Chapter 19 - The Wedding (October 10, 2008)
The wedding couldn't be any fancier nor more formal. Chandeliers were hanging from the ceilings. The ballroom had balconies. There was a live orchestra. There was a five-layer wedding cake with a bride and groom on top. It was absolutely lovely. Everyone was invited. And, everyone came. Azalea bought a beautiful wedding gown with a long train. Jake had a tuxedo, complete with a top hat. He wanted everything formal. He wanted the best for Azalea. He could tell that Azalea wanted the best for him, too.
So, by 3:00 PM, all the guests had arrived and the ceremony started. Jake wanted more than anything to see what Azalea looked like. And when he walked out of the sliding doors, the first thing he did was he looked at Azalea. She looked absolutely stunning. Her dark hair was in curls and was pulled up high on her head. He also wanted to see what her face looked like, with make-up on. He tried to look, but her veil was in the way. But, when Mr. Younge lifted it, Jake almost fell backwards. Jake never had seen her looking so beautiful. He was really starting to think of the phrase, "Make-up is magic". Ok, so it wasn't a popular phrase, but he believed it! He loved staring into Azalea's dark brown eyes when they exchanged vows. Then, the most important part of the whole ceremony came next. "I now pronounce you husband and wife." Jake didn't mind the "You may kiss the bride" part, either.
Now, it was the fun part of the wedding -- the dancing, the eating, the drinking, and more dancing. Jake liked things to be fun. He liked things to be formal, but formal gets boring. He danced to all the songs, some with his friends, most with Azalea. Jake and Azalea were in love. Their slow song of choice was At Last by Etta James. It was a good choice. Azalea made the choice. Jake didn't want to do everything. He wanted Azalea to have some fun in this wedding, too. After all, it was their wedding.
The next part of the wedding was the traditional part. All the guests lined up in two lines and when Azalea and Jake walked out of the chapel, the guests threw rice. Azalea didn't enjoy that part; the rice got into her hair. When they went through the rice, Jake picked up Azalea and they walked to the limo. When they got there, Jake put her down and they both went into the limo. Jake rolled down the window and yelled out, "Bye, Mom and Dad! We'll miss you!"
Jack waved. "Bye, Son!"
Janet waved, too. "Bye," she paused, "Jake!"
The wedding couldn't be any fancier nor more formal. Chandeliers were hanging from the ceilings. The ballroom had balconies. There was a live orchestra. There was a five-layer wedding cake with a bride and groom on top. It was absolutely lovely. Everyone was invited. And, everyone came. Azalea bought a beautiful wedding gown with a long train. Jake had a tuxedo, complete with a top hat. He wanted everything formal. He wanted the best for Azalea. He could tell that Azalea wanted the best for him, too.
So, by 3:00 PM, all the guests had arrived and the ceremony started. Jake wanted more than anything to see what Azalea looked like. And when he walked out of the sliding doors, the first thing he did was he looked at Azalea. She looked absolutely stunning. Her dark hair was in curls and was pulled up high on her head. He also wanted to see what her face looked like, with make-up on. He tried to look, but her veil was in the way. But, when Mr. Younge lifted it, Jake almost fell backwards. Jake never had seen her looking so beautiful. He was really starting to think of the phrase, "Make-up is magic". Ok, so it wasn't a popular phrase, but he believed it! He loved staring into Azalea's dark brown eyes when they exchanged vows. Then, the most important part of the whole ceremony came next. "I now pronounce you husband and wife." Jake didn't mind the "You may kiss the bride" part, either.
Now, it was the fun part of the wedding -- the dancing, the eating, the drinking, and more dancing. Jake liked things to be fun. He liked things to be formal, but formal gets boring. He danced to all the songs, some with his friends, most with Azalea. Jake and Azalea were in love. Their slow song of choice was At Last by Etta James. It was a good choice. Azalea made the choice. Jake didn't want to do everything. He wanted Azalea to have some fun in this wedding, too. After all, it was their wedding.
The next part of the wedding was the traditional part. All the guests lined up in two lines and when Azalea and Jake walked out of the chapel, the guests threw rice. Azalea didn't enjoy that part; the rice got into her hair. When they went through the rice, Jake picked up Azalea and they walked to the limo. When they got there, Jake put her down and they both went into the limo. Jake rolled down the window and yelled out, "Bye, Mom and Dad! We'll miss you!"
Jack waved. "Bye, Son!"
Janet waved, too. "Bye," she paused, "Jake!"