A very very hearty hello, no I'm not in fancy dress, it's the wedding this afternoon, let me just pinch myself, have been doing it a lot recently. So news, I have been denying any relation to my mother more than ever as my t-shirt prediction came true, it has picture of me and Mike on the front saying 'My daughter is marrying this man' and on the back saying 'Yes,really', Stevie turned down my idea of carve your own fruit friends kits for the shop, on the basis that no sane person would buy them, just plain rude, and Tilly is pregnant, so have been given every detail, I've known for less than a week and already it's driving me mad, but do have £10 on with Stevie that the baby's first words will be "Bear With". Let's on with the wedding then.
"You look more beautiful, than I could have believed."
"Thanks, you don't scrub up too badly yourself."
"We'd better go inside, everyone is expecting us."
"I'd rather be with you."
"Well I would too, but the sooner we go in, the sooner we can get back to the flat."
"Well when you put it like that."
I am speaking to you as a married woman, if I'm being honest I feared this day would never come, almost as much as my mother did. So far the day has been without embarrassment, well almost. The church is just round the corner from the flat so dad and I decided to walk, this was not the best idea as we were so worried about something happening to the dress on the way there that I managed to walk into a bollard. It was quite a low one so I only noticed when I couldn't walk any further and realised my dress was stuck. Thankfully no-one saw so I'm not telling anyone.
"May I say how exquisite you look"
"Gary? What are you doing here. I thought you were in Japan."
"I was, I have a family funeral tomorrow."
"Oh I'm sorry, but that only explains why you're in the country and not here specifically"
"Oh I bumped into your mum yesterday, she practically begged me to come, and as if I was going to miss it."
"I'm glad she did, although 'Gary on a stick' is a big hit I think everyone has said how ingenious it was, Stevie is loving it natrually. So how is life in the Land Of The Rising Sun treating you?"
"It's fantastic, the restaraunt is really popular, and I have a girlfriend, who keeps me busy the rest of the time."
"She doesn't need a green card does she? Sorry, couldn't resist."
"No she's half English so all sorted on that front"
"I'm glad, you seem really happy."
"May I have the next dance?"
"Ordinarily I would say yes but as it is Mike and I's first dance I have to say no, come get me later."
I have never felt more the centre of attention than I did during our first dance, Mike chose the song, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, which oddly was the first song I ever loved, Gary and I did get a dance to Patience by Take That, which caused Mike to look distinctly annoyed, I don't blame him I was still his girlfriend when I kissed Gary Barlow, he knows it meant nothing but I don't blame him for being a bit annoyed. Mum insisted we open her present that night, apparently it was something for the honeymoon, I was terrified when I opened it, thankfully it was just a camera. As the party is winding down I shall bid you farewell.