Allen brushed the shoulders of Neil's tuxedo, "How do you feel?" he asked. "Your sixteen years old and you're getting married today."
"Hey, you're only a year older than me and you're getting married tomorrow," Neil said, defensively. "And besides, it's not that uncommon nowadays. "
"Yeah, I suppose so..."
"Welcome to the new age!" The two of them awkwardly chuckled at Neil's last remark, as they knew it was true, and then left the dressing room. It was time for the wedding.
Neil's heart skipped a beat as Tina, his soon-to-be wife walked down the aisle. He smiled, lost in her sapphire eyes as the minister performed the wedding. After the two star crossed lovers said 'I do' they kissed and their marriage was official.
Afterwards they held a reception in the town hall and everyone had fun dancing to the band and socializing. Soon everyone sat down to eat and Allen, Neil's best man, stood up to give a toast;
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted that you could join me and everyone else on such a joyous occasion," he began. "I must say I was a little surprised when Neil announced his engagement to Tina as he was always hard to socialize with, the lone wolf of our pack. But then again it didn't surprise me. They are two of the kindest souls I have ever known and there is no doubt that they were made for each other. And Tina, I always thought you were unlucky, losing your notes or narrowly missing big scoops, but now I can see that you are the luckiest girl alive."
Tina giggled and the rest of the attendees clapped. Allen raised his glass, "To the happy couple!" Everyone joined him and then the eating and socializing continued.
The very next sunrise bore light on yet another special day as it way Allen's turn to get married. Just moments before the ceremony, Neil straightened Allen's tuxedo and brushed the dust off his shoulders.
After the minister had finished and the two had said 'I do', Allen had to bend over a little bit to kiss his new wife, Michelle. They, too, decided to have their reception at the town hall, where Neil gave his best man's speech;
"I can't believe how lucky I am to be the one up here today," he began. He smiled, "You know when Allen and I were younger I got married." The audience of attendees laughed. "But I'm not going to lie, Allen. When we first met, I thought you were gay, because of your line of work; I just thought it was a bit girly. Of course, then I met Michelle and I knew what 'girly' actually was." Everyone laughed again. "But how wrong could I have been. I never would have thought that the shy and reserved hairstylist would turn out to become my best friend. Some people say what Allen does with hair is magical, others would put that in Michelle's job description, but the true magic, is when these two are together."
Everyone gave Neil a round of applause as he raised his glass, "To the happy couple!" The attendees also raised their glasses and so the night went on.
