The Song "I Turn To You" by Christina Aguilera is borrowed for this
chapter.
Chapter 22: Alvin and Brittany's Wedding!
A WEEK LATER!
Three days ago Vinny showed up in order to help with the final wedding preparations for Alvin and Brittany's wedding. Vinny also took this opportunity to visit her three beloved grandchildren, Vincent, Mary-Anne, and Tom.
There was just so much to catch up on it was difficult to begin where. One thing was for sure, Vinny is quite impressed on how big her grandkids have grown since the last time she had seen them – back then they had been tiny little things; still in diapers. She had to admit Simon and Jeanette have done a good job in parenting these young ones. She had scowled at Simon to get rid of that earring, but he stubbornly refused. Simon has heard it for so long that he just laughs at it now.
However, most of Vinny's attention had gone to Alvin and Brittany's wedding day. Of course anything that involved Alvin and Brittany had to be big. They rented a ballroom in a ritzy hotel. As the guests started arriving and taking their seats, the Chipmunks and Chipettes waited in separate rooms.
As the Chipettes waited, they took this opportunity to touch up their hair, and make up. Not to mention placing Brittany's veil perfectly on her head. Brittany stood in front of a mirror admiring her beauty while her sisters Eleanor and Jeanette helped Mary-Anne fix her dress and hair.
"I can't believe how gorgeous I look in this dress." Brittany proudly spoke, never keeping her eyes off the mirror.
"It is a lovely pick, Brittany." Jeanette agreed smiling.
"So let me get this straight, mom. I'm being asked to make a mess on the floor with these flower paddles?" Mary-Anne asked her mother.
"Well, just this once you know, sweetie. And only how we rehearsed last night, you remember right?" Jeanette said pushing back a small amount of hair from her daughter's forehead.
"Yes, mom."
"You look like such a doll in that dress, Mary." Eleanor cooed and hugged her only niece.
Mary looked down on herself and sighed. "I look fluffy." She said making a face.
"Come now, it's a lovely dress. Your Aunt Brittany picked it out just for you." Jeanette pointed out.
"I suppose so." Mary said; she turned to aunt Brittany. "Thank you, Aunt Brittany."
"Awe, your welcome cutie."
"There is just one thing that is missing for this wedding." Eleanor commented sadly.
"What's that Ellie?" Brittany asks.
"Miss. Miller. She would have loved to be here." Eleanor said wiping a tear that escaped from her eye.
"That's true." Jeanette nodded.
Brittany nods sadly knowing how true her Eleanor words rang.
Mary looks around the room before tugging on her mother's dress. "But mom, Nana Miller is here." She whispers up at her.
"I-I-I'm sure she is Mary, dear." Jeanette pats her daughter's head.
Mary sighed in defeat. She knows her mother doesn't really believe her.
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MEANWHILE, IN THE OTHER ROOM...
The Chipmunks wait in a room at the front end of the hall. Alvin is naturally showing cold feet by pacing in the room. Simon and Theodore glance at each other then back at Alvin.
"And I thought I was bad on my wedding day." Simon chooses this moment to comment; his arms firmly crossed over his chest.
"Well, he is about to tie the knot, Simon." Theodore said.
"I can't believe I'm about to be m-m-married." Alvin stammered.
"Yes, and here we are all wondering how will all your adoring female fans cope with this?" Simon sarcastically comments.
Alvin shot Simon a look.
"You boys almost ready?" Dave asks as he walks into the room.
"Yes Dave." Simon and Theodore chime at once.
Dave looked at Alvin who was showing the signs of uncertainness.
"Is something the matter, Alvin?" Dave asked his son.
"Isn't it obvious, Dave? I'm really nervous about this marriage thing." Alvin told his father.
Dave looked at Alvin thoughtfully, the older man sighed before deciding to speak. "Do you remember the time when I was engaged to marry Marsha?" He asked Alvin.
"Yes. What a fiasco." Alvin admitted.
"It was, wasn't it?" Dave chuckled. "Do you remember what you said that helped Marsha and I make our choice to not go through with the wedding?" He added.
"I said, 'You two were grown-ups and that you were old enough to make your own choices'."
Simon raised his hand to mention that it was actually he who had said that just before the wedding began. Alvin parroted what he had said to Dave and Marsha when given the chance to speak up over any objections. He stopped knowing that would have been pointless to mention. But then again it was giving Alvin some direction to his situation.
"But Dave, this isn't about wanting or not wanting to marry, I'm just very nervous about it. I mean it such a big step for Brittany and me." Alvin explained.
"If you are sure you feel up to it then by all means let nothing stand in your way. But if you still feel that you are not ready we call the whole wedding off?" Dave suggested.
"I know I can, but I love Brittany, and..." He smiled when he realized why he was marrying his childhood sweetheart. "Thanks Dave, but I'm ready to go through with this. I'm just being silly."
"Remember Alvin, you said it, not me." Simon joked as he helped straightened his son, Tom's bowtie.
Theodore, Tom, and Vincent chuckled over Simon's comment.
"You are such a comedian, Simon." Alvin shook his head; he was feeling better already. He looked at Dave before continuing, "Honestly, some brotherly support here wouldn't be half bad." And he headed for the door.
Dave mentally smiled at himself, thinking how little his boys change over the years.
AN HOUR LATER...
The ceremony turned out flawless, not counting the moment when Alvin stuttered on a few lines, and Brittany nearly broke out in tears.
When the ceremony ended, the guests were moved into the dinning room to mingle before the food would be served. Meanwhile the bride and groom along with their siblings and of course Dave and the triplets were guided out to the gardens for group photos. It was almost another hour later when they joined the rest of the guests in the dinning hall. There they were served a wonderful feast that each guest had picked out for their own personal tastes. In each course there were three choices.
As the final meal was served and eaten, the three-layered wedding cake was brought out. The photographer wanted one good shot of the bride and along with the bride's maids and groom's best 'Munks'. The picture looked perfect, but as the photographer was about to take the picture something caught Simon's eye. He looked over to where the cake sat and saw Vincent trying to steal a piece.
"Vincent!" Simon hissed just as the photographer snapped the shot.
When everyone finished their desert, the chairs and tables were moved to one side of the room so that there could be room for dancing.
Simon, Theodore, Eleanor, and Jeanette hopped on the stage that had been set up at the end of the hall. Together they began sing a special song for Alvin and Brittany's first dance.
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When I'm lost in the rain,
In your eyes I know I'll find the light
to light my way.
And when I'm scared and losing ground;
When my world is going crazy,
You can turn it all around.
And when I'm down
you're there; pushing me to the top.
You're always there;
giving me all you've got.
CHORUS
For a shield from the storm;
For a friend; for a love
To keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.
For the strength to be strong;
For the will to carry on;
For everything you do;
For everything that's true,
I turn to you.
When I lose the will to win,
I just reach for you
and I can reach the sky again.
I can do anything,
'Cause your love is so amazing;
'cause your love inspires me. (Yes it does)
And when I need a friend,
you're always on my side;
Giving me faith that gets me through the night.
CHORUS
For the arms to be my shelter
through all the rain;
For truth that will never change;
For someone to lean on;
for a heart I can rely on
through anything; (you can rely on me)
For that one who I can run to....
I turn to you.
CHORUS
I turn to you...
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As the last verse was sung, Alvin and Brittany shared a kiss. Everyone who knew them cheered on as the newlyweds danced.
The whole celebration went on till the 3 am the following day before the guests slowly started to head home.
Chapter 22: Alvin and Brittany's Wedding!
A WEEK LATER!
Three days ago Vinny showed up in order to help with the final wedding preparations for Alvin and Brittany's wedding. Vinny also took this opportunity to visit her three beloved grandchildren, Vincent, Mary-Anne, and Tom.
There was just so much to catch up on it was difficult to begin where. One thing was for sure, Vinny is quite impressed on how big her grandkids have grown since the last time she had seen them – back then they had been tiny little things; still in diapers. She had to admit Simon and Jeanette have done a good job in parenting these young ones. She had scowled at Simon to get rid of that earring, but he stubbornly refused. Simon has heard it for so long that he just laughs at it now.
However, most of Vinny's attention had gone to Alvin and Brittany's wedding day. Of course anything that involved Alvin and Brittany had to be big. They rented a ballroom in a ritzy hotel. As the guests started arriving and taking their seats, the Chipmunks and Chipettes waited in separate rooms.
As the Chipettes waited, they took this opportunity to touch up their hair, and make up. Not to mention placing Brittany's veil perfectly on her head. Brittany stood in front of a mirror admiring her beauty while her sisters Eleanor and Jeanette helped Mary-Anne fix her dress and hair.
"I can't believe how gorgeous I look in this dress." Brittany proudly spoke, never keeping her eyes off the mirror.
"It is a lovely pick, Brittany." Jeanette agreed smiling.
"So let me get this straight, mom. I'm being asked to make a mess on the floor with these flower paddles?" Mary-Anne asked her mother.
"Well, just this once you know, sweetie. And only how we rehearsed last night, you remember right?" Jeanette said pushing back a small amount of hair from her daughter's forehead.
"Yes, mom."
"You look like such a doll in that dress, Mary." Eleanor cooed and hugged her only niece.
Mary looked down on herself and sighed. "I look fluffy." She said making a face.
"Come now, it's a lovely dress. Your Aunt Brittany picked it out just for you." Jeanette pointed out.
"I suppose so." Mary said; she turned to aunt Brittany. "Thank you, Aunt Brittany."
"Awe, your welcome cutie."
"There is just one thing that is missing for this wedding." Eleanor commented sadly.
"What's that Ellie?" Brittany asks.
"Miss. Miller. She would have loved to be here." Eleanor said wiping a tear that escaped from her eye.
"That's true." Jeanette nodded.
Brittany nods sadly knowing how true her Eleanor words rang.
Mary looks around the room before tugging on her mother's dress. "But mom, Nana Miller is here." She whispers up at her.
"I-I-I'm sure she is Mary, dear." Jeanette pats her daughter's head.
Mary sighed in defeat. She knows her mother doesn't really believe her.
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MEANWHILE, IN THE OTHER ROOM...
The Chipmunks wait in a room at the front end of the hall. Alvin is naturally showing cold feet by pacing in the room. Simon and Theodore glance at each other then back at Alvin.
"And I thought I was bad on my wedding day." Simon chooses this moment to comment; his arms firmly crossed over his chest.
"Well, he is about to tie the knot, Simon." Theodore said.
"I can't believe I'm about to be m-m-married." Alvin stammered.
"Yes, and here we are all wondering how will all your adoring female fans cope with this?" Simon sarcastically comments.
Alvin shot Simon a look.
"You boys almost ready?" Dave asks as he walks into the room.
"Yes Dave." Simon and Theodore chime at once.
Dave looked at Alvin who was showing the signs of uncertainness.
"Is something the matter, Alvin?" Dave asked his son.
"Isn't it obvious, Dave? I'm really nervous about this marriage thing." Alvin told his father.
Dave looked at Alvin thoughtfully, the older man sighed before deciding to speak. "Do you remember the time when I was engaged to marry Marsha?" He asked Alvin.
"Yes. What a fiasco." Alvin admitted.
"It was, wasn't it?" Dave chuckled. "Do you remember what you said that helped Marsha and I make our choice to not go through with the wedding?" He added.
"I said, 'You two were grown-ups and that you were old enough to make your own choices'."
Simon raised his hand to mention that it was actually he who had said that just before the wedding began. Alvin parroted what he had said to Dave and Marsha when given the chance to speak up over any objections. He stopped knowing that would have been pointless to mention. But then again it was giving Alvin some direction to his situation.
"But Dave, this isn't about wanting or not wanting to marry, I'm just very nervous about it. I mean it such a big step for Brittany and me." Alvin explained.
"If you are sure you feel up to it then by all means let nothing stand in your way. But if you still feel that you are not ready we call the whole wedding off?" Dave suggested.
"I know I can, but I love Brittany, and..." He smiled when he realized why he was marrying his childhood sweetheart. "Thanks Dave, but I'm ready to go through with this. I'm just being silly."
"Remember Alvin, you said it, not me." Simon joked as he helped straightened his son, Tom's bowtie.
Theodore, Tom, and Vincent chuckled over Simon's comment.
"You are such a comedian, Simon." Alvin shook his head; he was feeling better already. He looked at Dave before continuing, "Honestly, some brotherly support here wouldn't be half bad." And he headed for the door.
Dave mentally smiled at himself, thinking how little his boys change over the years.
AN HOUR LATER...
The ceremony turned out flawless, not counting the moment when Alvin stuttered on a few lines, and Brittany nearly broke out in tears.
When the ceremony ended, the guests were moved into the dinning room to mingle before the food would be served. Meanwhile the bride and groom along with their siblings and of course Dave and the triplets were guided out to the gardens for group photos. It was almost another hour later when they joined the rest of the guests in the dinning hall. There they were served a wonderful feast that each guest had picked out for their own personal tastes. In each course there were three choices.
As the final meal was served and eaten, the three-layered wedding cake was brought out. The photographer wanted one good shot of the bride and along with the bride's maids and groom's best 'Munks'. The picture looked perfect, but as the photographer was about to take the picture something caught Simon's eye. He looked over to where the cake sat and saw Vincent trying to steal a piece.
"Vincent!" Simon hissed just as the photographer snapped the shot.
When everyone finished their desert, the chairs and tables were moved to one side of the room so that there could be room for dancing.
Simon, Theodore, Eleanor, and Jeanette hopped on the stage that had been set up at the end of the hall. Together they began sing a special song for Alvin and Brittany's first dance.
------------------
When I'm lost in the rain,
In your eyes I know I'll find the light
to light my way.
And when I'm scared and losing ground;
When my world is going crazy,
You can turn it all around.
And when I'm down
you're there; pushing me to the top.
You're always there;
giving me all you've got.
CHORUS
For a shield from the storm;
For a friend; for a love
To keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.
For the strength to be strong;
For the will to carry on;
For everything you do;
For everything that's true,
I turn to you.
When I lose the will to win,
I just reach for you
and I can reach the sky again.
I can do anything,
'Cause your love is so amazing;
'cause your love inspires me. (Yes it does)
And when I need a friend,
you're always on my side;
Giving me faith that gets me through the night.
CHORUS
For the arms to be my shelter
through all the rain;
For truth that will never change;
For someone to lean on;
for a heart I can rely on
through anything; (you can rely on me)
For that one who I can run to....
I turn to you.
CHORUS
I turn to you...
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As the last verse was sung, Alvin and Brittany shared a kiss. Everyone who knew them cheered on as the newlyweds danced.
The whole celebration went on till the 3 am the following day before the guests slowly started to head home.