(A/N: OK, wow! I've finally updated! I am so sorry for the long wait I've given you guys, but I've been brain dead, and off the computer, and blah, blah, blah. So, I'll try to work more often, but of course, you've heard that before . . . Read and enjoy!)
"It'll be by the luck of the Irish if we can get this all done in time," Jason commented. It was near St. Patrick's day, so of course, that ties in with the luck of the Irish.
"We'll be fine," Kelsi reassured him. Although . . . she wasn't so sure either. Invitations had come back, telling if the guest could come or not.
The gang was talking to someone on the phone somehow, somewhere, working for both the weddings. Both weddings would be using the same caterers, florists, and all of that, but there needed to be some clarification on a lot of things.
Sharpay was talking to her and Ryan's mom about place settings, and chairs, and table settings, and how the lawn would need to be set up, along with the tent for the reception. She was also reminding her what dates the weddings would be, the color of the table settings, and the flowers.
Ryan was talking to their dad about similar things. He was telling Mr. Evans that he'd need to close Lava Springs for the wedding days, and how to make sure the people were invited to the wedding in the first place. He was also talking about where the piano and band would be during the wedding, the sound system, and all sorts of technical things.
Zeke was talking to his boss, reminding them what food they would need to cook, and how many of each meal. He was also looking at a recipe for the cakes, considering he would be the one to bake and decorate them.
Kelsi was talking to one of her 'music friends' about the songs, and who they'd need for guitars or drums or singers. She was also thinking of songs to play for the weddings, and things like that. And when she was done, she was talking to Gabriella about how the landscapes would be set up.
Troy and Chad and Jason were talking to some of the guests, clarifying what time and date the wedding would be, considering that the guest either lost or accidentally threw away the invitation.
Taylor was handling the florists, while Gabriella was . . . currently freaking out. She was way too stressed out about the weddings, and plus, there were wedding rehearsal dinners that needed to be handled. And the dresses and tuxes. Gabriella felt that she could scream.
Taylor, seeing this, suggested, "Hey, why don't all the girls go to get their dresses? One less thing to worry about. And I heard that there was a sale at one of the stores. Let's go!"
"OK . . . but don't you think we should help the guys?"
"We'll be fine. We're almost done," Troy smiled. Gabi smiled back, and as the girls gathered their purses, Chad and Troy gave their brides-to-be a good-bye kiss.
"Ugh. Too romantic." Jason pretended to gag, and the others only rolled their eyes."
"OK, let's go!" Sharpay exclaimed.
The four girls piled into Taylor's car, and she drove them to a nearby dress shop, where there was a sale that said some dresses were twenty-five to fifty percent off.
"Do we have to have matching dresses?"
"Nope," Gabi and Taylor said at the same time.
"OK," Kelsi smiled. When they walked in, they saw a bunch of other ladies shopping there, apparently trying to get a good deal.
"We might wanna hurry." The four of them split up in different directions and hunted the racks for any dresses they would consider 'the perfect dress'.
Kelsi found hers first. Her dress was of an aqua . . . kind of blue green color, which gradually turned darker as it reached the bottom of the skirt. It was a spaghetti strap dress, and the skirt came down to her knees. Luckily, there was still one in her size. She also knew that she had matching shoes to go with the dress, as well.
Taylor found her perfect dress in the form of a short sleeved pale yellow, and simple dress, and the fabric had a slight, and very pretty glitter. The dress came down to between her ankles and knees, and the hem was ruffled, but not too obviously.
Sharpay's dress, of course, was pink, and fabulous. The style was like Kelsi's, only Sharpay's dress was a one shouldered dress, with a pink flower pin on the strap. And, instead of the color going lighter to darker, Sharpay's went from hot pink, to pale pink.
Gabi couldn't find one that she liked. Well, she liked all of the dresses, but there really wasn't one that caught her attention.
"Hi. Can I help you find something?" The voice behind her almost made her jump.
"Oh, um, no, I'm fine, thanks. I'm just, um, looking for my wedding dress."
"Oh, all right then. Just ask for help if you need anything, all right?" Gabriella smiled and nodded, and continued her search.
"Gabi?"
"Over here, guys!" The three other girls found her among rack after rack of white, glittering dresses.
"Still haven't found one?" Sharpay clutched her bagged-up dress in one hand, as did all the other girls. Gabi sadly shook her head.
"Well, is there . . . really anything that you want to find?"
"I want a simple dress, but still pretty. I don't really want to be too fancy."
"Oh, I see. You still want a white dress?"
"Yeah."
"I think I know just the one. I found it while I was looking for mine." With that, Sharpay took Gabriella by the arm and led her through the racks of dresses. When Sharpay stopped, she asked Gabriella to hold her dress, and started combing through the racks, looking for the dress she had found.
"Here it is!" The other girls snapped to attention as Sharpay held up a very pretty white dress.
"Oh, Sharpay! It's perfect!"
"Glad to help." Gabi took the dress and went to try it on.
When she stepped out for the others' opinions, they all agreed that the dress Sharpay had found was going to be Gabriella's wedding dress. There was a slight shimmer to the fabric, which was, of course, white. The skirt of the dress came down to her ankles, and it was also a sleeveless dress.
There was a glimmering white rose pin on one of the straps, and a strip of white fabric led down from it.
"Wow, Gabi, that looks great," Kelsi smiled.
"Yeah, totally. You look beautiful," Taylor agreed. Sharpay was very proud of herself.
"Simple enough for you, Gabi?"
"Yeah. Thanks, Shar." Gabi paid for her dress, and miraculously, their dresses weren't over-the-top expensive. Thanks to the sale, of course. One less thing for Gabi to worry about, now that she'd found her perfect wedding dress.
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