von Trapp girls

Posted by Chris (South Jersey, United States) on 15 March 2008 in People & Portraits.

Pictures from my oldest daughter's final high school play - The Sound of Music.

Maria (played by my daughter Samantha) snuck away from the von Trapp home when she became confused about her feelings for the Captain. At the Abbey, the Mother Superior counseled her and told her that following God's will doesn't mean that she has to become a nun - love and marriage can come from God as well. Maria returns to the house and the Captain and Maria acknowledge their feelings for each other. They decide to marry (one of my favorite parts of the play is when the Captain asks Maria "is there anyone I should talk to so that I can ask for your hand in marriage" and Maria answers "Let's ask the children").

This is a picture from the wedding scene, with the von Trapp girls watching as their father and new mother exchange vows. The two girls on the left (playing youngest and oldest von Trapp girls Gretl and Liesl) are actually sisters in real life (and the director's daughters.

He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.Proverbs 14:6

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