Unbelievable Her Grandmother is Her Flower Girl.

When I was planning my wedding, I knew exactly who I wanted to be my flower girl. I love my younger cousins, but I chose a woman who has been married for over 50 years, raised four kids, and cared for 11 grandkids and eight great-grandkids­. I chose Margie Miller, my grandmother.

What a legacy Maw Maw has given us. She’s a one-of-a-kind, special edition woman who can sew, cook, clean, garden, farm, feed chickens, chase children, and smile at the same time. I wanted that strong, faithful woman to lead me down the aisle at my wedding.

She didn’t believe me when I asked her to be my flower girl! My husband-to-be, Chris, loves his grandparents as much as I love mine, so I asked his granny, Patsy Chatham, to be a flower girl, too.

We didn’t tell the guests about our surprise. When Maw Maw and Granny came down the aisle tossing petals, they shocked a lot of people. But I think everyone fell in love with them. How could they not? Margie and Patsy were so cute as flower girls.

Of course, our wedding wasn’t a typical one. The bridal party was small—in addition to the flower girls, my aunt was the matron of honour and Chris’ father was the best man.

The Way This Couple Incorporated All Their Loved Ones in Their Wedding Is So Beautiful The ceremony was held outdoors, and our friends supplied the music.

After the ceremony, we released 'I do' balloons and danced down the aisle to the song 'Good Day for Marrying You.' After enjoying tons of candy and southern food, Chris and I rode away on a bicycle built for two as guests held sparklers.

It was all great fun, but what made our wedding special was the people who helped make Chris and me who we are. When my brother and I were kids, we hung out with our grandparents while our parents worked. Maw Maw let me cook with her and taught me how to play the piano. We went camping and talked for hours. And she was there for me when I was diagnosed with childhood cancer at age 12.

Today, we are still close. Maw Maw and I live about 15 minutes from each other and love to go antique shopping and exploring our home state of Mississippi.
Growing up, it’s easy to idolize the adults you love. They are bigger than life, stronger than nails and tougher than any car on the market. However, you slowly see that the house you once thought was so big is actually smaller than you remembered, and the hand that gripped yours in support, though still strong, is becoming arthritic.

The family is the most important thing, and I was so pleased to have them by my side at our wedding. But I’m even more pleased that I have them every day after.

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The full list of the Oscar winners 2018

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The full list of the Oscar winners 2018

All the winners from the 90th Academy Awards

Category	WINNERS LIST	·       NOMINEES
Best supporting actor	Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	v        Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project v        Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri v        Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water v        Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Best costume design	Phantom Thread	v        Beauty and the Beast  v        Darkest Hour v        The Shape of Water v        Victoria & Abdul
Best makeup and hair	Darkest Hour	v        Victoria & Abdul v        Wonder
Best documentary	Icarus	v        Abacus: Small Enough to Jail v        Faces, Places (Visages, Villages) v        Last Men in Aleppo v        Strong Island
Best Sound Editing	Dunkirk	v        Baby Driver v        Blade Runner 2049 v        The Shape of Water v        Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best Sound Mixing	Dunkirk	v        Baby Driver v        Blade Runner 2049 v        The Shape of Water v        Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best production design	The Shape of Water	v        Beauty and the Beast v        Blade Runner 2049 v        Darkest Hour v        Dunkirk
Best foreign language film	A Fantastic Woman	v        The Insult v        Loveless v        On Body and Soul v        The Square
Best supporting actress	Allison Janney, I, Tonya	v        Mary J Blige, Mudbound v        Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread v        Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird v        Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Best animated short	Dear Basketball,	v        Garden Party v        Lou v        Negative Space v        Revolting Rhymes
Best animated film	Coco	v        The Boss Baby v        The Breadwinner v        Ferdinand v        Loving Vincent
Best visual effects	Blade Runner 2049	v        Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 v        Kong: Skull Island v        Star Wars: The Last Jedi v        War for the Planet of the Apes
Best editing	Dunkirk	v        Baby Driver v        I, Tonya v        The Shape of Water v        Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best documentary short	Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405	v        Edith+Eddie v        Heroin(e) v        Knife Skills v        Traffic Stop
Best live action short	The Silent Child – WINNER!	v        DeKalb Elementary v        The Eleven O’Clock v        My Nephew Emmett v        Watu Wote/All of Us
Best adapted screenplay	Call Me by Your Name	v        The Disaster Artist  v        Logan v        Molly’s Game v        Mudbound
Best original screenplay	Get Out – WINNER!	v        The Big Sick v        Lady Bird v        The Shape of Water v        Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best cinematography	Blade Runner 2049	v        Darkest Hour v        Dunkirk v        Mudbound v        The Shape of Water
Best score	The Shape of Water	v        Dunkirk v        Phantom Thread v        Star Wars: The Last Jedi v        Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best song	Remember Me, Coco	v        Mighty River, Mudbound v        The Mystery of Love, Call Me by Your Name v        Stand Up for Something, Marshall v        This Is Me, The Greatest Showman
Best director	Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water	v        Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread v        Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird v        Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk v        Jordan Peele, Get Out
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Best actor	Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour	v        Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name v.Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread v        Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out v        Denzel Washington, Roman J Israel, Esq
Best actress	Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri –	v        Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water v        Margot Robbie, I, Tonya v        Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird v        Meryl Streep, The Post
Best picture	The Shape of Water	v        Call Me by Your Name v        Darkest Hour v        Dunkirk v        Get Out v        Lady Bird v        Phantom Thread v        The Post v        Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri