Children celebrate phonics with the marriage of ‘Q’ and ‘U’

  • Bride U and Groom Q, Pre-K students Frances Averitt and Axel Lundgren, walk down the aisle after their educational pretend wedding ceremony. Photos by Katherine Anthony
    Bride U and Groom Q, Pre-K students Frances Averitt and Axel Lundgren, walk down the aisle after their educational pretend wedding ceremony. Photos by Katherine Anthony
  • Bridesmaids stand beside the bride.
    Bridesmaids stand beside the bride.
  • Georgetown City Council member Kevin Pitts officiated at the pretend wedding.
    Georgetown City Council member Kevin Pitts officiated at the pretend wedding.
  • Guests enjoyed a real wedding cake decorated with the letters “Q” and “U.”
    Guests enjoyed a real wedding cake decorated with the letters “Q” and “U.”

    The little groom “Q” and the little bride “U” were joined together in a very special wedding at Georgetown’s Primrose School March 30.

    “We will watch Q and U spend their lives working together to make words,” said Kevin Pitts, ceremony officiant and Georgetown City Council Member. “Q and U are a match made in phonics heaven.”

    The wedding, a pre-kindergarten lesson in how the two letters work togethe…