I wake up and look at the clock... it is almost 8:30am... and I haven't been
able to sleep... it is July 17th.... My wedding day... I am too excited to
contain myself... I never thought that I would wake up and be this excited..
I was when I married Fred... but that was when I was 19 and I was pregnant
with Em... now I am marrying the man that I truly love with my heart and
soul..... it took me forever to find the right dress.. I ended up ordering it
online.. something that I never thought that I would do in my life... but it
came two weeks ago and it is perfect... I cried when I first put it on and it
fit me like a glove... and I found a place that would make bridesmaids
dresses to go with it... this was truly the wedding of my dreams...I roll out
of bed and head for the shower.. I have hair appointments in an hour and a
bit... I managed to find a private hairdresser that would come to the
apartment... it was cheaper that way... not that I was worried about money... but
I would still love to have the wedding of my dreams without blowing my bank
account out of the water...
"Mom that you?"
"Yeah Em... are you ready for today?"
"I am but the question is are you?"
"You bet I am!"
I showered and changed into my track pants and a t-shirt with a large neck... when I had my hair done I will need to get out of what I am wearing without damaging my hair... Soon after I changed there was a knock on the door.. Em was there before I could get it.. it was Sasha and Kim... I chose them to be my bridesmaids.. I was still waiting on Claire and Holly Levine to show up... I told them to be here at 9:30... the hairdresser would be here at 9:50. We had the gardens booked for 2:30 and everything looked perfect.. the day wasn't going to be too hot.. there wasn't a cloud in the sky and the weather was perfect... not a chance of rain... Bosco and Charlie spent the night at Ty's place so they could get ready without the hassle of having us preening ourselves.. the Buzzer sounds and Em lets in Claire and Holly...
Three hours later and a lot of make up and hair flying around the place.. Em helps me into my dress... with the veil I am glad that I chose one that I didn't have to put over my head.. I stood back and looked at myself in the mirror... with Em by my side I felt tears well in my eyes.. I felt like a Queen in this dress... I looked like I walked out of a storybook and into the apartment... I heard a gasp behind me and I turned around to see Holly standing there and there was a collective gasp heard though the apartment as I stepped out of my room and everyone saw me..
"Oh my God Faith you look like......"
Kim couldn't finish her sentence.. Sasha was looking at me with her mouth open and Claire just stood there with her eyes as round as saucers.. I felt like Monarch standing here in my dress with my ladies in waiting standing by my side...
"Faith you look radiant.... That dress suits you perfectly and I feel sorry for Bosco.. he is going to have to keep his eyes in his head..."
I couldn't help but laugh at Kim's comment.. it was true Bosco hadn't seen my dress.. I kept it hidden from him.. I ordered it at Sasha's house so he wouldn't see the online order...I smile to myself as I see Bosco's jaw hitting the floor as I walked down the isle.. I had asked Swersky to walk me down the isle.. when I told my dad that I was marrying Bosco.. he didn't want anything to do with it and told me that it would be a cold day in hell before he walked me down the isle... then again my mother said that she would come and see me marry the man that I love... Swersky said that he would be honored to give me away.. he has always been like a father figure to me.. he said that he was going to meet me at the park under the bridal tent... I looked at my party and smiled to myself.. this was truly the wedding of my dreams... this was going to be the wedding that Bosco promised me...
"Are you ready to go mom?"
I looked at the clock.. Oh my god where did the day go.. it was already 1:30... I didn't want to be the traditional bride and be late.. but I did want to make Bosco sweat a bit...
"Yeah everyone ready?"
"Ready to wow"
I love Sasha's way of thinking sometimes...
"Faith this is your day...." I look at Holly and smile...
"The limo is outside Mom... he is waiting for us"
"Lets go then... I don't want to be late for my own wedding..."
The limo ride to Central park was interesting to say the least... we all talked about my upcoming honeymoon.. Bosco and I decided to go on a Mediterranean cruise for two weeks. We pull up to the East Gates of Central park and I can see the gardens from the street as I step out of the limo.. Swersky is standing there waiting for me.. I check his watch it is 2:15... thank god we left early we got caught in traffic... typical.. but that doesn't matter anymore I am here.. I am going to get married...
"Wow Faith... I hate to say it but Bosco is a lucky man!! You look beautiful.."
"Thanks Lieu" I hug him quickly and walk towards the bridal tent with him, the rest of my party in tow... the minister meets us in the tent and informs me that Bosco is here and all the guests have arrived and that we will be starting in 10min.. that is good with me.. Em looks at me and arranges the veil so it covers my face.. I am thankful that it is such a beautiful day.. it couldn't get better than this.. it was a perfect summer day.. there wasn't a cloud in the sky and there was a gentle breeze on the air.. just enough that when I walked down the aisle it wouldn't bother my veil or blow anything out of place.
"Mom are you all right? You look like you have seen a ghost"
"I am just nervous honey..."
We are joined in the tent by Ty, Carlos, DK, and Sully as they each pair up with their respected Bridesmaid.. Ty with Sasha, Carlos with Holly, DK with Claire and Sully with Kim.. I heard the prelude start and they start off down the isle... I am shaking a bit... I feel a hand on my shoulder and I look at Swersky...
"Faith this is your day.. don't be nervous about it... enjoy it.. this is the day that you will always remember...trust me been there done that.. and at the end of the day you will be sad that it is over but you will also be happy that you made it though it"
I squeeze his hand and I watch Em leave the tent just as the processional started.. I chose Pachabel's Canon in D because I can always relax to that.. and I loved the tune.. I take a deep breath and we start off down the isle.. I hear the ohh's and ahhh's and "isn't she gorgeous?" coming from the crowd.... At the end of the isle I see Bosco standing there with Mikey.. dressed in a Tux.. I have only seen him dressed in a tux once before in my life and that was when he went to the opera... I know I loved him then because when I saw him my heart ached to be with him,.. but I put that away with all my other feelings... and now I am walking down the isle to marry him.. I don't think that I could ever be happier in my life... I see that Bosco's mouth is pretty much hanging off its hinges as I walk down the isle.. We reach the altar and Swersky puts my hand in Bosco's and the Minister looks at us and begins...
"Dearly beloved..... we are gathered here today to witness the joining of this man and this woman in holy matrimony.."
The ceremony goes on without a hitch.. Charlie places the wedding rings on the open bible and the Minister looks at us and then looks at the crowd..
"Faith and Maurice have prepared their own wedding vows instead of the traditional ones that are usually recited." He nods at Bosco and he looks into my eyes... those blue eyes of his look deep into mine.. and I can see that he is happier than he has ever been in his life.. and I make him that way.. it makes me go a little weak..
"Faith, you have made me the happiest man alive today, you are my partner both on the job and though life. We share so many experiences that my life is forever changed because you are in it. I pledge to you that I will honor your for eternity, I will love you with every ounce of my very being, I will cherish you, until my dying day I will be yours, to have and to hold in sickness and in health, I love you Faith and I swear to God and all these witnesses I will never stop."
I hear his voice start to crack during the last verse of his vows... the Minister gives him the ring.. and he slips it on my left finger and looks me in the eyes again.. when he looks at me this time I see nothing but devotion and love for the only woman that he has ever loved truly.. me...
"Bosco, Maurice, you are my partner, and my lifelong friend, and I am so happy to be making you my husband and partner to share the ages with, when I needed you, you were there for me, when I fell you caught me, when I needed guidance, you were there to show me the way.. and when I was scared you comforted me. I would be lost without you. I swear by God and all these witnesses here I promise to love you, honor you and cherish you for the rest of my living days and in the hereafter, in sickness and in health, no matter what god may throw in our path I will be your wife forever."
I took the gold wedding band and slipped it over his left ring finger where it sat snugly
"If there be any reason that this man and this woman should not be married may he speak now for forever hold his peace"
I held my breath as silence filled the garden..
"Then by the powers vested in my by the holy church and the State of New York I now pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride"
Bosco looked at me and I could see the tears threatening to run over his eyes.. he leaned forward and kissed me and I head the round of applause that filled the gardens...
"Ladies and Gentlemen I introduce to you Mr and Mrs. Maurice Boscorelli"
We got a standing ovation as we headed down the isle in a shower if birdseed... by the time that we got to the end of it all.. we were covered in it.. Bosco kissed me again as we stood by the tent...
"Are you happy Mrs.Boscorelli?"
"Mr. Boscorelli, I couldn't be happier!"
"Faith you look absolutely radiant... I had to fight to keep control when you were walking down the aisle.."
"I noticed that... I am glad that you didn't notice that I was shaking like a leaf"
He Laughed and kissed me again just as we were hailed by more birdseed...
"Mom that you?"
"Yeah Em... are you ready for today?"
"I am but the question is are you?"
"You bet I am!"
I showered and changed into my track pants and a t-shirt with a large neck... when I had my hair done I will need to get out of what I am wearing without damaging my hair... Soon after I changed there was a knock on the door.. Em was there before I could get it.. it was Sasha and Kim... I chose them to be my bridesmaids.. I was still waiting on Claire and Holly Levine to show up... I told them to be here at 9:30... the hairdresser would be here at 9:50. We had the gardens booked for 2:30 and everything looked perfect.. the day wasn't going to be too hot.. there wasn't a cloud in the sky and the weather was perfect... not a chance of rain... Bosco and Charlie spent the night at Ty's place so they could get ready without the hassle of having us preening ourselves.. the Buzzer sounds and Em lets in Claire and Holly...
Three hours later and a lot of make up and hair flying around the place.. Em helps me into my dress... with the veil I am glad that I chose one that I didn't have to put over my head.. I stood back and looked at myself in the mirror... with Em by my side I felt tears well in my eyes.. I felt like a Queen in this dress... I looked like I walked out of a storybook and into the apartment... I heard a gasp behind me and I turned around to see Holly standing there and there was a collective gasp heard though the apartment as I stepped out of my room and everyone saw me..
"Oh my God Faith you look like......"
Kim couldn't finish her sentence.. Sasha was looking at me with her mouth open and Claire just stood there with her eyes as round as saucers.. I felt like Monarch standing here in my dress with my ladies in waiting standing by my side...
"Faith you look radiant.... That dress suits you perfectly and I feel sorry for Bosco.. he is going to have to keep his eyes in his head..."
I couldn't help but laugh at Kim's comment.. it was true Bosco hadn't seen my dress.. I kept it hidden from him.. I ordered it at Sasha's house so he wouldn't see the online order...I smile to myself as I see Bosco's jaw hitting the floor as I walked down the isle.. I had asked Swersky to walk me down the isle.. when I told my dad that I was marrying Bosco.. he didn't want anything to do with it and told me that it would be a cold day in hell before he walked me down the isle... then again my mother said that she would come and see me marry the man that I love... Swersky said that he would be honored to give me away.. he has always been like a father figure to me.. he said that he was going to meet me at the park under the bridal tent... I looked at my party and smiled to myself.. this was truly the wedding of my dreams... this was going to be the wedding that Bosco promised me...
"Are you ready to go mom?"
I looked at the clock.. Oh my god where did the day go.. it was already 1:30... I didn't want to be the traditional bride and be late.. but I did want to make Bosco sweat a bit...
"Yeah everyone ready?"
"Ready to wow"
I love Sasha's way of thinking sometimes...
"Faith this is your day...." I look at Holly and smile...
"The limo is outside Mom... he is waiting for us"
"Lets go then... I don't want to be late for my own wedding..."
The limo ride to Central park was interesting to say the least... we all talked about my upcoming honeymoon.. Bosco and I decided to go on a Mediterranean cruise for two weeks. We pull up to the East Gates of Central park and I can see the gardens from the street as I step out of the limo.. Swersky is standing there waiting for me.. I check his watch it is 2:15... thank god we left early we got caught in traffic... typical.. but that doesn't matter anymore I am here.. I am going to get married...
"Wow Faith... I hate to say it but Bosco is a lucky man!! You look beautiful.."
"Thanks Lieu" I hug him quickly and walk towards the bridal tent with him, the rest of my party in tow... the minister meets us in the tent and informs me that Bosco is here and all the guests have arrived and that we will be starting in 10min.. that is good with me.. Em looks at me and arranges the veil so it covers my face.. I am thankful that it is such a beautiful day.. it couldn't get better than this.. it was a perfect summer day.. there wasn't a cloud in the sky and there was a gentle breeze on the air.. just enough that when I walked down the aisle it wouldn't bother my veil or blow anything out of place.
"Mom are you all right? You look like you have seen a ghost"
"I am just nervous honey..."
We are joined in the tent by Ty, Carlos, DK, and Sully as they each pair up with their respected Bridesmaid.. Ty with Sasha, Carlos with Holly, DK with Claire and Sully with Kim.. I heard the prelude start and they start off down the isle... I am shaking a bit... I feel a hand on my shoulder and I look at Swersky...
"Faith this is your day.. don't be nervous about it... enjoy it.. this is the day that you will always remember...trust me been there done that.. and at the end of the day you will be sad that it is over but you will also be happy that you made it though it"
I squeeze his hand and I watch Em leave the tent just as the processional started.. I chose Pachabel's Canon in D because I can always relax to that.. and I loved the tune.. I take a deep breath and we start off down the isle.. I hear the ohh's and ahhh's and "isn't she gorgeous?" coming from the crowd.... At the end of the isle I see Bosco standing there with Mikey.. dressed in a Tux.. I have only seen him dressed in a tux once before in my life and that was when he went to the opera... I know I loved him then because when I saw him my heart ached to be with him,.. but I put that away with all my other feelings... and now I am walking down the isle to marry him.. I don't think that I could ever be happier in my life... I see that Bosco's mouth is pretty much hanging off its hinges as I walk down the isle.. We reach the altar and Swersky puts my hand in Bosco's and the Minister looks at us and begins...
"Dearly beloved..... we are gathered here today to witness the joining of this man and this woman in holy matrimony.."
The ceremony goes on without a hitch.. Charlie places the wedding rings on the open bible and the Minister looks at us and then looks at the crowd..
"Faith and Maurice have prepared their own wedding vows instead of the traditional ones that are usually recited." He nods at Bosco and he looks into my eyes... those blue eyes of his look deep into mine.. and I can see that he is happier than he has ever been in his life.. and I make him that way.. it makes me go a little weak..
"Faith, you have made me the happiest man alive today, you are my partner both on the job and though life. We share so many experiences that my life is forever changed because you are in it. I pledge to you that I will honor your for eternity, I will love you with every ounce of my very being, I will cherish you, until my dying day I will be yours, to have and to hold in sickness and in health, I love you Faith and I swear to God and all these witnesses I will never stop."
I hear his voice start to crack during the last verse of his vows... the Minister gives him the ring.. and he slips it on my left finger and looks me in the eyes again.. when he looks at me this time I see nothing but devotion and love for the only woman that he has ever loved truly.. me...
"Bosco, Maurice, you are my partner, and my lifelong friend, and I am so happy to be making you my husband and partner to share the ages with, when I needed you, you were there for me, when I fell you caught me, when I needed guidance, you were there to show me the way.. and when I was scared you comforted me. I would be lost without you. I swear by God and all these witnesses here I promise to love you, honor you and cherish you for the rest of my living days and in the hereafter, in sickness and in health, no matter what god may throw in our path I will be your wife forever."
I took the gold wedding band and slipped it over his left ring finger where it sat snugly
"If there be any reason that this man and this woman should not be married may he speak now for forever hold his peace"
I held my breath as silence filled the garden..
"Then by the powers vested in my by the holy church and the State of New York I now pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride"
Bosco looked at me and I could see the tears threatening to run over his eyes.. he leaned forward and kissed me and I head the round of applause that filled the gardens...
"Ladies and Gentlemen I introduce to you Mr and Mrs. Maurice Boscorelli"
We got a standing ovation as we headed down the isle in a shower if birdseed... by the time that we got to the end of it all.. we were covered in it.. Bosco kissed me again as we stood by the tent...
"Are you happy Mrs.Boscorelli?"
"Mr. Boscorelli, I couldn't be happier!"
"Faith you look absolutely radiant... I had to fight to keep control when you were walking down the aisle.."
"I noticed that... I am glad that you didn't notice that I was shaking like a leaf"
He Laughed and kissed me again just as we were hailed by more birdseed...