Chapter 20: Going to the Chapel
"Well, now that all the drama has died down, we must start planning
this wedding, Rory," Elizabeth Huntzberger gushed as she, Rory and
Lorelai had lunch at Luke's two weekends later.
"Yea, what do you and Logan want to do for the big day?" Lorelai asked.
"Well…" Rory said, a bit hesitantly. "We were thinking of having it
here in the square in June. That way it can be as big as we need it to
be and still feel homey. I want Lane as maid of honor and Paris as a
bridesmaid. Ella and Gigi will be flower girls and Nat will be the ring
bearer. I'm pretty sure Logan wants Finn and Colin to stand up with
him."
"Are you sure that's what you want? No big society wedding?" Elizabeth
asked, a bit taken a back, but doing the best to hide it.
"It can still be the big society wedding you and Grandma want, but
it'll be some place where we'll feel like it was a warm, meaningful
experience. It'll be what Logan and I are, a merging of 2 worlds."
"Who will be the planner? who will be the caterer?" Elizabeth asked,
pushing aside her salad.
"Well, I was hoping you and mom could share the job of planner and
Sookie and Luke can share the job as caterer," Rory replied firmly.
"Well, I suppose we don't need the big church. I have 2 other children
to inflict that on," Elizabeth said resignedly. Immediately, the 2
mothers put their heads together and began to plan.
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One morning, early in March, Rory and Ella went with Lane, Gigi, Paris,
Lorelai, Emily, Elizabeth, and Honor, Rory's other bridesmaid to a high
class bridal designer to shop for gowns. Emily and Elizabeth insisted
on going to her because she was very en vogue.
"Hmm," the small designer mused, studying the group of women sitting in
her frilly pink reception room. "Now, which one of you is the lucky
bride?"
"That would be me," Rory said a bit timidly.
"Ah, yes. Hmm…lovely complexion, good figure, expressive eyes, yes, for
you my dear, I have only one design. You are a classic beauty, so you
shall have a classic dress. A strapless dress of pure white silk, the
empire waisted bodice covered in lace, the skirt flowing gracefully down
into a short train. The veil will be of the same lace that covers the
bodice and will be held on with a circlet of pearls. What do you say,
my dear?"
"That sounds perfect," Rory breathed.
"And what color do you have picked out for the wedding?"
"I was thinking of maybe pale blue and pink," Rory said uncertainly.
"Hmm…yes, yes. We'll do the bridesmaids' dresses in a pale blue silk and the flower girls and the maid of honor in pink. The style for the bridesmaids and the maid of honor will be simple, classic, strapless sheath dresses with empire waists. The flower girls will be in pink silk dresses, sleeveless, with a blue ribbon around the waist. What do you think?" the bridal designer finished.
"It sounds like everything I pictured," Rory replied happily.
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"Logan, we need to talk," Rory said, one day in late April, after a long day of work. Ella and Gigi were in bed and Chris was in his room. Rory and Logan were curled up on the couch like they usually did every night.
"About what, Ace?" Logan asked, stroking the hair that was tumbling from her head onto his shoulder.
"Where are we going to live once we're married? I realize this is a weird time to ask, but I was wondering."
"Well, I was thinking we should probably find our own house here in Boston. My apartment's nice but there's not enough room for you, me, and Ella."
"Are you going to be taking over for your dad before or after the wedding? Do I need to quit my job or do I keep working? Do we want to have more kids or just be happy with Ella?" Rory rambled, her brow creasing with worry.
"Whoa, slow down, Ace. First, I'll be taking over for Dad after the wedding. Second, you can do whatever you want. If you want to work, work. If you want to stay at home, stay at home. I would love to have more kids, to get to see everything I missed with Ella, but if she's all we have, I'll be happy. Stop worrying so much," Logan said, kissing the worry lines from Rory's white brow. "Everything is perfect. The wedding planning is right on schedule. There has been no major family problems. Nothing can stop us from being together. In a little over 2 months, you, me and our daughter will be a real family."
