6:00 pm...Reception hall
About 15 minutes later, they arrived at the reception hall. Robert got out, and like the perfect gentleman he was, walked around, opened the passenger side door, and helped Giselle out. They walked in hand in hand through the doors, and waited to be announced.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Philip!"
He looked over at her. "Well, that's us. Are you ready?"
"With you by my side, I'm ready for anything." They smiled, and shared a brief kiss before linking arms, and heading in.
Once they entered the room, the whole place erupted into claps and shouts of congratulations. They mingled with their guests for a few minutes or so, and then it was time for their first dance as newlyweds.
"All right, if everyone would please clear the floor, and make way for Robert and Giselle. It's now time for them to share their first dance as husband and wife."
Robert held his right hand out to Giselle. "Shall we?" She just smiled, and gave him her left hand, and he lead her out onto the dance floor. Once there, he took her right hand in his left, she set her left hand on his right shoulder, and he wrapped his right arm around her waist. Then they danced, the same way they had at the Ball just one year earlier, to Michael Bolton's Once In A Lifetime, the whole time feeling as though they were the only two people on Earth.
Some people fill their lives with empty nights
And days that slip away
Some search til the end of time but never find
The open arms of fate
One moment comes along
Someone who's a dream to you
All at once your dreams come true
CHORUS
Once in a lifetime,
You find the one you really love
For now and forever
One love that never ends
Once in a lifetime
When every star that lights the sky
Will shine with one reason
Leading your heart to the one love you find
Just once in a lifetime
Some people live their lives in compromise
And hide their dreams away
Some never take the chance with their hands
To claim the prize they make
When faith is all you need
To hold the hand of destiny
Find the love that's meant to be
CHORUS
If you believe in the power of love
And you believe that dreams come true
Magic will fill your heart
When that moment comes along
Just once in your life
CHORUS
Once in a lifetime
Once in a lifetime
For now and forever
One love that never ends
Just once in a lifetime
The one you really love
The one you really love
Just once in a lifetime
Once in a lifetime
As the song ended, the guests once again began cheering and clapping. Giselle then turned away from Robert, with her back facing him, and leaned into his chest. He wrapped both arms around her waist and kissed her on the cheek, before leaning in close and whispered something in her ear, so that only she could hear:
"You're right. Dreams really do come true, and I've got all the proof I'll ever need nestled right here in my arms. I really do love you more than life itself, and I promise you now that I will never ever stop."
She smiled. "Never ever?"
"Never ever." With that, he tilted her head back, and placed the most gentle kiss on her lips.
The rest of the reception went off without a hitch. After cutting the cake, throwing the bouquet, and saying goodbye to all of their friends and family, it was off to Maui for their 2 week long honeymoon. Finally they would have some time to themselves, where they could do things that only grown ups should do, and they honestly couldn't wait.