A/N: Here it is folks, the latest update to the wedding planning. Our favorite couple made a lot of decisions this update so I hope you enjoy it. As always enjoy and please leave reviews. Thank you.
Caterers and Flowers
Jamie and Eddie pulled up to Williamsburg Hotel and got out of Jamie's black mustang. Eddie stifled a yawn as she came around and took Jamie's hand. "Sorry. So where is mom, and Henry and your Dad?"
Jamie looked at his watch. "Should be here any minute. Dad told the detail and Baker he had to be here by 10."
"I wish I could have napped." Eddie replied as she leaned into him. She searched around for her mom. "Mom has all these ideas about the flowers including the boutonnieres for the groom's side."
"Just great." Jamie replied as he saw Carla's car pull on into the valet station. "Come on shorty. Your mom is doing valet."
Eddie groaned. "Ahh mom. Cant she use regular parking."
Jamie chuckled as they walked towards the hotel entrance. Carla looked, saw them and waved as they approached. "Good Morning you two. Oh Eddie you look utterly exhausted."
"Thank you for that mom. I just worked the midnight tour." Eddie said smirking. She gave her mom a kiss and brief hug. "I haven't been to bed yet."
"Oh dear. Maybe we should put off the flower shop." Carla suggested.
"I'll be ok to do the flowers mom, besides we need to get this knocked out." Eddie replied with a smile.
Carla just nodded and then turned to Jamie. "How are you doing this morning Jamie?"
"I'm good, just wishing my partner at the precinct could be a little bit more levelheaded at times." Jamie responded as they noticed Frank's SUV pull on up to the curb and the doors open. Frank and Henry climbed out. "Morning Dad, pop."
Henry came over and hugged Eddie before going to Carla. "Morning everyone. How's it going?"
"Not too bad Henry, except for my daughter being stubborn." Carla said giving the man a hug as Frank came over after giving Eddie a kiss on the cheek.
"Sounds like a Reagan trait." Henry replied chuckling.
"Stubbornness is not a trait, but a reason for many problems in today's world." Frank replied as he gave Carla a kiss on the cheek as well.
"I wrote that Francis for the academy graduation in the 80s." Henry replied with a smile. He patted Frank on the shoulder. "I also hate it when you quote me."
"Only take them from the best pop." Frank replied with his own smile.
Everyone shared a laugh as they walked into the lobby of the hotel. Sarah Henderson was waiting for them as they walked in. She came over and shook Jamie's hand, and gave Eddie a kiss on the cheek. "Eddie, Jamie wonderful to see you again."
"You two Sarah." Eddie replied with a smile on her face. She turned to Henry, Frank and Clara. "You remember our parent's obviously, but this is Henry Reagan. Jamie's grandfather."
Sarah nodded recognizing the name. "The former police commissioner, and great contributor to local charities."
"Your famous pops." Jamie smirked.
"Shut it wisenheimer." Henry replied with a smile on his face as he shook Sarah's hand. "Nice to meet you dear. So what do you have lined up for us today?"
"We'll be sampling a selection of different types of entrée's and cakes, as well as a list of sides we'll be serving as well." Sarah remarked. She saw everyone nod. So she looked at the group. "So if everyone will follow me, we'll be sampling everything is a one of conference rooms here on the first floor."
The group followed Sarah as she led them through the lobby and down a hallway and into one of the conference rooms. There was a small table setup with five tables with water and a pot of coffee set up on it. The group took their seats. Sarah nodded to the waiter who was waiting near another door. "Now we have several different main courses you can choose from. As far as vegetarian and vegan dinners, we need notice to have those options ready."
Jamie nodded his understanding. "I can think of five people who may take that option."
Eddie nodded as well. "Maybe another couple I can think of as well."
"We'll give you cards to add in with your invitations allowing people to select what dish they want."
"Will those be ready today?" Carla asked.
Sarah nodded. "As soon as you make the main course selection along with sides and salads, my assistant will get started on that. Now unfortunately for desert we can't accommodate everyone."
"We understand." Jamie answered with everyone nodding their agreement.
"Okay then, lets get started." Sarah replied. The wait staff brought in a couple of trays and brought over five plates of the first dish. "Now this is a bake rosemary chicken in a garlic sauce. It is marinated over the course of 12 hours and cooked for 8."
Everyone took a bite of the chicken and was surprisingly very tasty and tender. Eddie moaned a little bit. "This is very good. You can taste the rosemary and garlic."
"I also taste a hint of basil in there as well too." Henry remarked with a smile on his face. He took a sip of water.
Sarah nodded. "Now this can be a alternative if you select a beef option, and people don't eat beef."
Frank nodded. "Or could be a good main dish too."
"Absolutely." Sarah answered. The waiters then brought over another sample. "Now this is a baked salmon in a hollisnase sauce."
Again the group sampled it, all but one liked it. Eddie looked down at group. "Now I'm not a fish person, but this can be an alternative dish as well."
Everyone nodded their agreement. Sarah figured this was now a good time to bring out the one they may select overall. "Now our final obvious choice is grilled fired prime rib with all-purpose seasoning, a smokehouse marinade, and hickory flavoring."
The plates appeared in front of everyone. The tenderness, the flavor and juices overwhelmed everyone. Carla moaned lightly as she chew. "This is so delicious, and I'm not a prime rib person."
"Wow, the flavoring is not overpowering and just goes with everything." Eddie answered.
"I want this as my main dish." Henry remarked as he continued to savor the meat.
Jamie and Frank nodded as they remained silent just enjoying the food. Eddie looked at Jamie. "Babe?"
"Sarah, I know Eddie will want the prime rib, and so will I." Jamie stated. He looked down the table at everyone. "Make that five, but add the chicken and fish to the invite please."
"Done." Sarah remarked with a smile. She nodded to the waiters as they took back the plates to the back. "Now with sides, we have the options of green beans, roasted vegetables, mash potatoes, rice pilaf."
Everyone nodded their agreement to these options. Eddie looked at Sarah. "Is this a normal selection?"
"For most people, they do have this type of selection yes." Sarah replied. She smiled when she saw Eddie nod her understanding. "Now for salads which will lead off the dinner, we have a garden salad with a light vinaigrette dressing or a caesar salad?"
Eddie looked at Jamie. "I mean both sound good."
Jamie nodded and thought about it and looked to the rest of the group at the table. "What do you guys think?
They all looked at each other but Frank spoke up. "It is your and Eddie's choice son. We will support you either way."
Jamie nodded and looked to Eddie who was smiles. "Caesar salad."
Sarah nodded. "Ok. Now for cake, we have four options here. Yellow cake, with vanilla iced frosting, a chocolate cake, with a cream cheese frosting, a raspberry cheesecake, and a strawberry cream cake. The last two both vanilla frosting."
The waiters brought plates over with small samples of each cake for the group to try. Eddie moaned. "Oh this raspberry cheesecake is to die for."
Jamie nodded as everyone else finished off the cake samples first. They looked down to the engaged pair. Henry spoke up. "They were all good. Like before dear we'll go with your decision."
Eddie nodded and smiled at Jamie. "I want the raspberry cheesecake in a tower."
Jamie nodded and turned to Sarah. "You heard the lady."
Sarah smiled. "Excellent. Now just a small thing, for those that don't want cake. Cookies or candies ok?"
Carla nodded. "That will be fine Sarah."
"Ok then. We have menu selected. If you don't mind waiting we'll get it printed out for your final approval?" Sarah asked. Everyone nodded and so she motioned over her assistant who was taking everything down and typing it into an iPad. A minute later Sarah walked over with a piece of paper. "Here you go. This is what the menu card will look like for your invitations."
Eddie and Jamie looked over the printout and nodded and handed it back without passing it down the line. Sarah smiled. "Ok, it will be ready for pick up tomorrow. When are the invitations being mailed out?"
"Hopefully Friday morning." Jamie said with a smile on his face.
"Stop by around 9 am, and they'll be ready for you." Sarah answered. Everyone nodded got up and shook hands with her before leaving the room.
Eddie and Jamie were walking in front of the group heading towards the main lobby of the hotel. Henry looked at them. "What do you kids have else to do?"
"Flowers today pop." Eddie answered as they reached the doors. Frank's SUV was pulling up as they were walking out. "Heading back in Frank?"
"Yep. Budget meetings plus a interview I have to do at 1." Frank said kissing Eddie on the cheek. Henry gave them both a hug as well before climbing in with Frank inside the SUV.
"Jamie, Edit, I'll meet you both at the flower shop." Carla told them who nodded. Her car was brought up and she climbed in.
Jamie and Eddie waited for her to pull out before starting towards Jamie's mustang. Eddie smiled. "Well, another mark on the check list."
Jamie nodded. "And we'll get this done and checked off. Then get you home to go to bed."
Eddie smiled as she and Jamie got into the car.
Rebecca's Flora.
Upper East Side, New York
Jamie and Eddie walked into the flower shop. They were at the shop on the recommendation of Carla, who had used the florist in the past and got great reviews about it. Carla saw them and waved them over. "Jamie, Edit this is Rebecca. She is one of the best in the city."
"Nice to meet you." Eddie and Jamie said the lady at the counter.
The 50ish women with dye blond hair smiled at them. "Pleasure to meet you both. So Edit and Jamie congrats on your upcoming wedding."
"Please call me Eddie and thank you." Eddie said with a smile. She and Jamie walked over to the counter. "So has my mom told you about the dresses and colors of the dresses and tuxes."
"Yes she did. So with the colors, I was think of blue hydrangeas as the bridesmaid's flowers and a mix of white and blue hydrangeas for your bouquet." Rebecca stated with a smile as she pulled out a tablet and showed them a picture of what it may look like. "Now the lighter blue colors will go perfect with the darker blue of the dresses your mother told me about."
"I like that combination for my wedding bouquet." Eddie exclaimed as she looked at the pictures. She looked at Jamie. "What do you think babe?"
Jamie nodded. "I like it, and it I can add in here. The boutonnieres should be navy blue to match the tuxes."
"That is what I was going to suggest for the groom's side." Rebecca replied with a smile on her face. She then switch the photos to the table centerpieces. "Now the center pieces I was thinking of a blue, gold, and white either hydrangeas or roses on the tables."
"Let's stay with the hydrangeas for the flowers." Eddie remarked as she and Jamie looked at each other. She then turned back towards Rebecca. "Do two white stem hydrangeas in the center surrounded by gold and blue."
"Good choice baby, but now would you like long or short stemmed?" Carla asked she smiled at her daughter and future son in law.
"We'll go short stemmed on the tables, and long stemmed for the bridesmaids and me." Eddie answered.
"Excellent choice." Rebecca replied. She smiled and put the iPad away. She took out a piece of paper and wrote everything down. "Alright, so I have the wedding date. I just need the location and point of contact."
"It's the Williamsburg Hotel over in Brooklyn." Jamie answered this time. He smiled and squeezed Eddie's shoulder. "Point of Contact over there is…"
"Sarah Henderson." Rebecca replied. She laughed at the looks. "I've done a few weddings over there already. Alright so we'll stay in touch and I'll let you guys know how everything turns out."
"Thank you." Everyone answered. Eddie, Jamie shook the hands of Rebecca before they left. They met up with Carla outside.
"So you guys what do you have planned tomorrow?" Carla asked.
"Well with the cake done already with the catering, we'll have a free morning so Eddie can get a quick nap in." Jamie answered. They all started to walk down the block together. "So we have the meeting with Father McNally before 11."
Carla nodded with a smile on her face. "Everything is coming together."
Eddie and Jamie laughed. Eddie looked at her mother. "And at the end of the week all we need to do is wait for the replies to come in. from there the seating chart and last minute things."
Jamie smiled as well. "It will fly by before we know it."
Everyone agreed as they continued to walk towards their cars.
Addtional Note: Next update: Jamie and Eddie head to the church to discuss the ceremony and plan the ceremony with Father McNally. Keep your eyes and ears open.