Hey guys sorry for the long gaps in between chapters, but I'm trying to
drag the story out a little since I haven't been able to get over my
writer's block for later chapters.
Anyway here it is, the wedding!!!
Hope you enjoy, you've waited long enough ^.^
Disclaimer: I don't own anything!!
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It was the morning of the wedding, Andrew, Matthew and Brian were all getting ready at the clinic while Michaela, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Sarah were all helping Colleen get ready at the homestead. Sully was sat out on the porch with Katie and Byron who were already dressed and waiting.
Colleen was stood surrounded by everyone dressed in a tight corset and her bloomers.
"Hold still Colleen, I'm nearly done," Michaela instructed as she held the hot curling rod in her daughter's hair.
"Sorry ma," Colleen apologized.
Elizabeth was laying out the wedding dress. Colleen had wanted to wear Michaela's wedding dress only with a few alterations to make it her own. Colleen wanted long, flared sleeves that came to the ends of her fingers.
"There, I'm finished with your hair; you can put the wedding dress on now," Michaela said with a smile.
Colleen smiled back at Michaela.
Sarah held open the beautiful white dress for Colleen to climb in to. Colleen slid her arms in to the long sleeves and Sarah began to pull the strings tighter in the back.
Colleen was looking at herself in the tall mirror checking that everything was perfect. She turned around to look at her family and smiled.
They were all smiling and admiring Colleen.
"Oh, you look simply wonderful darling," Michaela said as she gave her eldest daughter a hug.
"Thanks ma," Colleen said managing to hold back the tears.
"Oh, where are my shoes?" Colleen remembered.
"Oh that's all right, you don't need them," Rebecca said.
"Why ever not?" Colleen asked.
"Because Sarah and I bought you a new pair of white shoes especially for today," Rebecca said with a smile as she handed them to her sister in law.
"Oh thank you, they're beautiful," Colleen said as she smiled at both Rebecca and Sarah.
"They also count as your something new," Sarah chimed in.
"So you need something borrowed," Elizabeth said as she handed her granddaughter an embroider handkerchief, "it is also blue as well," Elizabeth finished.
"Thank you grandma," Colleen said as she took hold of the elderly woman's hand.
"And finally, something old," Michaela said.
Colleen turned her attention from her grandmother to her Ma.
Michaela stood up and fastened a silver necklace around her daughter's neck.
Michaela went on to explain the necklace's history. "This necklace first belonged to my grandma who gave it to your grandma, whom gave it to me, and now I am giving it to you."
"Oh ma its beautiful, but wouldn't you rather give this to Katie?" Colleen asked.
"You are my eldest daughter Colleen; I want you to have it," Michaela said with a great smile.
"Oh, thank you ma, this means a lot to me," Colleen said as she gave Michaela a hug.
When she pulled away from the embrace, Michaela looked to her daughter and asked, "so, are you ready to walk down the aisle?"
Colleen smiled back at her ma and answered, "yes!"
Colleen was putting her new shoes on when there was a knock on the front door.
"Are you ready yet?" Sully shouted from outside.
Colleen stood up as Michaela let her husband in.
Sully walked in to the house and saw his eldest daughter stood there in her wedding dress. A tear slipped down his cheek. Michaela saw Sully's reaction and gave him a hug. "Oh you look wonderful Colleen," Sully finally said.
"Thanks pa," Colleen said with a smile.
"Are you all ready to head in to town?" Sully asked.
"Yes I think we are," Elizabeth said.
Sully held his arm out for Colleen who was glad to take it.
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All the guests were seated in the meadow. Michaela and Elizabeth had taken their seat on the front row; Michaela shared a smile with Andrew.
Matthew and Brian were stood tall and proud by Andrew's side.
Sully, Colleen, Rebecca, Sarah and Katie appeared at the back of the ceremony. As the organ began to play Katie made her way down the aisle scattering flowers in the ground, then Sarah began to walk down the aisle, closely followed by Rebecca. They were all wearing emerald green dresses, Rebecca's dress of course had to be let out because she had gotten so big. Colleen had asked her friend Charlotte form medical college to come but unfortunately she was unable to attend. As Rebecca, Sarah and Katie took their places at the front, the organ began to play the wedding march.
Sully and Colleen slowly made their way down the aisle. All the people were smiling and gushing at how beautiful she looked. Many of the towns folk felt rather proud because they had seen this girl grow up to be a successful doctor and now she was getting married.
Andrew kept his eyes firmly on Colleen as she walked towards him, as did she. Lots of thoughts were running through both of their minds, the fact that in a matter of hours they would finally be together beginning their honeymoon. Colleen only wished Andrew hadn't talked her in to going to San Francisco for their honeymoon, they would be able to spend a lot of time together but also visit Ethan Cooper.
Sully and Colleen came to a stop as they reached the alter, Sully kissed Colleen's hand and then placed it in Andrew's hand. Sully took a step back.
The Reverend who was still blind, held his Bible to his heart and began to read from memory.
"Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of Colleen Cooper and Andrew Cook in Holy Matrimony. The union of husband and wife in heart, body, and mind is intended by God for their mutual joy; for the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity. Who gives this woman to be married to this man?"
"I do," Sully said proudly. He shared a glance with Colleen and then took his seat next to Michaela.
The Reverend smiled and then continued, "now Colleen, do you take Andrew to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as you both shall live?"
Colleen smiled to Andrew and said, "I do."
Both Sully and Michaela were trying to hold back tears but neither were succeeding. They were both so proud of their daughter.
The Reverend turned to Andrew and continued, "and Andrew do you take Colleen to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do," Andrew said with a large grin on his face.
"The rings," said the Reverend. Colleen had been able to persuade Andrew to wear a ring unlike Sully.
Matthew handed Andrew Colleen's wedding ring and Andrew placed in on to Colleen's finger.
Colleen shared a smile with Andrew and then turned to take Andrew's wedding band from Rebecca, she slid it on to Andrew's finger and then glanced up at him.
"Bless these rings as a sign of the love and commitment that this couple have bound themselves together in front of God. If anyone has a reason as to why these two souls should not be joined in matrimony then come forward now or forever hold your peace," the Reverend said.
Hearing no response, the Reverend continued. "By the power invested in me by God I now pronounce you man and wife; you may now kiss the bride."
The crowd broke in to cheer's of joy as Andrew and Colleen shared their first kiss as man and wife.
Matthew was stood clapping with tears of joy streaming down his face. He was so happy and proud for his little sister, she had achieved all of her dreams, Colleen was now a doctor and a wife.
Brian and Sarah shared a glance. Sarah was hoping that that would be her some day; she knew she wanted to marry Brian.
As Colleen and Andrew broke off their kiss they turned to their family and friends. Colleen looked towards her ma and pa whose faces were streaked with tears.
Byron was sat on Elizabeth's lap clapping his heart out for his older sister.
Colleen and Andrew began to walk down the aisle, followed by Matthew and Rebecca, then Brian and Sarah. The crowd still continued to cheer until the newlywed couple was out of site.
Sully turned to his wife, he took hold of her hands and said, "well, our little girl is now a married lady."
"And a doctor," Michaela said.
Sully smiled, "yes and a doctor, and she couldn't have made her pa any prouder...or her ma," Sully said as he gave Michaela's hand a kiss.
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Well there you go, did you like it? Yes? No? Maybe?
Please review and tell me what you think.
I just want to say now that in the upcoming weeks I have a lot of exams that last forever – each one takes 20 hours! :-( So I want to apologize now if there is a delay for the next chapter being posted.
Thanks for reading.
~Loopylou1~
Anyway here it is, the wedding!!!
Hope you enjoy, you've waited long enough ^.^
Disclaimer: I don't own anything!!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
It was the morning of the wedding, Andrew, Matthew and Brian were all getting ready at the clinic while Michaela, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Sarah were all helping Colleen get ready at the homestead. Sully was sat out on the porch with Katie and Byron who were already dressed and waiting.
Colleen was stood surrounded by everyone dressed in a tight corset and her bloomers.
"Hold still Colleen, I'm nearly done," Michaela instructed as she held the hot curling rod in her daughter's hair.
"Sorry ma," Colleen apologized.
Elizabeth was laying out the wedding dress. Colleen had wanted to wear Michaela's wedding dress only with a few alterations to make it her own. Colleen wanted long, flared sleeves that came to the ends of her fingers.
"There, I'm finished with your hair; you can put the wedding dress on now," Michaela said with a smile.
Colleen smiled back at Michaela.
Sarah held open the beautiful white dress for Colleen to climb in to. Colleen slid her arms in to the long sleeves and Sarah began to pull the strings tighter in the back.
Colleen was looking at herself in the tall mirror checking that everything was perfect. She turned around to look at her family and smiled.
They were all smiling and admiring Colleen.
"Oh, you look simply wonderful darling," Michaela said as she gave her eldest daughter a hug.
"Thanks ma," Colleen said managing to hold back the tears.
"Oh, where are my shoes?" Colleen remembered.
"Oh that's all right, you don't need them," Rebecca said.
"Why ever not?" Colleen asked.
"Because Sarah and I bought you a new pair of white shoes especially for today," Rebecca said with a smile as she handed them to her sister in law.
"Oh thank you, they're beautiful," Colleen said as she smiled at both Rebecca and Sarah.
"They also count as your something new," Sarah chimed in.
"So you need something borrowed," Elizabeth said as she handed her granddaughter an embroider handkerchief, "it is also blue as well," Elizabeth finished.
"Thank you grandma," Colleen said as she took hold of the elderly woman's hand.
"And finally, something old," Michaela said.
Colleen turned her attention from her grandmother to her Ma.
Michaela stood up and fastened a silver necklace around her daughter's neck.
Michaela went on to explain the necklace's history. "This necklace first belonged to my grandma who gave it to your grandma, whom gave it to me, and now I am giving it to you."
"Oh ma its beautiful, but wouldn't you rather give this to Katie?" Colleen asked.
"You are my eldest daughter Colleen; I want you to have it," Michaela said with a great smile.
"Oh, thank you ma, this means a lot to me," Colleen said as she gave Michaela a hug.
When she pulled away from the embrace, Michaela looked to her daughter and asked, "so, are you ready to walk down the aisle?"
Colleen smiled back at her ma and answered, "yes!"
Colleen was putting her new shoes on when there was a knock on the front door.
"Are you ready yet?" Sully shouted from outside.
Colleen stood up as Michaela let her husband in.
Sully walked in to the house and saw his eldest daughter stood there in her wedding dress. A tear slipped down his cheek. Michaela saw Sully's reaction and gave him a hug. "Oh you look wonderful Colleen," Sully finally said.
"Thanks pa," Colleen said with a smile.
"Are you all ready to head in to town?" Sully asked.
"Yes I think we are," Elizabeth said.
Sully held his arm out for Colleen who was glad to take it.
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All the guests were seated in the meadow. Michaela and Elizabeth had taken their seat on the front row; Michaela shared a smile with Andrew.
Matthew and Brian were stood tall and proud by Andrew's side.
Sully, Colleen, Rebecca, Sarah and Katie appeared at the back of the ceremony. As the organ began to play Katie made her way down the aisle scattering flowers in the ground, then Sarah began to walk down the aisle, closely followed by Rebecca. They were all wearing emerald green dresses, Rebecca's dress of course had to be let out because she had gotten so big. Colleen had asked her friend Charlotte form medical college to come but unfortunately she was unable to attend. As Rebecca, Sarah and Katie took their places at the front, the organ began to play the wedding march.
Sully and Colleen slowly made their way down the aisle. All the people were smiling and gushing at how beautiful she looked. Many of the towns folk felt rather proud because they had seen this girl grow up to be a successful doctor and now she was getting married.
Andrew kept his eyes firmly on Colleen as she walked towards him, as did she. Lots of thoughts were running through both of their minds, the fact that in a matter of hours they would finally be together beginning their honeymoon. Colleen only wished Andrew hadn't talked her in to going to San Francisco for their honeymoon, they would be able to spend a lot of time together but also visit Ethan Cooper.
Sully and Colleen came to a stop as they reached the alter, Sully kissed Colleen's hand and then placed it in Andrew's hand. Sully took a step back.
The Reverend who was still blind, held his Bible to his heart and began to read from memory.
"Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of Colleen Cooper and Andrew Cook in Holy Matrimony. The union of husband and wife in heart, body, and mind is intended by God for their mutual joy; for the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity. Who gives this woman to be married to this man?"
"I do," Sully said proudly. He shared a glance with Colleen and then took his seat next to Michaela.
The Reverend smiled and then continued, "now Colleen, do you take Andrew to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as you both shall live?"
Colleen smiled to Andrew and said, "I do."
Both Sully and Michaela were trying to hold back tears but neither were succeeding. They were both so proud of their daughter.
The Reverend turned to Andrew and continued, "and Andrew do you take Colleen to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do," Andrew said with a large grin on his face.
"The rings," said the Reverend. Colleen had been able to persuade Andrew to wear a ring unlike Sully.
Matthew handed Andrew Colleen's wedding ring and Andrew placed in on to Colleen's finger.
Colleen shared a smile with Andrew and then turned to take Andrew's wedding band from Rebecca, she slid it on to Andrew's finger and then glanced up at him.
"Bless these rings as a sign of the love and commitment that this couple have bound themselves together in front of God. If anyone has a reason as to why these two souls should not be joined in matrimony then come forward now or forever hold your peace," the Reverend said.
Hearing no response, the Reverend continued. "By the power invested in me by God I now pronounce you man and wife; you may now kiss the bride."
The crowd broke in to cheer's of joy as Andrew and Colleen shared their first kiss as man and wife.
Matthew was stood clapping with tears of joy streaming down his face. He was so happy and proud for his little sister, she had achieved all of her dreams, Colleen was now a doctor and a wife.
Brian and Sarah shared a glance. Sarah was hoping that that would be her some day; she knew she wanted to marry Brian.
As Colleen and Andrew broke off their kiss they turned to their family and friends. Colleen looked towards her ma and pa whose faces were streaked with tears.
Byron was sat on Elizabeth's lap clapping his heart out for his older sister.
Colleen and Andrew began to walk down the aisle, followed by Matthew and Rebecca, then Brian and Sarah. The crowd still continued to cheer until the newlywed couple was out of site.
Sully turned to his wife, he took hold of her hands and said, "well, our little girl is now a married lady."
"And a doctor," Michaela said.
Sully smiled, "yes and a doctor, and she couldn't have made her pa any prouder...or her ma," Sully said as he gave Michaela's hand a kiss.
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Well there you go, did you like it? Yes? No? Maybe?
Please review and tell me what you think.
I just want to say now that in the upcoming weeks I have a lot of exams that last forever – each one takes 20 hours! :-( So I want to apologize now if there is a delay for the next chapter being posted.
Thanks for reading.
~Loopylou1~