Keep it in the Family... the good way.

This wedding is going to be as inclusive as I can make it, without going crazy. That's the way a wedding should be, right?

There's a family that is like my family- they are basically my second parents, and we kids call each other brother and sister. The two older boys, whom I look up to like big brothers, are going to be in the groom's party. I asked the dad originally to man the video camera, then asked the daughter to help, because she wants to go to college for film. The mother will probably do a reading (if one is done), and that left one son. I asked him to man the iPod and announce people as needed. He won't have to do much, but I did want to include him; he is my little brother, although he's now so tall that I don't even reach his shoulder...

RoyBoy tried to reach an aunt and uncle to see if their kids could be ring bearer and flower girl. I am going to try to reach them, since he hasn't been able to.

I am disappointed that my grandmother and Nanna will not be able to come. My Granma definitely can't, as she had a stroke last summer and has not been doing well since. There's no way she could be here. My Nanna has gotten to an age where traveling is conducive to her health, so she probably can't come. The fact that they won't be able to makes me very sad. They will each get a wristlet regardless, which we be sent to them after the wedding.

RoyBoy has also lost two grandparents. We are considering a way to honor them at the wedding, such as a small table with their photos or something to show that we wish they could be there.