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The Greatest Gift of All
Chapter 8
Wedding Rehearsal
"We're heeere," Simon yelled out as he, Robbie, and Ben walking into the church for Lucy and Kevin's wedding rehearsal.
"Where have you guys been?" Lucy yelled at Simon, Robbie, and Ben who had finally arrived at the church for the wedding rehearsal. The rehearsal was to start at 5:00 and it was now five after.
"Loosen up, Luce," Simon told his sister.
"We went shopping!" Ben added.
"Shopping?" Kevin laughed. "Since when do you enjoy shopping, Ben?"
"Since I went with Simon and Robbie. They know how to pick out a bargain," Ben joked. "We didn't just go shopping though. We played Santa Clause to a bunch of little kids.
"Shopping?" Ruthie echoed Kevin's earlier comment.
"Then after that we went to the promenade to check out the women," Robbie finished
"Now there are the three wise guys we know," Matt looked at Ruthie and laughed.
"Well, now that everyone is here, let's get started," Eric looked at everyone. "Lucy, you're in charge."
"Wait. . . in charge? I thought you were helping me out here, Dad?"
"I can, but usually the bride doesn't want my help."
"I do." Lucy leaned in closer and whispered, "I don't know what I'm doing." She said frantically.
"OK. I'll help." Eric smiled. "Let's start by getting on the right side of the room - Kevin, Ben, Simon, Matt, Robbie, and Susan sit on the groom's side. Lucy, Mary, Ruthie, Sarah, Patti-Mary, Annie, my parents, Annie's parents, and the twins on the bride's side of the room." Everyone got situated on his or her perspective sides. "We'll talk through the ceremony first and then we'll do a full run through. Lucy, you're the bride, feel free to make comments whenever you please."
"Will do, Dad," Lucy agreed.
"First things first, as guests arrive, Sam and David will be standing at the back doors greeting the guests as they walk in. We'll work on that with you two later," he pointed at his three-year-old sons. "Ruth and Ginger will be standing at the back with them helping them out." He turned toward the guys. "Which two of you fellas are going to be the ushers too?"
"Robbie and I are," Matt told him.
"Ok, the two of you will be back there ushering in the guests."
"Oh, Dad."
"Yes, Lucy."
"I'm having Patti-Mary be the guest book attendant before the ceremony," she turned around. "You'll be sitting back at the table until it's time to come in."
"Gotchya," Patti-Mary agreed.
"About five minutes before the ceremony begins, Mrs. Sampson," Eric turned around to acknowledge the organist, "will begin to play Canon in D." Lucy groaned. "Comment, Lucy?"
"I'd rather she play Rockin the Hula," Lucy rolled her eyes.
"I can do that," Mrs. Sampson said from her place at the organ.
"Never mind, never mind. Canon in D is fine." Lucy said. "It just gets really annoying after awhile."
"You won't be in here anyway while she playing it," Mary reasoned.
"True. Continue, Dad."
"Who's lighting the candles. . . Simon?" Eric asked.
"Yeah, that would be me," Simon answered.
"Are you sure we should let him handle that?" Matt asked his dad. "He might burn the church down."
"Shut up, Matt." Matt laughed.
"Do you promise you will be very careful, Simon? I'd like to keep my church standing."
"Your church will be fine," Simon said emphatically.
"I hope so," Kevin mumbled under his breath.
"I heard that," Simon punched him in the shoulder.
"Ok, when Canon in D begins playing, Simon will walk up the aisle with the candelabra and light the candles that are up front here," he motioned behind him.
"What's Canon in D?" Simon asked.
"That really annoying piece of music that goes something like da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da," Matt tried to imitate Pachabel's Canon in D but failed miserably.
"Nice try, Honey, but you got it all wrong," Sarah told him. "It goes daaaaa, daaaaaa, daaaaa, daaaaaa, daaaaa, daaaaa, daaaaaa, daaaaa." Everyone laughed at the unique competition between husband and wife.
"You know, I think we'll leave that to Mrs. Sampson on the organ," Eric chuckled. "Anyway, when Canon in D begins to play, Simon will walk the candelabra up the aisle and light the candles. When Simon's gets back down the aisle to the back of the room, Kevin will begin seating the grandparents and mothers." He turned to the groom. "First you will usher Ruth in with the Colonel following behind and then Ginger with Charles following behind, who will all be sitting in the front row in the far side," he motioned toward the brides side. "Then you will usher in your mother and then Annie." Kevin nodded in understanding. "As soon as Kevin gets to the back, Annie and Susan will stand up and light the unity candles and return to their seats. By that time Kevin should have made it around to the left side of the chapel," he pointed toward the door to his left, "where he and his groomsmen will come out and stand in their appropriate places."
"Where?" Robbie asked.
"We'll go through that later during the actually run through," Eric explained. "As soon as the men get into their places, the young ladies will make their way in from the back one at a time. Followed by the twins carrying the rings. After the twins have made it to the front, the Bridal Chorus will begin to play, and I will walk Lucy down the aisle into the waiting arms of Kevin," he looked around. "Any questions so far?"
Everyone nodded in understanding. "Good. I think the rest of it we can go through once we get everyone in their places."
The rehearsal continued on for another hour and a half before everyone seemed comfortable with the ceremony.
The Greatest Gift of All
Chapter 8
Wedding Rehearsal
"We're heeere," Simon yelled out as he, Robbie, and Ben walking into the church for Lucy and Kevin's wedding rehearsal.
"Where have you guys been?" Lucy yelled at Simon, Robbie, and Ben who had finally arrived at the church for the wedding rehearsal. The rehearsal was to start at 5:00 and it was now five after.
"Loosen up, Luce," Simon told his sister.
"We went shopping!" Ben added.
"Shopping?" Kevin laughed. "Since when do you enjoy shopping, Ben?"
"Since I went with Simon and Robbie. They know how to pick out a bargain," Ben joked. "We didn't just go shopping though. We played Santa Clause to a bunch of little kids.
"Shopping?" Ruthie echoed Kevin's earlier comment.
"Then after that we went to the promenade to check out the women," Robbie finished
"Now there are the three wise guys we know," Matt looked at Ruthie and laughed.
"Well, now that everyone is here, let's get started," Eric looked at everyone. "Lucy, you're in charge."
"Wait. . . in charge? I thought you were helping me out here, Dad?"
"I can, but usually the bride doesn't want my help."
"I do." Lucy leaned in closer and whispered, "I don't know what I'm doing." She said frantically.
"OK. I'll help." Eric smiled. "Let's start by getting on the right side of the room - Kevin, Ben, Simon, Matt, Robbie, and Susan sit on the groom's side. Lucy, Mary, Ruthie, Sarah, Patti-Mary, Annie, my parents, Annie's parents, and the twins on the bride's side of the room." Everyone got situated on his or her perspective sides. "We'll talk through the ceremony first and then we'll do a full run through. Lucy, you're the bride, feel free to make comments whenever you please."
"Will do, Dad," Lucy agreed.
"First things first, as guests arrive, Sam and David will be standing at the back doors greeting the guests as they walk in. We'll work on that with you two later," he pointed at his three-year-old sons. "Ruth and Ginger will be standing at the back with them helping them out." He turned toward the guys. "Which two of you fellas are going to be the ushers too?"
"Robbie and I are," Matt told him.
"Ok, the two of you will be back there ushering in the guests."
"Oh, Dad."
"Yes, Lucy."
"I'm having Patti-Mary be the guest book attendant before the ceremony," she turned around. "You'll be sitting back at the table until it's time to come in."
"Gotchya," Patti-Mary agreed.
"About five minutes before the ceremony begins, Mrs. Sampson," Eric turned around to acknowledge the organist, "will begin to play Canon in D." Lucy groaned. "Comment, Lucy?"
"I'd rather she play Rockin the Hula," Lucy rolled her eyes.
"I can do that," Mrs. Sampson said from her place at the organ.
"Never mind, never mind. Canon in D is fine." Lucy said. "It just gets really annoying after awhile."
"You won't be in here anyway while she playing it," Mary reasoned.
"True. Continue, Dad."
"Who's lighting the candles. . . Simon?" Eric asked.
"Yeah, that would be me," Simon answered.
"Are you sure we should let him handle that?" Matt asked his dad. "He might burn the church down."
"Shut up, Matt." Matt laughed.
"Do you promise you will be very careful, Simon? I'd like to keep my church standing."
"Your church will be fine," Simon said emphatically.
"I hope so," Kevin mumbled under his breath.
"I heard that," Simon punched him in the shoulder.
"Ok, when Canon in D begins playing, Simon will walk up the aisle with the candelabra and light the candles that are up front here," he motioned behind him.
"What's Canon in D?" Simon asked.
"That really annoying piece of music that goes something like da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da," Matt tried to imitate Pachabel's Canon in D but failed miserably.
"Nice try, Honey, but you got it all wrong," Sarah told him. "It goes daaaaa, daaaaaa, daaaaa, daaaaaa, daaaaa, daaaaa, daaaaaa, daaaaa." Everyone laughed at the unique competition between husband and wife.
"You know, I think we'll leave that to Mrs. Sampson on the organ," Eric chuckled. "Anyway, when Canon in D begins to play, Simon will walk the candelabra up the aisle and light the candles. When Simon's gets back down the aisle to the back of the room, Kevin will begin seating the grandparents and mothers." He turned to the groom. "First you will usher Ruth in with the Colonel following behind and then Ginger with Charles following behind, who will all be sitting in the front row in the far side," he motioned toward the brides side. "Then you will usher in your mother and then Annie." Kevin nodded in understanding. "As soon as Kevin gets to the back, Annie and Susan will stand up and light the unity candles and return to their seats. By that time Kevin should have made it around to the left side of the chapel," he pointed toward the door to his left, "where he and his groomsmen will come out and stand in their appropriate places."
"Where?" Robbie asked.
"We'll go through that later during the actually run through," Eric explained. "As soon as the men get into their places, the young ladies will make their way in from the back one at a time. Followed by the twins carrying the rings. After the twins have made it to the front, the Bridal Chorus will begin to play, and I will walk Lucy down the aisle into the waiting arms of Kevin," he looked around. "Any questions so far?"
Everyone nodded in understanding. "Good. I think the rest of it we can go through once we get everyone in their places."
The rehearsal continued on for another hour and a half before everyone seemed comfortable with the ceremony.