Isabella's First Communion - Part 2

Isabella's ensemble was a combination of several elements. The veil she wore was borrowed from our closest family friends here, the pearls were my great grandmother Isabelle's, and the ringlet curls were traditional of all of my mother's girls on First Communion. She felt like she was walking on clouds the whole day.

As for the rules set by the church, no photos could be taken during the ceremony. A professional photographer was the only one allowed to take during the ceremony. We could take pictures during the processional, recessional and after the ceremony.

After the pictures from downstairs, we were able to get a few with our family friends (here is Olivia and Matthew) who came to support Isabella and her day. She really had been looking forward to the day she could participate in the communion ceremony.

Oh, I feel I need to let everyone know who feels the need to pre-arrange marriages with their son and Isabella, Matthew's mom has joined the list. However, Matthew is also Anton's best friend and Matthew's sister, Mary Claire, is Isabella's best friend. Mary Claire was not at the ceremony because of soccer but comes to the party. Yes, Laura and I joke about it, but it would be a nice match. Alas, Isabella is also thinking about becoming a missionary sister in order to "take care of all of Jesus' lost children". These are her words not mine.