Junior Prom

Hannah’s Junior Prom was Friday night and I’d been weepy about it all week just thinking about my baby girl growing up.  Without being all sappy, I should just say that I’ve looked forward to this for a long time.  I’ve walked her down to our town common every year since she was a little girl so that she could watch the Grand March and each year I’ve told her that some day she would be doing that very thing.  And this year it was her turn.

It was a hectic day.  I picked her up early from school and took her out to lunch before her hair appointment.  After that it was rush rush rush to get her make up done and get her dressed.  She looked lovely, of course.

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I took 174 pictures of Hannah and Rob and all of their friends.  I had a very hard time narrowing it down to just these few to show you all.

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Her dress was made by my dear friend Lois and Hannah adored it.  She said that she wanted to look like Cinderella and I think she did.

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Her wrist corsage was beautiful and the blue ribbon and sparkles matched her dress perfectly, as did Rob’s vest and tie.

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And the hairdo was just fantastic.  Can I just tell you, though – it cost more than her dress!

The weather didn’t cooperate for the kids and the Grand March had to be held indoors at the high school.  I must admit I was so disappointed.  But I got over my disappointment when, at the end of the Grand March, Hannah was named Prom Queen!!!

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(please to note – the prom king is not Hannah’s boyfriend)

I never ever, in my wildest dreams, thought this would happen.  It was a complete surprise and a total shock to all of us – Hannah, too.  She was thrilled and gracious and beautiful up on the stage, even if she was shaking like a little leaf.

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I think Rob considered himself a pretty lucky guy to be going to the prom with the queen.

Of course, she’s always been our little princess.  sniff, sniff

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  2. Ohhh, Carole, she’s like a princess! So beautiful, and I can tell she’s every bit as beautiful inside! You done good, girl.

    xo

  7. When I saw the first picture, I said “She looks like the perfect princess!” Completely divine, Hannah – and congratulations Your Majesty!

    PS That gleeful crowned picture is going to make me smile all day.

  8. She’s so, so beautiful and that dress, oh my that is one gorgeous dress. She lights it up perfectly. You have quite a wonderful young lady on your hands.

  9. Carole, Your photos are so nice and Hannah does look like a princess. What a beautiful dress. Congratulations to the Queen of the Prom.

  10. The first photo of Hannah looks like it could a magazine cover, its funny you should mention Princess, because that is exactly what I thought when I first saw her photo. What a beautiful dress – honestly one of the prettiest I’ve seen. What a blessed family you have. Thank you for sharing.

  13. You know – that makes you the Queen Mum!! She looks just like Cinderella (Kathryn’s words when she saw the photo!!) but even more beautiful. Congrats! Now practice your wave!

  14. So beautiful! Made me get weepy just thinking about my daughter doing this in a few years. Wow, love the dress!

  15. Absolutely gorgeous! Stunning dress on a beautiful girl! I still think she should model for IK. 🙂

  17. Oh, Hannah looks just beautiful. And congrats on Prom Queen. wow.

    So do we call you ‘Queen Mum’ now?

    Her dress is lovely too. A spectacular color on her.

    My DD’s first prom is this Saturday night. I plan to show her the photo of Hannah’s hair. She needs to have some ideas for what she wants for her up-do.

  18. Oh WOW. The beautiful girl, the great dress, the fabo hair AND a fairy tale ending, what a story. You must be very proud and good for you!

  21. Awwwww! What a lovely daughter and lovely dress, too. (The intricate hairdo is very interesting.) I hope a very good time was had. Thanks for sharing the pictures – it’s fun to recall these kinds of magic moments.

  22. Hannah looks just like a princess! The dress and hair are stunning. I’ll bet she’ll never forget that night.

  24. What a gorgeous dress…one of the prettiest prom dresses that I have ever seen. And and even more beautiful Prom Queen! I certainly can understand why you took that many pictures…I would have too. It certainly is bittersweet when they grow up, I can understand the weepies.

  25. OH! Prom Queen!!!!

    Hannah looked stunning… you should be a very proud mama– it seems like you have raised quite the lady. 🙂

  27. Hannah looks absolutely radiant! The dress is perfect for her and yes, she does look like Cinderella! These milestone are to be cherished.

  28. That dress is absolutely beautiful! And to have it made by a friend makes it beyond special.

    Hannah – oh my gosh – is gorgeous! I think I would have been in tears the entire time.

    The prom queen – how awesome is that! She does look stunned in the picture. Huge congratulations to her – and to you too Mom, because you have done an awesome job.

  29. Oh, she’s beautiful! And to be prom queen without expecting it says a lot about her character.

    You’re an awesome mom.

  30. Wow – so lovely! Where to start. Of course Hannah is stunning, and her dress is gorgeous. Classy and classic. And Prom Queen – yay!

  31. Gorgeous – that’s easily the prettiest & classiest prom dress I’ve seen in a long time, and what a beautiful girl! You have good reason to be proud 🙂

  36. How wonderful! I, too, thought she looked just like a princess in that first photo. I’m glad she had such a magical prom.

  37. she looks so gorgeous! and what an honor to be named queen. congrats to hannah! 🙂 i hope she had a lovely time.

  40. I was thinking “fairy princess” from the very first picture. Hope the charming couple had a wonderful time.

  44. Oooh. She’s gorgeous, and looks way to grown up to be a junior in high school! Congratulations, Hannah. You did good, mom.

  46. Big congrats to Hannah! That is so exciting. Perfect dress, right out of a storybook, and she got an evening to go with it.

    (I had a bit of that “what happened to my baby?” this weekend as we went to our dear friends’ daughter’s bat mitzvah. She is exactly a month older than Miss B, who will of course not be having a bat mitzvah, but the service and watching Miss B and J and all of her friends together at the party made me think how very much they’ve grown while I wasn’t looking.)

  48. What a gorgeous princess!!! Congratulations on Prom Queen.

    I love the dress. It is beautiful and the fit is perfect.

  49. How exciting for her (and you)!

    I’m surprised that you have a Grand March. No one outside of where I grew up (Huntington, WV) seems to know what a Grand March is. I thought Grand March was just as fun as prom itself.

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