Smiling witnesses and pink roses were present at the April 2 ceremony that united two kindergartners in holy matrimony—representing the lifelong partnership of the letters "Q" and "U."

Although there was wedding cake and a full bridal party, there was no dignified audience dressed in their Sunday best. Instead, the crowd consisted of elementary school students who laughed, shrieked and made gagging noises at officiant Principal Helen Sullivan's proclamations of love and commitment.

"Q and U have been going together for a really long time," Sullivan said. The two letters decided to get married, Sullivan said, because they thought, "Wherever one of us goes, the other will go too." In response, kindergartners pretended to vomit and yelled in disgust.

The short ceremony included vows that U, Bradley Paboojian, made to Q, Alexandria Bauer, and vice versa: "I, U, promise to love Q and be together always, for better or for worse."

"I now pronounce Q and U 'kwa,' " Sullivan declared after the vows. "You may now kiss the bride"—setting off screams from the audience.

Paboojian and Bauer also had wedding attendants: maid of honor "R" Carmine Prohan; best man "T" Conall McGinley; flower girl Mackenzie Rosenthal; and ring bearer Harry Tibbetts. Music was provided by Diana Barco, mother-in-law of one of the kindergarten teachers, who played the "Wedding March" on the piano.

Kindergarten teacher Tiffany Cook started holding the weddings for her class three years ago as part of her weekly curriculum focusing on a specific letter. The occasion, Cook said, is a creative way for students to remember the spelling lesson.

"Q and U are always together. They've been dating for quite a while," Cook said, laughing.

Each year, the event gains momentum, with so many grownup guests and children that the wedding this year needed to be held at the school's cafeteria, with a three-tiered cake donated by Saratoga Plaza Bakery, Cook said.

Two students were selected from each kindergarten class to be included in the wedding party, and classes spent time the prior week making invitations to give their parents and friends from other grades. Cook said kindergartners were encouraged to dress the part—while the bride, groom and attendants wore formalwear and giant cutouts of their letters, some in the audience did show up in wedding finery.

Sullivan said Foothill's "creative teachers" are always coming up with new ways to teach their children.