Rachel walked in the door and walked to the bed. She saw Phoebe and Monica fast asleep. She really didn't want to wake them so she tip toed to her private room and closed the door.
There it hung on the door, her wedding gown. She walked over to it and lovingly stroked it. She took off her clothes and put on a silk nightgown and then crawled into bed. She sighed and then laid her head on the pillow. "Sleep , yeah that 's what she needed." she thought.
"Come on sleepy head, it's your wedding day." cried Monica as she threw open the door and ushered a table from room service in.
"Monica, you're too damned happy." Rachel said as she rolled over.
It dawned on her, "Oh my God , it is …" she jumped out of bed and screamed. She clung on to Monica as they both jumped up and down.
"Wait for me!" chimed Phoebe as she joined them.
"Okay this is what we are going to do. I will start with Rachel's hair and make up. Then about ten the photographers will show up for pre wedding photos. The mothers about nine forty five. We will have a lunch break at about noon, nothing too heavy. Rachel's father will arrive around one forty five, all bridesmaids will assemble at one fifty, Chandler to escort me and Phoebe , one fifty two, Rachel and Leonard at one fifty four and that should put you at the altar at two o clock." Monica said holding her palm pilot.
"You are a psycho , Monica Bing, " said Phoebe.
"I think it's sweet, Monica compulsive but sweet." Rachel smiled. "Come on girls, I'm getting married today."
Rachel grabbed a hair straightened and a curling iron. She plugged it into the wall. As it heated up, she pulled the covering from around her dress. It was a masterpiece, a Vera Wang. White with spaghetti straps and a puffy skirt with an organza overlay dotted with thousands of seed pearls.
As if on cue, Carol and Susan entered with a little tuxedo clad Ben. Ben had a jelly doughnut that he had snuck from the room service cart. Carol was wearing her pink bridesmaid gown as Susan lovingly nuzzled her neck.
"OKay you lovebirds, knock it off." Monica said. "We don't have time, Ben put that down! You'd think he was a Joey in training. Carol , here is your bouquet and I want you to start putting make up on Rachel." she ordered looking at her schedule again.
"This is fun?" said Susan, "Well honey, as much as I want to stay in happy hetero bride land, I have to stop by Macy's and pick up our gift for the happy couple." Susan leaned over to Ben. Stay with your mommy till you can go over and annoy the hell out of your daddy."
"Susan, a truce, one day, and remember what we have to do later, "Carol said as she kissed her. A concerned look crossed Carol's face.
"Well this isa first , the lesbian ex wife helps the new wife get ready to marry her ex." Carol laughed.
"Yeah if we were all in teddies and giggling, it would be the stuff Joey dreams of." Rachel added as she pulled her hair back .
"Hey girls, it's your new bridesmaid." Gina said as she came in. "Miss Green , you are in luck because you are in the presence of Gina Tribbiani, hairdresser to the stars. Let me do that."she said as she grabbed the straightened from Rachel's hand.
Judy Geller entered the room next with the Bing babies in tow. A tiny peach ribbon encircled the head of Erica Bing and little Jack Bing was in a tiny tux.
"Ah mommy missed her babies, Mom, in the corner, start ironing the veil." Monica ordered.
"And hello to you too Monica. " Judy said .
"Sorry Mom, on a schedule, now where is Sandra?" wondered Monica nervously.
Sandra entered in a lime green dress with a silk jacket. Her hair was in an up do as she walked in with little Emma by her side.
Rachel ran over with Gina by her side, connected by a curling iron.
"Ah mommy's little pretty, are we ready? Are we ready to marry Daddy?" she said as she saw Emma's ivory dress and how her mother had pinned little roses to her hair.
Emma held her hands up and clapped.
"I wonder if the guys are as excited as we?" asked Phoebe.
You could hear the snoring down the hall as the three guys were asleep at ten o'clock. The suite was littered with pizza boxes and beer cans. The only part that was neat was the room where the groom slept soundly. He had his suitcases lined up in a corner and his tuxedo laid out.
There they slept unaware that the ceremony was only a mere four hours away.
