Chapter Twenty-one: Mr and Mrs. Grissom
Nineteen minutes later Catherine, Lindsey, Bethany and Sara have got out of Catherine black suv that is parked in the parking lot of Stacey Bridal shop. Lindsey puts her crutch under her underarm and then looks down at the neon purple tank top and short that match the color of the knee brace on her left knee and ankle cast that on her left ankle. She then looks at Bethany and Sara who both have on jeans, she notices that Sara has a black T-shirt on and that Bethany has a pink T-shirt on. At the same time a three and half year old girl that is wearing a white skirt, a blue T-shirt and a white blouse unbutton and who has round hazel eyes, a round face along with red hair is to her elbows in length and large full lips, hops off her booster seat that is in the middle of the back seat and goes to the door behind the driver seat. Catherine picks up her niece and Jenny gives her aunt a hug smile.
"Aunt Catherine have I told you that I love the black dress pants and pink blouse that you are wearing today?"
"Yes several time now, Jenny."
At the same time Sara, Bethany and Lindsey watch as Catherine set Jenny down on the parking lot, then take the young girls right hand. Then Catherine, Bethany and Sara close the suv doors and Catherine's hit the lock button on her keychain. Then the five of them then start walking up to the doors of Stacey bridal shop.
"Sara is it all right if the bridesmaids dresses are long so they cover up my knee brace and ankle cast?"
"That is fine Lindsey."
Catherine and Jenny reach the shop door first and Catherine open up the door and hold it open. Lindsey who on crutch hops through the doors of the shop first and is follow by Bethany, Sara, Jenny and then Catherine, who closes the door behind her. A young lady with blonde hair and blues eyes and that is dress in all black, with a name tag on the left side of her shirt walks over to Sara, Catherine, Lindsey, Bethany and Jenny.
"Hi my name is Katie and you must be the Sidle party that called and made the appointment for right now about twenty minutes ago?"
"Yes, I am Sara Sidle and to by left is Catherine and the young girl that holding Catherine hand is Jenny. Lindsey is next to Jenny and last is Bethany."
"Stacey the story owner is over in the bridesmaids and flower girl section and is pulling dresses for Jenny, Bethany, Lindsey and Catherine and she will meet us in area that the fitting rooms are. Do you know what style of dress you want Miss. Sidle?"
"No!"
"Ok, I will pull a sample of each style and bring them back to fitting room number one. I will show you to the fitting rooms and then go pull the dresses."
Catherine, Lindsey, Sara, Bethany and Jenny follow Katie to the right of the shop and through the doorway that leads to the fitting rooms. Katie puts Sara into fitting room one and then puts Jenny and Catherine into fitting room two. Katie puts Lindsey in fitting room number three and Bethany is in fitting room number four. Katie's then goes back to the main area of the shop and start pulling dresses for Sara to try on. Five minutes later Katie and Stacey's who has brown hair and brown eyes walk into the fitting room area and they each have their arms full of dresses. Katie walks into Fitting room one and Sara closes the door, at the same time Katie hangs the dresses up. Meanwhile, Stacy goes into fitting room number two and hangs up two groups of dresses up and then Stacy walks into fitting room three and hang a group of dresses up and then does the same in fitting room number four. Sara is the first to come out of the fitting room and she is wearing a white trumpet wedding dress that has silver outline the semi sweetheart neckline. Bethany comes out of fitting room number four next and she is wearing an A-line floor length black dress with Spaghetti straps and the dress has a bubble skirt, with a pink sash around the waist. The sash is tied in a bow on the right side of the dress. Catherine comes out of fitting room number two next wearing the strapless design of the dress Bethany has on. Jenny comes out next and she is wearing a red dress that is just above the knees in length, with cap sleeves and black rose around the waist. Lindsey's open the door to the fitting room she is in and then hop out on her crutch, wearing a light blue a-line dress that is floor length. The dress also has Spaghetti straps and a white sash that tie in a bow at the back of the dress. Sara looks at Bethany and can tell that she looks worried about something.
"Bethany's what are you thinking?"
"I do not like the dress I am wearing, because it's to hard to walk in with the Orthopedic Boot."
"Ok then we will not get that dress for the bridesmaids to wear. Lindsey how do you like the dress that you are wearing?"
"I love the dress and it is really easy to walk in wearing the knee brace and cast on my ankle."
"To let you know we have that dress in Catherine and Bethany size in stock too, Sara."
"Thanks for lets us know Katie."
"Catherine and Bethany to you like that dress?"
"(Catherine and Bethany) Yes Sara."
"Ok, then lets get that dress for the bridesmaids, do you have the dress Jenny wearing in a light blue with white roses around the waist in Jenny size?"
"Yes, we do Sara."
"I will take it in light blue with white roses around the waist."
"Ok, I will go take the bridesmaids and flower girl dresses you do not want back to they racks and get two more of the light blue a-line dress that Lindsey is wearing in Bethany and Catherine sizes and the dress that Jenny is wearing in light blue with white rose."
"Thanks Stacy."
Stacy gathers up the dresses Jenny, Lindsey, Bethany and Catherine do not want and are not wearing to take the dresses back into the main part of the shop and then leaves the fitting room area. At the same time Katie, Lindsey, Bethany, Catherine and Jenny are now looking at Sara who is standing in front of the floor length mirror and looking at the wedding dress she is wearing.
"(Bethany and Lindsey at the same time ) I love that wedding dress that you are wearing Sara and you look great in the dress!"
"Thanks Lindsey and Bethany, what do you think about the dress Catherine?"
"I love you in that dress Sara, but what do you think about the dress?"
"I think I love it, but I want to try a few more dresses on, just to make sure."
"Ok, then lets go back into the fitting room and try on another dress and the rest of you can go change back into your clothing and then come take seat in the chairs around the floor length mirror."
Sara and Katie go into the first fitting room and Catherine and Jenny goes back into the second fitting room, Bethany goes into the fourth fitting room and Lindsey goes back into the third fitting room. Two minutes later Lindsey, Bethany, Catherine and Jenny have come out of the fitting they were using and have sit down on the chairs around the floor length mirror and Jenny is setting on Catherine's lap. The door to fitting room one opens up and Sara walks out wearing a white mermaid style wedding dress that has a ruche bodice. Sara walks over to the mirror and lets everyone see what she looks like. Catherine can tell by just looking at Sara that she does not like the dress.
"What do you think of this dress Sara?"
"I do not like it. I like the first one better."
"Lets go back into the fitting room and try on another dress."
"Ok."
Sara and Katie walk into fitting room and Katie close the door to the fitting room. Two and half minutes later the door of fitting room one opens up and Sara walks out wearing a white A-line dress that has a pink sash tie in a bow on right side of the dress. Bethany, Lindsey and Catherine can tell that Sara happy in this dress then she was in the last dress, but is not as happy as she was with the first dress she tried on. Three and a half year Jenny looks up at Sara, as Sara looks into the floor length mirror.
"What wrong Sara?"
"Nothing Jenny, I just think that I want to try the first dress back on."
Sara and Katie head back into the fitting room, so Sara can try the first wedding dress back on. Two minutes later Sara walks out of the fitting room wearing the trumpet wedding dress that has the silver outline the semi sweetheart neckline, with a huge grin on her face. Sara then twirls around in front of the floor length mirror, she stops twirling and turns so she is facing Bethany, Lindsey, Catherine and Jenny. At the same time Stacy walks back into the fitting room area carry the flower girl dress and the two Bridesmaids dress.
"Do you think that Gil will love this dress, because I am in love with it, Catherine?"
"I thinks Gil Grissom is going to love you in that dress Sara."
"Then I am going to get this dress."
"Ok and to let you know you can also buy dress shoes and Necklaces and bracelets here too, so you do not have to go to several stores Sara."
"That good to know, Katie."
"Let get you out of this dress and into your clothing and then you can finish up your shopping."
Stacy pulls the light-blue bridesmaid dress out of fitting room number three and adds the dress to the other two bridesmaid dresses and at the same time Sara and Katie go back into fitting room number one. After Sara comes out of the fitting room Katie show Sara, Lindsey, Bethany, Catherine and Jenny over to the shoe section of the shop. That is up against the back wall of the store. Lindsey and Bethany both find a pair of dress shoes that they like that are frosting white satin that has 1 1/4 wedge heel and has peep toes, the instep is decorated with Swarovski crystal and pearl brooch. Catherine founds a pair of Paradox Shoe (called Betty) that she like, she finds a pair in her shoe size and try on the ivory duchesses silk dress shoe that has a ten-cm heel. The dress shoes that have peep toes platform with scallop edges that are detailing with crystals and finds that the shoe fit. Catherine and Sara then help Jenny's pick out a pair of dress shoe, Sara and Catherine pick out a pair of girl white satin slippers with ribbon ties that have flat leather soles. Then Catherine, Bethany, Lindsey and Jenny help Sara find a pair of dress shoes. Catherine holds up a pair of plane white stain five cm heel that have an open toes and Sara shake her head no, so Catherine puts them back on the shelf. Lindsey holds up a pair of white stain dress shoes with eleven cm heels and the shoes have crystal butterfly on the toe boxes (insteps) and have open toes. Sara shakes her head yes and Lindsey hand Sara a pair of the white stain dress shoes with the eleven cm heels and crystal butterfly on the toe boxes (insteps) and has open toes in her shoe size and then Sara try the high heels onto to make sure there fit, which there do. Sara, Jenny, Catherine, Bethany and Lindsey carry the boxes with they dress shoes in them walks over to the jewelry display case that is on the left-hand side of the side of the store if standing in the store door. If standing in front of the jewelry display case, the display case is on the right and the checkout counter is on the left-hand side of the display case. After looking at the jewelry display for a few minutes Sara pick out some multicolor pearl necklaces for everyone and each of the necklace has white, peach, lilac, pink, gold and bronze pearls on the necklace. Lindsey, Catherine and Bethany pick out pearl post earrings in peach and Jenny pick pink pearl post earring, as Sara pick out pearl post earrings in gold. Ten minute later Sara, Catherine, Bethany, Lindsey and Jenny are in Catherine's suv and Catherine is driving to the marriage license bureau to meet Gil Grissom so Sara and Gil can get marriage license. Then Catherine, Lindsey, Bethany, Sara and Jenny will head to White wedding chapel, so the five of them can get changes into their dresses and put their necklaces and earrings on and Gil Grissom will stop by Ken Jewelry to pick out his and Sara wedding bands. At eight thirty in the evening Gil Grissom's who is wearing a black tuxedo with a white dress shirt under the jacket of the tuxedo, a black bow tie and a pair of black dress shoes, is standing in front of a large white arch at the front of the room and he is also standing in front of the minister that is dress in all black. The minister is a little tall then Grissom, with brown eyes and tick short brown hair. Catherine's mother is sitting in the center of the first row of chairs that are on the right side of the room and she is wearing a purple dress. Catherine mom is there to be Sara and Grissom second witnesses. The double doors to the white pearl chapel room open up and Jenny walks through the door wearing a light-blue dress that is knee length, with cap sleeves and white roses around the waist, pearls post earrings that are pink and multicolor pearl necklace that has white, peach, lilac, pink, gold and bronze pearls. Jenny throws white roses petals down as she walks to the front of the room. Catherine, Lindsey and Bethany follow Jenny into the room and the three of them are wearing light-blue a-line dresses that are floor length with Spaghetti straps and a white sash that tie in a bow at the back of the dress, pearl post earrings in peach and the same necklace as Jenny. The three bridesmaids walks in a straight line to the front of the room. When Jenny, Catherine, Lindsey and Bethany reach the minister and Gil Grissom that are standing in front of the arch the flower girl and three bridesmaid form a line on the right-hand side of the room, if standing in the double doors and looking at the front of the room, at the same time the music here comes the bride start playing. Sara walks up to the double doors wearing the white trumpet wedding dress that has silver outline the semi sweetheart neckline, along with the multicolor pearl necklaces and pearl post earrings in gold. Sara looks at Gil Grissom who has a huge smile on his face and then start to walk toward the front of the room, when she reaches Gil at the front of the room, she takes hold of both of Gil Grissom hands.
"You are here tonight to witness Sara Sidle and Gilbert Grissom marriage. Sara Sidle do you take Gilbert Grissom to be you wedding husband to have and hold for better of for worse, for richer or poorer to love and cherish from this day forward?"
"I do."
"Gilbert Grissom will you have this women to be you wedding wife to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her and forsaking all other as long as you both shell live?"
"I do."
The minister hand thick white gold wedding band to Sara and a thin white gold wedding band to Sara. Sara hold the wedding band up to Gil Grissom left ring finger, then she begins to talk.
"With this ring I thee wed, let this ring be giving and received as a token of affection, sincerity and fidelity to one another."
Sara put the wedding band on to Gil Grissom left ring finger and then Gil hold the wedding band up to Sara left ring finger and start to talk to Sara, who has a huge smile on her face.
"With this ring I thee wed, let this ring be giving and received as a token of affection, sincerity and fidelity to one another."
Gil Grissom puts the ring onto Sara left ring finger in front of the engagement ring. Sara and Gil look at the minister as the two of them take a hold of each other hand again.
"You my kiss you bride Gilbert Grissom."
Gil pull Sara into a hug and then gives her a long a passion kiss on her lip and Sara kiss him back. At the same time White wedding chapel photographer take several picturer of the bride and groom kisses. After several minutes of kisses Sara and Gil pull away from each other and look at the minister once again, who look at Sara and Gil then start to talk.
"My the authority vested in me by the state of Nevada I pronounce you husband and wife."
The Minister walks away from the groom and bride and then three bridesmaids and flower girl join Sara and Gil in front of the arch, then the photographer takes pictures of the groom and bride with the flower girl and bridesmaids. Once the photographer is done take pictures Catherine walk up beside Sara and Gil.
"Sara and Gil since school does not start back up to Monday, January 5 2004 how about Bethany spent tonight, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights to give the two of you three days and four night to yourself to get use to being married and choose if Gil move into Sara's apartment of if Sara and Bethany are going to move into Gil's townhouse?"
"(Gil and Sara) Bethany can stay at your and Lindsey house to Sunday night Catherine."
"I will take Bethany by your apartment Sara to get some clothing before heading home."
"That is fine, Bethany has her apartment key on her, Gil and I will see you Sunday night when we pick Bethany up."
Catherine, Lindsey, Bethany, Jenny and Lily wave bye to Sara and Gil and then Catherine, Lindsey, Bethany, Jenny and Lily walk out of the room that Sara and Gil were marry in because Jenny is getting sleepy and it is near her bed time. Gil and Sara spent a few minutes alone in the room and then leave White wedding chapel to go out to dinner before going to Gil's townhouse for the night.