Preparing for the ceremony

I attended a wedding this weekend, and of course brought a camera. It's a bit of a strain, when you are not there for the sole purpose of photographing the event, but I survived :).
There were two young children who had a role to play, but clearly their parents were concerned about needing a distraction for them, because they set out these plastic wands ahead of time, for that purpose. I got to the seating area early, so ....