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So, ya wanna know why I decided to be Miss Bunny, rather than somebunny else?

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Psst … come here! … I’ll show you! …

Meet our ring bearer.

This is Penelope, and our rings will probably be traveling down the aisle in a pouch tied around her neck. Our actual ring bearer, Mr. Bunny’s nephew J, will carry her.

Penny isn’t just any old rabbit. She’s been with us almost as long as Mr. Bunny and I have been together.

Mr. B and I shared our first kiss on New Year’s Day 2008, but our first real date wasn’t until Valentine’s Day. I never had a real boyfriend in high school, so I swore to Mr. B that all I wanted for Valentine’s Day was a trip to the Build-a-Bear workshop (which is where I always dreamed in high school that my dream guy would take me on a date).

I already have about five million teddy bears, so I chose a rabbit instead. Her honey-colored fur reminded me of Mr. Bunny’s short, blond locks. Like the dutiful sap that he is, Mr. B acquiesced to my request that he kiss the red heart I chose to put inside her before she was stuffed.

The whole thing was totally sappy, but you know what? I totally didn’t care. Just ten days later I fell asleep at the wheel and totaled my car. I swore to Mr. B that he didn’t need to come over in the middle of the night to comfort me. Penny was there for me. I took her to work with me the next day, too, because I was so shaken up by the whole incident.

So it’s very fitting that Penelope be there on our big day — her with the heart that Mr. B so lovingly kissed for me back when our relationship was brand new and we were still tiptoeing around each other’s hearts.

We plan to get ring bearer J a gift certificate to let him make his own Build-a-Bear as his gift so he doesn’t feel let down when he has to give Penny back to us.

Our ceremony is pretty traditional, so having our ring bearer carry a stuffed animal instead of a ring pillow is going to be one of its most unique elements.

What are you bringing to your ceremony to make it personal?