The day of the wedding was a busy day for everyone. The caterers showed up early to begin to put up the tents and get ready for the reception. Luke and Noah had brunch with their friends from Oakdale at a local restaurant and everyone went back to the house and lounged in the game room until it was time to get ready for the wedding. Eventually, most of their friends from Oakdale were relaxing in the game room. The glass doors were opened and the adults were playing cards out in the garage area where it was a little quieter, while the kids were playing console games or watching videos.
The real fun of the day began when Luke and Noah turned on the karaoke machine and sang Telephone. Luke was Lady Gaga and Noah was Beyoncé. Their second song Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), had everyone falling out of their chairs at the two clowning it up, as they tried to do the dance moves and before anyone realized the time, Emma and Lucinda came and grabbed Noah while Lily and Holden dragged Luke off to get dressed for the wedding.
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Noah pulled Emma aside before he went to get ready. "I have wanted to ask you something."
"What is it, Noah?" Emma was curious.
Noah was nervous. "Well, I was wondering . . . um . . . I was wondering if it was okay with you if Lu and I change our name to Snyder?"
Emma embraced Noah, pulling away slightly to look at him. "Are you sure, Noah?"
"You know my history. I think I'd like to become a member of your family after I marry Luke."
"Noah, you are already a member of the family," Emma chastised him.
"I mean in name. You are the matriarch of the family. I'm supposed to ask you, right?"
Emma giggled. "Noah, we would be honored to have you and your son take our family name."
Lucinda walked into the room and saw Emma and Noah hugging. "What's going on? I thought Noah was supposed to be getting changed."
"I asked Emma if Lu and I could take the Snyder name after the ceremony."
"I think that's fabulous, darling," Lucinda was pleased.
Emma put a hand on Noah's arm. "As matriarch of the Snyder clan, I grant by decree, that Noah Mayer and his son Luciano Mayer may take the Snyder family name when he marries my grandson Luke," Emma giggled.
Noah bowed to the matriarch. Emma laughed and pulled him into a hug and started crying.
"Don't cry already, Emma," teased Lucinda.
"You have yet to begin to cry," Noah teased.
"What do you mean?"
"I have a surprise or two for Luke," Noah smiled.
"The biggest surprise would be to miss the wedding because you're not ready," Lucinda looked at her watch.
"Oh, shit!" Lucinda and Emma laughed at Noah as he ran off to get dressed.
Noah came out of his room twenty minutes later. He wore white cotton pants and a blue colored fitted cotton shirt that matched his blue eyes. Noah had his shirt only buttoned up to right below his pecks, showing off his tanned muscular chest and his 'taken' tattoo. He had on a pair of sandals. Lucinda and Emma changed into their dresses when Noah was getting ready.
"You two look great!" Noah looked them over in their summer dresses. "Well, how do I look?"
"You look fabulous, darling," Lucinda looked him over. "I thought you guys were crazy when you said what you wanted to wear but I have to say it looks great."
"It would be too awkward to get married on the beach in suits."
It was six in the evening and the wedding was about to start.
Luke and Noah were in different bedrooms looking out at their guests mingling until they heard a voice on the loud speaker. "Please start working your way down to the beach. The wedding is about to start."
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Luke was escorted into his parents room to get ready. He took a shower and got dressed.
Lily started to mist up as Luke walked out of the bathroom. "You look so grown up."
"Don't start crying already, Lily," Holden rolled his eyes.
"She can't help it, Dad," Luke teased.
Lily wiped her eyes on a tissue. "There were times that I didn't think you'd get here."
Luke stopped fussing in front of the mirror. "Neither did I! In fact, I gave up after his accident." Luke stopped to think. "When Noah left for California, I was heartbroken more for losing him than Reid but when I came out to Los Angeles to be with Noah, it was clear that we both had changed. Losing each other the way we did made us both grow up." Luke paused. "I knew things would work out after the first day I was here. We seemed to click in a way we never did before. We talked about things that we had never been able to before."
Luke, Lily, and Holden heard the announcement that the wedding would start soon. Luke took a quick look in the mirror to make sure everything was okay.
"You look so handsome," Lily complimented.
"Yes, you do, Luke," Holden agreed.
Luke looked over at his parents. "Thanks. You both look great too. Well, let's go get married."
Luke walked over and hugged his parents. When Luke let go, all three walked over to the patio door and walked out.
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Luke and Noah stepped out on the patio at the same time and looked at each other with lust in their eyes. Luke wore white cotton pants with a fitted brown colored cotton shirt that went with his brown eyes and blond hair. Luke had his shirt buttoned just like Noah's.
"You showed up," laughed Noah.
"Smartass!" Luke laughed.
"You both look so handsome," Lily was on the verge of tears again.
Luke and Noah looked everyone over. "You all look great too."
Luke and Noah walked over to each other and kissed. When the kiss broke, they looked into each other's eyes for a split second before Luke leaned forward and started kissing Noah's chest through his open shirt.
"Hey, save that for the wedding night," shrieked Lucinda.
Luke had fire in his eyes. "You look so sexy, Noah. I don't know how I'm going to be able to stop from ripping your clothes off during the ceremony."
Noah had the same fire as Luke did in his eyes. "You are drop dead sexy, Luke. I want to rip your clothes off right now."
"Okay, I've heard enough!" complained Holden as he threw his hands up. Not that it bothered him. It was more of a joke now.
Noah looked at everyone. "Let's get this show on the road."