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Jo: Dress - Strapless, sweetheart neckline, white lace over white satin, diamante beading, and a lace up. Veil - chapel style, made from premium illusion and tulle, white, and classic cut. Bracelet - cuff, 3 inches wide, 2 1/2 inches long, and full of rhinestones in various patterns. Necklace and Earrings - rhinestone, teardrop, and a 2 1/2 inch teardrop dangle from the necklace.
Lucy and Katie: Dresses - long, dusty pink, V-neck, illusion lace back, made from chiffon and lace, and A-line silhouette. Bracelet - classic, link chain, rhinestone made of Zinc Alloy. Necklace and Earrings - no necklace, rhinestone, stud, and double halo earrings
Camille: Dress - long, strapless, sweetheart neckline, dusty pink, tulle, and A-line silhouette. Bracelet - classic, link chain, rhinestone made of Zinc Alloy. Necklace and Earrings - no necklace, rhinestone, stud, and double halo earrings
Third person P.O.V.
Jo looked into the mirror once again and smoothed out the already smooth waist line on her satin dress. Today was the big day. For any other female a wedding would already be very racking but for Jo its even more so. Since she is marrying the one and only Kendall Knight, there was a crowd of reporters outside of the church house. Right now the future Mrs. Knight was in a private room trying to calm her nerves. She heard the door open behind her and saw her three bridesmaids walk into the room, "Is everything all set?" Jo asked more nervous the worried.
"Everything's fine, Jo," Katie replied as she walked over to a table which held three vases each with a bouquet of light pink and white tulips.
Camille, the maid of honor took the flowers the Katie held out to her. "There was a little problem with Logan's tuxedo but we fixed it."
Jo nodded and turned back to the mirror. She took a deep breathe and straightened out her necklace. "Calm down. You look gorgeous," Lucy soothed while putting her hand on Jo's shoulder. Both woman smiled at each other. The door cracked open and a wedding coordinator popped her head in.
"Jo. We need to get you and your bridesmaids lined up," the coordinator informed. Camille and Katie helped put Jo's veil on and then all three maids checked over the nervous bride. Lucy handed her a bouquet of flowers twice the size of the bridesmaids. Jo took the flowers and took a deep breathe before nodding. The coordinator led them through some halls and told them to stay standing at the top of some stairs while she informs the ushers to close the doors into the chapel. Just as she left Logan came speed walking up the stairs.
"Logan what are you..." Camille started before Logan interrupted her.
"Yes. Yes. I know. It's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding but that may only apply to the groom. I need to talk to you," Logan grabbed Camille's wrist and drug her around a corner.
"Logan! I'm in heels. Slow down," Camille said trailing behind her boyfriend.
Jo took another deep breathe. A different coordinator walked around the corner and nodded. The girls followed him down the stairs and before them stood large wooden doors. The head coordinator was looking at a clipboard. "Okay I need Lucy, then Katie, then Camille, then the bride," the coordinator whispered. Camille hurried down the stairs and stood in her spot just as the coordinator that had gotten them out of the room came in from a side door. "The men have taken there places."
Katie leaned back. "That was cutting it a little close," she whispered to Camille.
Camille chuckled a little nervously. "His suit is coming apart. That's the last time he will buy a tuxedo from a guy outside Walmart."
Jo quickly ran everything through her head. She and her bridesmaids were dressed, their hair was fixed, their light makeup was perfect, and they had their bouquets. About fifteen minutes ago, Kendall told Katie that the caterers had arrived at the reception hall and had began to prepare the food. The guys were dressed and up front. And the music was ready. Jo wondered what she was forgetting. 'Wait! Where's...?'
But before she could finish her thought, she heard Gustavo start playing slow music on the piano. The head coordinator nodded to the ushers and they opened the doors. Lucy began to slowly walk down the long isle. As the ushers closed the door behind the rockstar who had been convinced to wear pink, Jo heard someone walk up behind her. She turned to see her father talking his place on her left. "Where were you? I was starting to get worried," the bride whisper shouted at the man.
"I'm sorry. I got lost in all these halls but I'm here now," he smiled at her and held out his arm. Jo linked her arm with his as the doors opened and Katie began her walk down the isle. But before the doors closed again, the bride peered into the crowed chapel. Every though at this particular wedding there were two hundred guests, she immediately recognized Mrs. Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Diamond, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Garcia, Jett, the Jennifers, Kelly, and Gustavo. She took another breathe. "Dad, I'm nervous. I mean, I've dealt with nerves before but these are different. This is one of the biggest decisions of my life and..." Jo was interrupted by her father's hand being placed on her own.
"Sweetie, calm down. Nothing is going to go wrong." The door opened to let Camille out and Jo's father noticed that her expression was still worried. He continued as the door closed behind Camille. "Jo, you love Kendall, don't you?"
"With all my heart," Jo replied without hesitation.
"And that's all that matters," he said before kissing her forehead. Jo found that some of her nerves were gone but when she heard Gustavo start playing the wedding song, they all came rushing back. The head coordinator did a quick look over of Jo and gave her two thumbs up. She nodded to the ushers and they began to slowly open the doors. Jo's father leaned down to whisper in her ear. "Your mother would be just as proud as I am."
This caused Jo's smile to grow wider. The pair began walking even slower then the bridesmaids as the crowd looked on with admiration. Camille nudged Katie with her elbow then motioned toward the groom. Katie looked over to her brother to find him with an awestruck look on his face. Katie let out a small chuckle which grabbed Lucy's attention. The rockstar looked in the direction that Katie was looking. She had to admit that Kendall looked cute with his awestruck expression. Deep down Lucy still had some feelings for him but she does admit that Jo and Kendall make a better couple. Lucy then noticed Logan and Carlos. She gave them a 'What are you doing?!' look. James and Logan had convinced Carlos not to wear his beloved helmet but apparently he had snuck a corndog in one of his suite pockets. Carlos was trying to take a bite of the greasy food but Logan was tying to take it away from them. Since everyone was focused on the bride, no one noticed Logan grab the corndog and throw it behind him. Logan gave Lucy a thumbs up.
Everyone was snapped back to professionalism when they realized that Jo and her father were stopped the steps. Kendall walked down to meet them and Jo's father gave her one last kiss on the forehead before handing her over to Kendall. Jo's father took his seat next to Mrs. Knight while Kendall led Jo up the steps and to the altar. Once at the top, they turned to face each other. Camille stepped forward to take Jo's bouquet. The music stopped and the couple looked lovingly into each other's eyes. The minister began his speech.
"We are gathered here today to witness the joyful union of Kendall Knight and Jo Taylor," he spoke loud enough for everyone to hear. Neither Jo nor Kendall wanted a long ceremony so the minister went ahead and asked them to recite their vows. None of the bridesmaids had noticed the little girl in a puffy dusty pink dress standing beside Lucy. At this time the girl scurried up the stairs and handed a piece of paper to Jo and a piece of paper to Kendall. The minister continued. "Celebrating the uniting of two people in this way proclaims in public what was decided in the private corners of the heart. It proclaims the couple's belief that they are meant to be together, and that they are ready to embrace the future together. Kendall and Jo wish to pledge their vows to each other before us today." He then nodded to the couple.
Jo began with a slightly shaky voice, "I, Jo, take you, Kendall, to be my equal partner in love, life, and law, today, tomorrow, and forever. I promise to stick by you no matter what may come to us, to help you heal when the world wounds you, and to help you find beauty in everything."
Anyone could see the love that Kendall and Jo had between them. They stood staring lovingly at each other for a second before Kendall said his vows. ""I, Kendall, take you, Jo, to be my equal partner in love, life, and law, today, tomorrow, and forever. I promise to treat you with dignity, respect your needs, help you when you need help, and turn to your first when I need help."
The minister requested the rings and a little boy wearing a tuxedo walked up the stairs, handed the couple their rings, took their papers, and returned to his pace beside Carlos. During all this Camille leaned back a little and tried to talk without moving her mouth, "I didn't even notice him there. I'm really spacing out today." Katie and Lucy both silently nodded in agreement while Kendall and Jo put rings on each other.
"Now I would ask Mrs. Knight, the mother of the groom, and Mrs. Taylor, the grandmother of the bride, to begin the ceremonial lighting of the unity candle," the minister spoke and both parents joined the group. A man from one of the front rows carried two candles up and gave one to each of the parents while another man rolled a table in between the couple and the congregation. One the old wooden table was two small plain white candles and in between them was a large dusty pink pillar candle with fancy designs and white flowers around it. Mrs. Knight used her candle to light one of the small ones and Mrs. Taylor used hers to light the other small one. They then gave their first candles to the bride and groom. After the parents took their seats again the minister spoke up. "And now I ask the bride and groom to please light the unity candle as a symbol of to families becoming one." Jo and Kendall carefully light the final candle as soothing music started playing. The same men as before took the candles and moved the table to the side. "You may now kiss the bride," he said. Kendall placed his hands on Jo's waist and she put her hands around his neck. They kissed softly and sweetly before separating. The congregation cheered loudly but the minister motioned for them to quiet down. "I am proud to present, for the very first time," the minister paused as Jo took her bouquet from Camille and the newlyweds looked to the crowd. "Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Knight."
The crowd and the bridal party erupted in cheer once again as the bride and groom walked back up the isle. Once they were about half way there, Camille, maid of honor, and James, best man, linked arms and started their walk. Katie and Logan followed with Lucy and Carlos taking up the rear. Once the chapel doors were closed again the minister invited everyone to the reception and told them that at the door would be people giving pamphlets with direction to the reception hall and the menu. Meanwhile in the back, Kendall brought Jo into a hug and spun her around. Jo laughed as he set her down. "We're finally married," he beamed.
The head coordinator came around the corner before Jo could reply. "You guys need to get to the reception hall," she said while opening a door for them. All eight of them hurried outside. There were reporters everywhere but with the help of security guards, they were able to get into an awaiting limo. The driver congratulated them before driving to the reception hall. On the way there they talked about where Jo and Kendall would go on their honeymoon. As they were getting out of the limo, Jo turned to Camille, "Can you and Logan please go and make sure everything is okay in the kitchen? I want to greet people as they come in."
"Absolutely," Camille assured her with a smile. The all walked into a preschool owned by a local church. The gym in this building is used mostly for wedding receptions. It even has a door that leads right from the gym to the kitchen. The school did look more like a church the a school, now that Jo thought about it. Kendall, Jo, and their parents and grandparents lined up by the doors while James, Carlos, Katie, and Lucy went down a hall and into a small room to wait. With the way the school was set up, one would come in through double glass doors, immediately greet the brides grandparents, go down the line, and end up by the opened double doors that lead into the gym. There they would be escorted to their assigned seats for the reception.
Logan and Camille walked through the gym and into the kitchen. Inside there was about six cooks just sitting around talking. "Is everything ready to go?" Logan asked, a little worried since they weren't doing anything.
A man with blonde hair stood from his chair. "Yes. Everything is made and we have the schedule of when and where to put the food. We are just waiting on the bridal table servers to get here so we can explain some things to them. Would you like to sample the appetizers?" He picked up a spring roll and a lobster roll and handed them to Logan and Camille. They each took a bite.
They nodded to each other. "These are really good," Camille exclaimed.
"Yah, we should have this catering company at our wedding," Logan replied.
Camille smirked. "So you are thinking about us getting married?" she asked in a curious voice.
Logan quickly searched his mind for an excuse. "Well we are at a wedding so naturally I am thinking about weddings. And you are my girlfriend so of course you're the one I think of. Besides, you would be pretty mad if I was thinking of any other girl." Just then the servers appeared through a different door.
"We'll leave you to it," Camille said as she and her boyfriend exited the way they came. The gym was already getting full so they hurried to the room where the rest of the bridal party was waiting. As she passed the greeting line, she gave Jo a thumbs up. Jo looked relived and was pulled into a hug by an enthusiastic aunt. Camille just laughed and followed Logan into the room. Lucy and Katie were sitting on some little chairs while James and Carlos were drawing on a white board.
"Pineapple!" Katie yelled and James threw his hands in the air in triumph.
"I told you that Katie and I could beat you and Lucy," James said while walking over to Katie. They did there fist bump thing and Lucy walked up next to Carlos.
"What exactly were you drawing?" she asked Carlos.
"A guitar. I thought you might figure it out since your a rockstar," he replied. Carlos and Lucy tilted their heads to the left then to the right. "Yah I'm not the best at drawing."
"What are you four playing?" Camille asked as Katie joined Lucy and Carlos joined James.
"It's kinda like Pictionary," Katie explained. "One person from the team draws a picture of something and their teammate has to guess what it is. The first to guess right wins."
"Can we play?" Logan asked. They nodded and Camille and Logan took their places. The girls thought for a moment before James counted down and said go. All three girls hastily drew their pictures. After a few guesses from each of the boys, Logan yelled "Waterfall!" and got it. He walked up to Camille.
"And what is my prize for winning?" he asked. Camille smiled and gave him a peck on the lips. The other four let out some 'ewww's and Logan and Camille chuckled. Just then Kendall and Jo entered with the head coordinator.
The coordinator started talking. "Okay so when they announce the bridal party they are going to announce Lucy and Carlos, Katie and Logan, Camille and James, then the happy couple. So I want you to line up in that order."
Camille quickly erased the white board before taking her spot. Another coordinator popped his head in and said that all the guests were seated. His boss told him to start the announcing of the bridal party. He nodded and left while the party was escorted to the doors to the gym. "Hello everyone. I would like to introduce the bridal party. First we have Lucy Stone and Carlos Garcia!" there was applause as Lucy and Carlos walked with arms linked to the bridal table on stage. They separated in front of the stage and went to stand behind their seats on opposite sides of the table. "Next is Katie Knight and Logan Mitchell!" The crowd applauded again and Katie and Logan did the same as Lucy and Carlos. "The maid of honor and the best man, Camille Roberts and James Diamond!" The crowd applauded for the third time and Camille and James made their way to the table. "And now the reason that we are all here today, Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Knight!" The applause for the newlyweds was louder then any of the previous pairs. Kendall and Jo walked to the table. Once behind it Kendall pulled Jo's chair out for her. The bridesmaids and the bride in at one time. After the women sat, Kendall, James, Logan, and Carlos sat.
The man with the microphone announced the menu and the cooks brought plates of appetizers out. Five of the six cooks then proceeded to hand the appetizers to the waiters who then gave the to the guests. The sixth cook was in the kitchen telling the bridal table servers what appetizers to get. They had two types and the bridal party had already said what they wanted. The eight servers walked in single file up the stage and placed the neatly prepared food in front of the bridal party.
"This looks amazing," Katie said observing her seven small, colorful vegetable spring rolls. "I almost don't want to eat it."
"If you think that looks amazing, you should see these," Lucy motioned to her three lobster rolls.
"No thank you. I don't like lobster," Katie replied. She took a small bite of the spring roll. Her eyes lit up with delight as a refreshing taste hit her taste buds. "What do you have Camille?"
"Spring rolls," she stated simply. "When Logan and I checked the kitchen earlier we tasted both and I like the spring roll better. Speaking of the kitchen visit, Logan said something in there that I haven't been able to get out of my head." She took a bite of a spring roll.
"What did he say?" Lucy asked with half a lobster roll in her mouth.
"We were saying how good this food is and he said that we should have this catering company cater at our wedding," Camille paused and took a sip of her punch. "He just kinda blurted it out but still."
The bridesmaids looked down the table at Logan. James was apparently telling Logan and Carlos something funny cause they were both laughing. "Camille, he..." Katie was interrupted by someone tapping on the mic. They looked over to see one of Jo's cousins and one of Kendall's cousins on the smaller stage.
"Attention. Attention," Kendall's cousin, Cody, was saying. "Me and Janelle have put together a little slideshow of Kendall and Jo as they were growing up. And with the help of Mrs. Knight we were able to also get pictures and video clips of Kendall and Jo's interactions in L.A."
Now the girl stepped to the mic. "Kendall and Jo, we love you and this is our way of showing it," she smiled and the lights were dimed. On the wall in front of the bridal table was a projected image of a baby Kendall with spaghetti sauce on his shirt. The picture changed to a baby Jo pulling plastic containers out of a low drawer. After that picture some slow music started playing. The slideshow went back and forth from Kendall to Jo. Kendall had his right arm on the back of Jo's chair and was holding her right hand with his left hand. She was leaning into his chest as the watched the slideshow capture all their memories.
The crowd started laughing at a short video of eight-year-old Kendall stuck in a tree. Mrs. Knight was videoing the whole thing. You could see Mr. Diamond reaching into the tree to get the frightened boy. "Kendall you have to jump into my arms," Mr. Diamond was saying. "You're too high up for me to reach you." In the present Kendall high his head, knowing what was coming up in the video. Back on the video, little Kendall finally decided to jump. When he did, his pants got stuck in the tree and he landed pants less in Mr. Diamonds arms. At this the crowd laughed harder. James gave Kendall a pat on the back as the video switched to a video of an eight-year-old Jo trying to make breakfast for her father. The crowd then began to awww.
The slideshow continued and both Kendall and Jo became interested in the pictures and videos of them together. The first was a selfie that Jo took of them beside the pool at the Palm Woods. The next was the same except you could see James to the right of the screen. The next made everyone laugh again. It was a picture of Kendall in the Palm Woods pool. After about twenty more photos or videos the slideshow ended and the crowd cheered as the lights came on again.
It was time for the toasts. Mrs. Knight, Mr. Taylor, Camille, and James all did their toasts before Kendall and Jo took the mic. Kendall began by thanking everyone for celebrating their big day. He ended with saying that he and Jo will never forget this. After they went back to their seats a coordinator announced that their steaks or salmon would be brought to their tables. During the meal, the bridal party talked about every day things. The time went by quickly and it was time to cut the cake. Kendall and Jo both held the glass knife and slid it into the cake. Everyone cheered. While the white three tear cake was being cut for the guests, Kendall and Jo had their first dance as husband and wife. Everyone was served their cake while the father-daughter/mother-son dance took place. After that everyone either finished their steaks and salmons or danced on the dance floor. The dessert buffet was opened after everyone had finished their main course.
In what seemed like a very short amount of time, everyone had finished their desserts and the last dance was now taking place. It started with Jo dancing with her dad. The song was about a father having to let go of his daughter and give her to another man. When the second verse started, Jo's father spun Jo into Kendall's arms. The song was slow and they danced the whole way threw. After that everyone rushed outside to see the bride and groom off. There was a crowd of women and girls behind the bridesmaids as Kendall escorted Jo to the limo. Before she got in, Jo threw her bouquet in the air and Camille caught it. She looked at Logan who was next to her and they started laughing at the irony. The entire crowd clapped, waved, and cheered as the limo drove off.
Meanwhile, on the inside, Kendall and Jo sat beside each other watching the reception hall fade. Kendall looked down at his wife. "You know," he started. "I only have one regret about today."This grabbed Jo's attention and he continued. "When I went to the bathroom, I gave my ring to James to hold."
"So...?" Jo asked curiously.
"I wish I would've remembered to get it back from him," they both started laughing and Jo pulled out her phone to text James and tell him to meet them at the airport with Kendall's ring.
Okay I know it's long but on another website that I'm on the readers like long stories. If you don't like it long then please tell me and I can make the next one shorter. I also love constructive criticism so feel free to do so. :)
P.S. I know that the last part of the reception was rushed but I realized that I almost had 4,500 words so...O_O ya.