LOVELY: 89-Year-Old Steals The Show As Bridesmaid At Granddaughter’s Wedding

89-year-old Betty Govern, fondly called ‘Nana Betty’ showed you are never too old to be a bridesmaid as she stood by her granddaughter, Christine, as she married her beau, Patrick Quin, in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

According to the bride, on the wedding day, Nana Betty said, “You’re only as old as you feel and I feel young today.”

Christine said that the decision to ask her grandma to be in the bridal party was a no-brainer as she considers Nana Betty one of her best friends.

“While she doesn’t live that close, we have continually made it a point to spend as much time together as possible, she just has an amazing sense of humor and outlook on life that I strive to emulate every day. Everyone loves her,” she said.

Just a few months before the wedding, Christine asked Nana Betty to be a bridesmaid “so she won’t have too much time to think about it.” The bride never expected her to actually say “yes” because her grandma is modest and doesn’t enjoy being the center of attention.

“She asked me about 10 times, ‘Are you sure?’ and ‘Why would you want an old lady in your bridal party?'” Christine said. “A few times she even said ‘All of your bridesmaids are young and pretty, why would you want me?’

Ultimately, Nana Betty agreed to participate and when the wedding day came, she was the life of the party.

“She had the entire wedding party laughing with her words of wisdom and funny comments throughout the day. Nana got on the party bus with the rest of the wedding party instead of ‘going home to rest’ but did not tell my mom (her daughter), she also danced the entire night away, including an adorable moment when she and my husband’s grandmother, Bellsie, danced together. It was amazing,” Christine said.

Photo credit: Sweetwater Portraits

Source: Huffingtonpost