For 2-year-old girl Jordyn Cleverly, from Bose, Idaho, her white wedding served as the perfect occasion to wear her grandmother’s very own 55-year-old wedding dress. The long-sleeved dress was first worn by Jordyn’s grandmother, Penny Jensen, when she married her childhood sweetheart in 1962. In images caught by photographer Kortney Peterson, Penny can be seen looking at her granddaughter in her dress and breaking down in tears.
In an interview with Inside Edition, the young bride explained she kept the decision to wear her grandmother’s dress as a secret until the rehearsal(排演) dinner two nights before the wedding. “I didn’t want her to see it for the first time in the church and just start crying when all those memories came back to her,” she said.
Disheartened with the choice of dresses on offer in local shops, Jordyn said, “I tried on a couple of dresses at a local wedding dress shop and I just couldn’t find anything that had the style, that old style that I was looking for.” When she learned her grandma was intending to donate her old dress to charity, Jordyn felt inspired. “I wanted to pay tribute(敬意) to the dress that had been there for 55 years,” she said.
“It may be a size or two too big and so I contacted a local tailor to see if there was anything we could do with it,” she said. “Absolutely, it’s in good shape. My grandma had zero idea; she didn’t know it was in my possession(财产).”
Kortney Peterson said, “Her grandma’s reaction was one of the sweetest reactions I’ve ever seen. Tears were brought to here yes,” Jordyn’s grandfather passed away before she was born. “As she walked outside to see her grandma, it began to rain,” Kortney said. “We all viewed the rain as teardrops from heaven. Teardrops from her grandfather. It made the moment much more beautiful and special.”
【小题1】What moved Penny Jensen?
| A．She met her grandma at the wedding. |
| B．Her images were presented at the wedding. |
| C．Her granddaughter wore her wedding dress. |
| D．Her wedding dress was found by a photographer. |
| A．Keep her wedding day a secret， |
| B．Hide her intention to wear the dress until the rehearsal. |
| C．Do the rehearsal without her grandma. |
| D．Have an interview with Inside Edition. |
| A．It was just the right size. |
| B．It was the old style she wanted. |
| C．She wanted to surprise the guests. |
| D．She wanted to stop her grandma donating it. |
| A．The wedding was put off because of the rain. |
| B．People were all moved to tears by the grandma. |
| C．Jordyn Cleverly’s grandfather died on a rainy day. |
| D．The weather made the wedding more unforgettable. |
