07/16/2025
“That’s my mom!”
I’ve held on to this post for quite some time, not really knowing why. But now that the perfect time has come, I see why.
I’ve had a lot of moments at weddings that made me get choked up or even tearful. But this one I remember the most because it caught me so off guard.
During this particular Mother-Son Dance, the groom and his mom busted into the most upbeat and joy-filled dance I’ve seen during one of these special dances. They’re usually slow, beautiful songs full of meaning, but very personal to the ones dancing. This one just felt different. Everyone could feel it and joined in on the excitement, you could tell they weren’t worried about anything else, not their dance moves or what others thought- it was beautiful to watch. Just pure joy.
As my own kids grow older, the parts of weddings dealing with the parents get more and more meaningful and memorable for me. I could imagine being at my own kids’ weddings and how it would feel to be a part of it all, from a different perspective.
At this particular wedding, that feeling hit hard when the brother of the groom walked up next to me and said emphatically “That’s my mom!!!”
To this day I can feel his excitement and the pride that he felt watching his mom and brother having a blast on the dance floor without a care in the world. The moment really caught me off guard and I had to take a minute to catch my breath and choke back tears. I could just imagine my two oldest boys (at the time) in the same situation and the thought filled me with so much joy.
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