Prompt #3: It's a Harvest Time Wedding, but no one expected THIS!
Harvest Wedding
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It is August 27th, 2022, and Rollins and Carisi are getting ready for their wedding. The date has been set for September 22nd, 2022. All the invitations have been sent out. She has her final dress fitting next week. They are getting married in a church. They have rented a venue for the reception.
They have the following picked out the maid of honor, best man, bridesmaids, groomsman, flower girls, and ring bearer. The maid of honor is Olivia, and the best man is Elliot. The bridesmaids are Kat Tamin, Kim Rollins, and Ayanna. Amanda made sure the flower girls were Jesse and Billie. The groomsmen are Munch, Fin, and Cragen, and the ring bearer is Noah.
The following week, Liv and Amanda stepped out of the precinct for a cake tasting. While across town, Elliot took Noah out for lunch to ask for his mother's hand. Noah, of course, told him yes. That night, Elliot went out with Carisi and Rollins to let them know he was going to propose at their wedding to Liv. They formulated a plan, and he told them to keep their mouths shut, not to breathe a word to Liv.
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It was the week before the wedding, so Olivia was at the precinct, and she had to step out to pick up the wedding bands. The day before the wedding, there was a lot of preparation to do the centerpieces had to be finished. The centerpieces were going to be pumpkins and blush pink rose petals around them. Then the arbor with the blush pink roses will be delivered in the morning—that evening, around 6 pm, they rehearsed. The next afternoon at 5 pm, Rollins and Carisi would be married.
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That night Amanda slept at Liv's apartment while Carisi slept at Elliot's apartment. The next day, they wake up, and Carisi and Rollins still know that Elliot will propose at the wedding. But Olivia is not aware of anything, but Elliot did ask Cragen first. At 2:00 pm, it was time to go to the church and get ready. Olivia helped Amanda get into her dress while the other girls got dressed. Amanda started to freak out, and Olivia calmed her down.
It was time for Olivia to check and see if Noah was ready, so she snuck off to the boys dressing quarters. She opened the door and saw her handsome boy and Elliot both in their tuxes. Elliot was helping Noah put on his tie. She pulled Noah aside because she noticed he looked nervous. He said, "Mom, I am scared I will drop the rings."
"You will do perfectly, son; keep your eyes on me."
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It is currently 4:00, and the guests are beginning to arrive. There are about 150 guests. At 4:35, everyone is getting lined up and in order. Carisi is waiting at the altar for his bride. The music starts to play, and the girls spread the flowers down the aisle. The following people to enter are the bridesmaids. Then Olivia enters the church, and Elliot's eyes go to her. She looks beautiful in her dusty rose dress. Next, Noah enters with the rings. Then the bridal march starts to play. Amanda enters, and everyone stands until she gets to the end of the aisle.
At the end of the aisle, the priest said, "Who gives this man to this woman," and her parents said, "We do." Then the priest said, "Let's get started."
He reads a passage from the bible and then asks them do you have your vows? Carisi and Amanda said yes right after the other. Carisi starts by saying, "I promise to watch the cheesy dating shows you like to watch; I promise to cherish you till my dying day." Amanda says to him, "I promise to keep score because I always win."
Next, the priest says, "Can I have the rings?'' Noah delivers the rings perfectly. Then the priest says, "Do you take Amanda Rollins to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
He says, "I do."
Now it is her turn. "Do you take Dominick Carisi Jr." as your lawfully wedded husband?"
She says, "I do."
He says now, "By the power vested in me by the state of New York, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss your bride."
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Now it's time for the reception. The DJ announces it is time for the bride and groom to come out. They come to the floor and have their first dance. They dance. Now it is time for the bouquet throw. Amanda goes to throw it but turns around and hands it to Olivia.
Olivia asks, "Why did you hand this to me?" She tells her to turn around when she does, she sees Elliot down on one knee.
He says to her, "You are my whole world. I have loved you for 24 years. Will you marry me?"
She had begun to cry and placed her hand over her mouth, and it was shaking. She gives Amanda and Carisi a look like did you know about this? They just looked at her and pretended like they knew nothing. She looked back at Elliot and gave him her shaky left ring finger. She said yes to him, and he hugged her. Then Casey and Alex showed up, and the party continued. Olivia introduced Alex and Casey to Amanda.
Alex, Casey, Amanda, and Ayanna said, "Let me see the ring." The ring was a two-carat diamond set in a princess cut. It was the perfect ring for her because she did not like flashy things. Amanda asks the question everyone wants to ask. "Did you know he was going to propose?"
"No, I did not know he was going to propose."
Olivia heads to the bathroom and walks in on Casey and Alex kissing in the bathroom with Ayanna sitting on the floor waiting for her turn. Olivia says, "Good for all of you."
Alex asks if Olivia would like to join…
Note: The author of this SVU: Fall in Love story will be revealed in November