When I was in Kindergarten, my teacher invited the whole class to her wedding. She taught us how to behave, and it's a memory I still have.

• Danielle Lum is a 59-year-old in Honolulu who recently officiated a wedding for a family member.
• She remembered the first wedding she ever attended. It was her Kindergarten teacher's wedding.
• The children practiced for weeks leading up to the wedding to prepare for the big day.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Danielle Lum. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Way back when I was in kindergarten in 1969, my teacher, Miss Loui, surprised our class of about 25 kids with invitations to her wedding.

"I'm getting married, and I'd like you to be there," she told us.