" Amina, are you ready yet,"my cousin asked me. "No, did you know how hard it is to put this dress on," I told her in shock. "Let me help you," she offered. I let her help me because I didn't know how to put on this heavy dress. I stood there waiting for her to zip it up, and thought to myself. I wondered if my mom really had to hold a type of decorated basket thing, on her head. That was to be carried by the groom's brothers wife. I wondered if we really had to go with a marching band to another village. Is that not embarassing? With those thoughts of the traditions my family had, I stood there dumbfounded. …show more content…
I ran down the stairs and got in line. Little did I know, this whole weddding was going to be filmed and I was going to be a flower girl. Something I dreaded doing at this weddin, but jor my uncles sake I became a flower girl.We walked out the house and walked towards the end of our village. Since the brides house was too far we then got into cars decorated with flowers. When we got there I got to throw some rose petals on people and I also got play with some silly string. That was a weird, but fun