Sorry for the delay in an update, I was trying to make this chapter super long, but alas it's taking too long :P I intend to finish the second part of this ASAP and post it. Bit in the meantime please enjoy Part 1 of the wedding. And pretty please click that review button….makes my day. The last cheaper had a great response, so please match it or perhaps beat it =D xx

"You ready?" Taylor asked, smiling brightly at her friend.

"Yes!" she breathed deeply, "as ready as I'll ever be!"

"Okay then, David, I believe it's up to you from here!"

David smiled at Taylor as he walked towards Gabriella. After meeting Gabriella when she was only thirteen and he, twenty he had become extremely close to her, as had all the Bolton family. She was like the little sister he'd never had, she was special to him in her own little way, they had shared things that most people don't share with their little brothers girlfriends or boyfriends older bothers. They had an understanding, a kind of bond that no one, including Troy and Emily properly understood, but all the same it was a bond that couldn't be broken. "Thank you so much for asking me to do this, it means the world to me!"

"Of course David, I obviously wish I could have my dad walk me down the aisle but unfortunately that cannot happen. You've always been there for me David, so obviously there was no other choice!"

"well I'm eternally grateful, I've known that this was going to happen from the day Troy brought you home to meet us all, I'm just so happy that I can be a part of it all!" Gabriella smiled up at him, her eyes beginning to water at his words. "Gabi, don't cry yet!" he scolded playfully, "Now come on they're waiting for us in there!" he pulled her veil down over her face as the wedding march began.

Troy was stood at the front of the church. He looked nervously at Chad as the wedding march began. Chad smiled reassuringly at him. As Gabriella entered the entire congregation stood up and turned in her direction. Unable to resist the temptation, Troy too turned around. He was met by the most breath taking sight. He blinked, making sure that she was real. Walking toward him was Gabriella, looking more beautiful than ever. Her dress was very simplistic but absolutely stunning. It was strapless with a small train at the back, it had small beads and diamantes which delicately decorated the bust. Below her bust was a pale pick ribbon which accentuated her small waist. The stunning white stood out against her lightly tanned skin. Her hair's natural curls had been slightly enhanced and left to fall lightly on her shoulders. In her hair she wore a thin silver tiara, lightly decorated with crystal jewels in the shape of flowers. Around her neck she wore a simple silver chain the three diamonds hanging down, earrings to match and a simple silver diamonded bracelet. In her hands she carried a bouquet of cherry pink flowers with a single pale pink rose in the middle. Troy thought she looked beautiful, despite the simplicity of her dress and accessories, she still looked amazing, she didn't need to be extravagantly dressed.

The three girls, Taylor, Sharpay and Kelsi also looked amazing. Their dresses were full length and simple also. They were cherry red with a pale pink ribbon around their waists. Around their necks they each wore simple silver chains with a double heart pendent which had been bought to them as a present from Troy and Gabriella. They also wore simple silver and diamante studs earrings and a simple silver bracelet.. Their hair was pulled back loosely with curls falling around their faces. They carried bouquets of pale pink flowers with a few cherry pink flowers scattered throughout. The bouquets were tided together with a ribbon the same colour was their dresses. Both Chloe and Meghan, the flower girls wore pink dresses that ended just above the knee and puffed out a little at the bottom, silver pumps and a cherry pink flower in their curled hair. Around their necks they wore necklaces that Troy and Gabriella had bought them. Chloe wore a simply silver chain with a pink and silver butterfly pendent whilst Meghan wore the same simply chain but with a pink and silver heart shaped pendent. They each carried small pink baskets containing white flowers.

As Gabriella and the rest of the bridal party arrived at the front of the church, David lent over and kissed her lightly on the cheek before taking his seat behind them. Immediately Troy and Gabriella took hands, their fingers entwining instinctively.

"Ladies and Gentlemen we are gathered here today to witness the wedding of two very special people, Mr Troy Bolton and Miss Gabriella Montez. Today is a very special and significant day in their lives and it is an honour to be able to share it with them and their friends and family who mean so much to them" The minister began.

After a hymn and a prayer he continued. "Troy Bolton do you understand and accept this responsibility, and do you promise to do your very best each day to create a loving, healthy, and happy marriage?"

"Yes, I do." Troy replied smiling

"Gabriella Montez, do you understand and accept this responsibility, and do you promise to do your very best each day to create a loving, healthy, and happy marriage?"

"Yes, I do!" Gabriella answered with a smile.

"Now I believe that both Troy and Gabriella have written their own vows, so Troy…"

Troy looked at the minister and smiled taking both of Gabriella's hands in his own he began, "Gabriella Isabelle Montez, I love you. You are my best friend and you will be forever. Today I give myself to you in marriage to be your husband. I promise to encourage you, to laugh with you and to comfort you in times of sorrow. I promise to love you in good times and in bad. I promise to cherish and respect you. I vow to be true and faithful for as long as we both shall live. Because of you, I laugh, I smile, I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you; caring, loving and being there for you in all that live has in store for us. I will be the person you can trust, the person you can rely on, the person you can always talk to. These promises I give you today and for the rest of our lives. This is just a new chapter in a very long book!" He smiled reassuringly at Gabriella as she began

"Troy Alexander Bolton, I promise to love and respect you and to put energy into keeping our love alive. I will be there for you in good times and in bad. I will help you when you need help and make space for you to be yourself. I will try to bring you happiness. I will dedicate myself to you wholeheartedly. I will make time for you and support you in everything you do. I pledge my life to you I, promise to love and cherish you, for the rest of your life. I will try to bring laughter to your life, and make you happy, I will consider you in the decisions I have to make, and value your opinions. Today I vow to be your wife for the rest of our lives." The pair smiled at each other as the minister continued, taking the rings from Chad.

"Father, bless these rings which Troy and Gabriella have set apart to be visible signs of the inward and spiritual bond which unites their hearts. As they give and receive these rings, may they testify to the world of the covenant made between them here?"

Handing the ring firstly to Troy, Troy began. "Receive and wear this ring as a symbol of my trust, my

finger as he said it.

She smiled at him before mimicking his speech, "Receive and wear this ring as a symbol of my trust, my respect and my love for you." She too placing the ring, a simple white gold band with a round diamond set into it, on his finger.

The pair then spoke together," This circle will now seal the vows of our marriage and will symbolize the purity and endlessness of our love."

Their hands were still entwined and eyes glued together as the minister spoke, "Now that Troy and Gabriella have given themselves to each other by the promises they have exchanged, I pronounce them to be husband and wife, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. You may now kiss the bride."

On hearing the announcement the pair stepped closer together, smiling widely as their lips met in familiar passion. They heard the sound of their friends and family clapping behind them. As they broke apart their heads rested together, looking deep into one another's eyes and smiling brightly. "Oh and Gabi, I love you the most!" Troy said, smiling slightly, before leaning in and kissing her again. The organ sounded again and the newly married pair walked back up the aisle hand in hand, followed by their friends and family.

After leaving the church, getting pelted with confetti on the way, the bridal part and their immediate family all arrived at the hotel where the reception was to be held. It was here, with large green gardens, brightly coloured flowers, crystal blue pond with a small wooden bench and authentic architecture that would be the backdrop of their wedding photographs.

"Hey Brie," Troy whispered as they stood in the hotels large gardens, posing for a photograph beneath a large tree with pink blossom.

"Yeah?" she responded, glancing up at him quickly whilst still smiling at the camera.

A few moments later when the latest round of flurried photography momentarily ceased he turned to look at her. "This really is the happiest day of my life!"

"You know something? Mine too!" she grinned at him as he kissed her forehead, both laughing when they heard the sound of the camera clicking behind them.

After posing for numerous poses, both serious and fun, meeting all their guests again at the hotel and whilst waiting on the meal to be ready, everyone was in high spirits and it was time of the speeches to begin.

"Good afternoon everyone," David began. "For all of you who don't know me, I'm David, the guy unfortunate enough to have Troy as a younger brother. However today I am not only here as a member of Troy's family, but also as the guy lucky enough to be given the honour of giving the beautiful bride away. Obviously, this is a role generally given to the father of the bride but unfortunately Gabriella's father is no longer with us, so this speech is going to be slightly unconventional as both me and my father will be sharing this speech.

Okay so now that that is cleared up, I should probably start!. I feel privileged that Gabriella chose me to stand in for her father, a man whose shoes who I know I will never be able to fill. Firstly I would like to welcome you all here today and thank you all for coming as I know it means a lot to both Troy and Gabriella. It's traditional for me to tell you a story about Gabriella when she was little and growing up, but unfortunately I only met Gabriella when she was thirteen and believe me, she'd grown out of doing embarrassing speech worthy things by then. However, I do recall that many of the photos in the album that Maria so proudly showed as all, of Gabriella growing up, featured Gabriella dressed up in pink glittery dresses and wearing a tiara. Which, anyone who knows Gabriella will know is totally unlike her. She was never really the girly glitter obsessed kind, but you know we all have a dark past we don't want to talk about!

But now that she is all grown up she's living that hidden dream of hers. She looks like a Princess today and as much as it pains me to say this because the Troy I know is any thing but, but she has married her Prince Charming…feel free to laugh! when it comes to Gabriella, I know Troy spares no expense. Take the engagement ring for example. I know it must have cost him a lot of money because only just the other day I saw that very ring on television - I think it was the home shopping channel. But no, seriously. I think Gabriella and Troy make a fantastic couple. Now I suppose its over to my dad!"

"Okay well thanks for that David…you've officially used all my material. When you asked to see my speech earlier I wouldn't have given it to you if I'd known you were going to steal it!

Okay so seriously I don't know what else to say! Other than that I am so honoured to have Gabriella as a daughter in law. She's kind and polite and really is something special. I wonder how someone so amazing ended up with my son, but thank Gawd she did because since Gabriella entered his life, its been changed for the better, so I propose a toast to Gabriella, the beautiful bride!"

"The beautiful bride!" the crowd echoed.

"And those pair led me to believe they didn't like public speaking!" Troy said as he stood up, causing a ripple of laughter to echo through the room.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, family and friends, on behalf if Gabriella and myself, I would like to welcome you all. As there are a number of toasts in my speech, I'd like to make sure that all of you have your glasses fully charged…So onto the toasts & thank yous! We would like to thank both sets of parents as we wouldn't be where we are today if it wasn't for them. We would like to thank them all for the love and support over the years. I would like to thank my mom and dad for all the advice you have given me. For putting up with me and pointing me in the right direction, however, I do remember when I was very young I was playing hide and seek with Chad and I asked my dad where to hide. He suggested, inside the grandfather clock. So I, trusting my father climbed in, only have it topple over with me inside. Not your best advice dad…Taking all that into consideration, Mom, Dad I love you very much, hold your heads high you've done a cracking job. I would also like to thank Gabriella's mom . Thank you for all your love and support and for giving Gabriella a great start in life. I believe that I'm also meant to thank you for putting up with her in her childhood and teenage years, however when I asked her for some embarrassing snippets of information for this part of my speech, I got the reply: 'I didn't do anything wrong when I was a child'!.... Something which despite her perfection now, I find difficult to believe! Of course I haven't just gained a wife today, but also a family. Thank you Maria for always making me fell welcome. Most of all, thank you for bringing Gabriella up to be the woman that I have married. Ladies and Gentlemen, to parents…."

"To parents…" the guests echoed.

"I would also like to propose a toast to the beautiful bridesmaids, Sharpay, Taylor and Kelsi. I have them to thank for the safe arrival of my beautiful bride, here today. I think you will all agree that they all look absolutely stunning. I would also like to thank them for putting up with, what I am sure was a very short tempered Gabriella, whilst picking the small, but I'm told and reassured, very important, aspects of this wedding. And it is also thanks to them that everything has worked out so perfectly today, and especially to Taylor for agreeing to sort any small problems that occur today, so that Gabi has nothing to worry about. Ladies and Gentlemen, to the beautiful Bridesmaids…"

"To the bridesmaids…" the guests echoed.

"Okay so who have I managed to forget? Oh yes…my best man. Well, I could gush about how great he's been but you know…I was always taught to tell the truth…anyway, yes I would like to thank Chad for successfully managing to keep on top of all his responsibilities and from when we were younger for always putting me in my place when I got too big for my boots. Anyway, I'm sure he's about to tell you some interesting things but before he does I'd like to inform you all. Chad has an over active imagination and believes things to be true that aren't actually in the slightest. And he also creates false memories, which he believes to be true, so, ladies and Gentlemen, to The Best Man…"

"The best man…" the guests echoed.

"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen." Chad began, "Firstly, on behalf of the bridesmaids, I would like to thank Troy for his kind words and for the lovely presents, I guess my main present must be parked outside!

I think the bridesmaids have done a wonderful job today and they all look fantastic, outshone only by Gabriella herself, I think you would all agree she looks stunning... Troy just looks stunned! I would also like to take this opportunity to thank those who have travelled long distances to be here today. There are people here from all over the globe. I'm always amazed how far some people will travel for a free meal! In preparing for this speech, a wise old man told me that it should last no longer than the time it takes the groom to make love" he paused. "So thank you and goodnight!... I believe my main responsibilities for today was to ensure Troy arrives on time, sober, and looking good. Well 2 out of 3 isn't bad, after all I'm a best man not a plastic surgeon.

But seriously it's always been a great ambition of mine to talk at an event like this about an outstanding gentleman of style, charisma, charm, and wit, unfortunately that day is yet to come as I'm here today to say a few words about our groom Troy. I think an introduction is worthwhile. For those of you who do not know me my real name is Whatwouldyouliketodrink. I hope many of you will come and say hello to me at the bar later, but I do insist you use my full name.

I am sure you will agree that this has turned out to be a brilliant wedding celebration so far but unfortunately every silver lining has a cloud, so here I am. First I have a couple of disclaimers. Disclaimer number one – I apologize in advance if anyone is offended by my speech – considering Troy asked all and sundry to be his Best man. So I was a little perplexed when he finally asked me with the opening words, "I know I'm scraping the barrel, but…

Disclaimer number two – Troy and Gabriella have stated that should you injure yourselves in any way when climbing on the tables and chairs at the end of my speech to give me a standing ovation, they hold themselves in no way responsible for your actions!

Now I think one of the topics I'm meant to make reference to is the drunken dishonesty that took place on the Stag Do but I would be lying if I tried to do so. This is clearly good news for Troy, but rather unfortunate for me as I had my hopes pinned on this event to give me something to talk about today. Now as I mentioned, it is a great honour to do this but writing a speech is an ordeal isn't it? According to tradition I am supposed to SING THE GROOM'S PRAISES and tell you all about his MANY good points. Well, I'm very sorry but I CAN'T SING, and I WON'T LIE.

For those of you who don't know Troy all that well I will try to give you a little overview of what he's about. For those of you who DO know him well - you have my sympathy. Troy was born at a very early age, about the size of a baby on the 4th April 1986 at Heart Hospital, New Mexico. I tried to link Troy's birth date to some major world event, but it seems that nothing else happened that day… although I did find it is also the day that, The Beatles occupied the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in 1964, therefore this is his one and only claim to fame. During his second year of his life his parents bought a little rag doll for one of his cousins for Christmas. Troy grabbed her, called her Dolly and spent the rest of the day cuddling and playing with it and refused to give it back. To avoid breaking his heart they had to let him keep her and buy another one. His love of cars started from a young age where he spent hours setting up traffic jams with his abundance of matchbox cars all over the living room floor leaving them in an array of chaos, much to his mom and dad's annoyance.

I first met Troy at kindergarten and I will never forget first meeting him, let me paint a picture for you… it was my first day at playschool, I was a bit nervous, I wanted to make friends so what did I do! Picked the chubby fellow with his jumper tucked into his shell suit bottoms, pulled up to his armpits. I thought to myself, this is a guy worth knowing; he's obviously brave, confident, determined... and well… judging by his appearance, has got a fantastic sense of humour. Me and Troy did everything together as kids! We were like Siamese twins, joined at the hips! I remember sitting in pizza hut with him one day when the waiter asked if he wanted his pizza cut into 4 or 8 pieces….He said… you better make it 4 because I'll never manage 8.

While speaking to people about tonight I tried to gather some advice on what people thought were the ingredients of a successful marriage between Troy and Gabriella. Here's a selection of what I was told. Troy, you must set out the ground rules and establish who's boss …then do whatever Gabriella says, You should always remember the 5 rings: The Engagement ring, The Wedding ring, The Suffering, The Torturing…and The Enduring. I have also been told that the best secrets to keep your marriage brimming are, whenever you're wrong, admit it and whenever you're right, shut up." He turned to face Troy, "I do have to say how lucky you are Troy. You will leave here having gained a partner that is warm, loving and caring. A partner who is funny, and who radiates kindness where ever she goes." He paused and faced Gabriella, "And Gabriella, how lucky you are as well, you leave today having gained a beautiful new dress. But all jokes aside, Troy is the most warm hearted, reliable and trustworthy person I know, he has always been there for me and after all these years I consider him like a brother, and am privileged to call him my best mate. Troy deserves the very best and in Gabriella I feel he has found it, they both love and care for one another dearly and I can see this is a marriage that's going to last forever. So ladies and gently men, To Troy and Gabriella…!"

The guests all echoed his words, "To Troy and Gabriella…" before erupting into applause.

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