wedding, this is
just the response she was looking for.
Abby had gathered her family a few months before to her wedding to talk
about the big day. This was the day they organized a "grand entrance" only
for grandma, who was quite special.
Georgiana Arlt, Abby's 92-year-old grandmother, has never attended a
wedding before. The bride told PEOPLE how she told her close relative about
her intentions. Mershon said, "Everyone screamed, but she shrieked at the
top of her lungs." She insisted again that she had only ever attended her
own wedding previously. She was so happy.
The bride had made it known that Georgiana would be her flower girl. The
position was plainly unexpected, because younger family members are often
assigned to these kinds of jobs.
On the big day, even Abby was thrilled to see Georgiana surprise the guests
with her floral-adorned walker and pale blue tuxedo. She herself was
compelled to take a quick look. She recalled, "I told my girlfriend that I
had to look out the window even though people might see me when I was hiding
in the club house." "I said that I had to witness this unique moment and
that I didn't care."
"Some may say that my 92-year-old Flower Girl was the highlight of our
wedding, but honestly, marrying Dustin Mershon was my highlight and I
couldn't be more proud to be his wife!!!" the bride said in a subsequent
post on the event. We are appreciative of everyone who followed along! We
are extremely grateful for all of your kindness and assistance. We hope for
the best for the happy couple as well as for Grandma.
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