Practice Makes Perfect

The day before the wedding finally arrived.  All morning we hurried around, figuring out last minute seating arrangements, and order of events.  The bridal party and families of the soon to be husband and wife arrived, and we got ready for the rehearsal.  Tessie is going to be a flower girl, and so she followed me out onto the lawn to participate in the rehearsal.  After figuring out our placement and doing a quick run through of the procession, it was time to run through the ceremony itself.  Tessie stood by my side and watched her "Auntie" very closely while she held hands with her fiancé.  Suddenly, Tes turned to me with a very concerned look on her face.  "Mom," she asked in an intense whisper, "when are they going to kiss?"  I smiled and assured her it would happen soon.  After asking twice more, I could tell she was getting restless, when finally the moment came.  As the couple practiced the oh-so-important first kiss, Tessie clapped and cheered with a huge smile on her face.  As far as she was concerned that was the most important part of the entire wedding.  They practiced the kiss twice more, and each time, Tessie was delighted.  If you have to practice something over and over, I suppose it could be something less beautiful than a kiss.