With the wedding date set, the gals and guys now had to take care of all the details for a wedding. They had one year – that should be enough time.
The first order of business was to reserve the church and the banquet hall. They would marry at the Good Shepard Church and they would have the reception at The Gardens Banquet hall, appropriately. The Gardens was the hall they attended for the Senior Prom, when they all pretty much decided on one another, as well as the place that the gals got engaged to the guys, when they graduated from college. Georgiana gave them a good deal on the hall that included the catering as well as the liquid refreshments.
One of the first orders of business was to decide on who would be in the bridal party. That ended up being more difficult than it would seem, but with the gals and the guys getting married at the same ceremony, they couldn't be bridesmaids, maids of honor, best men, or ushers!
Clover was thinking long and hard as to whom would be her Maid of Honor. At first she thought of Georgiana, but Georgiana sadly had to turn her down, because all four of her family banquet facilities would be busy that day, and she was sorely needed there!
After a few weeks of fruitless thinking, Clover decided to get Sam and Alex's ideas.
"Gals, who are you going to get for your Maid of Honor and Bridesmaids?" Clover asked at lunch.
"I haven't really decided, Clover! With you and Sammie getting married with me, I'm having a hard time!" responded Alex.
"Same here!" answered Sam, dejectedly.
The gals are lost in thought, when Sam starts to break a smile.
"I think I have an idea! Maybe we can all have the same Maid of Honor! And I know who!" says Sam excitedly.
"We're all ears, Sammie!" responded Clover.
"How about Carol in the research lab here? She has really taken me under her wing since I joined the lab, and she has helped you with your articles on the lab, Clover, and she has really helped you, when training new WOOHP agents on new gadgets, Alex!"
Alex smiled broadly, "That would be GREAT! What do you say, Clover?"
"That IS a great idea! Let's ask her today!"
As the workday comes to an end, the gals walk over to Carol's office. She usually stays a little after work, to set things up for the next day.
"Carol?" asks Sam, as the girls walk into her office.
"Oh, hi Sammie! I'm over her by the lab table," Carol responds. "Come ON, you stubborn oscilloscope! I'll calibrate you if it takes all night, so COOPERATE!" And almost as if on cue, the balky oscilloscope responds to the calibration. "That's more like it!" responds Carol in triumph, as she turns toward Sam and the gals.
"Oh, sorry ladies! I didn't realize all three of you were here!"
"That's okay, Carol!" responded Alex.
"Yeah! No prob!" answered Clover.
"You three seem to be on a mission (no pun intended)! What can I do for you?" Carol asks.
"Carol, as you know, we'll be getting married in about 11 months….," starts Sam.
"And I hope I'm on your guest list!" Carol interrupts happily.
"Well, sure you are!" responds Clover.
"We just wanted to ask a favor!" Alex continued. Carol provided her full attention to the gals.
"Would you be our Maid of Honor?" asks Sam hopefully.
Carol was pleasantly surprised. "Why…why sure, Sam! I would be honored to be your Maid of Honor!"
"Well, not just hers, but Clover's and mine, too!" added Alex.
Carol looked in astonishment at Clover and Alex, who had hopeful looks on their faces.
"All three of yours?" asked Carol quizzically.
"Please?" asked Clover.
"We would REALLY appreciate it!" added Alex hopefully.
"Are you gals sure? Being Maid of Honor is a tremendous honor!" Carol responded.
"We know! That's why we want you!" stated Sam emphatically.
A broad smile crosses Carol's face, as she walks over to the girls. "Of course I will!" She proceeds to hug each of the three girls.
"I'll be very happy to be the Maid of Honor for all three of you! Thank you!" she says, with tears in her eyes.
"Thanks, Carol!" responds Clover, as she returns Carol's hug.
"Thanks so very much!" adds Alex, as she hugs Carol.
"You've made our day!" says Sam, as she also returns Carol's hug.
The gals also decided on bridesmaids as well. One would be Yolanda Rhems, a mutual friend from college and the other would be Britney Onizuma, a fellow co-worker and good friend at WOOHP, who works with Clover in Public Relations. (She's the same Britney they worked with in the 'Alex Quits' and 'Escape from WOOHP Island' eps.)
The guys had a similar problem with getting a Best Man, and they came up with a similar solution. They would have one Best Man for all three of them. It would be Jay Sloan, a mutual friend of theirs at WOOHP. He worked with Clarence in the medical area. They also decided on two ushers, who were also mutual friends - Arnold Jackson, from high school and college, and still a good friend, and Harry Turnbow, a mutual friend from college.
Getting the wedding bands were the next item on the list. The gals opted for the companion rings to their engagement rings. The guys opted for simple plain bands: Pete, a thick gold band; Matt a thick silver band; and Clarence a thin Platinum band.
They also hired a DJ for the evening, to provide the music and entertainment.
The next order of business was getting the wedding dresses and bridesmaids gowns. Besides the female members of the wedding party, the gals Moms would come along as well.
The first stop was The Bridal Experience. The entourage of gals began to look at the various designs.
"OOOOHHHHHHH!" squealed Clover, "It's the latest from Georgio of Paris!" as she spotted a wedding dress on a mannequin.
"That's nice, but a bit gaudy for me! I prefer something like this one, from Hannah Dominique of Milan!" responded Sam, as she looked over another dress.
"I'm looking for something that's a bit understated, like this one from Unoserrimo of Italy!" adds Alex.
The gals then check out Phillipe's Bridal, featuring Phillipe's own creations.
"Ahhhh, Mademoiselles! You have come to ze right place, no? I can outfit you for your weddings and you will look tre magnifique!"
The gals look over a number of Phillipe's designs, and try on a few.
"The train on this one is pretty long!" exclaimed Alex, who was acting as model.
"Ahhhh! But that is ze style in Pari! You look lovely!" gushed Phillipe.
"I agree with Alex! I want to have a train on my dress too, but that one's about three box cars and a caboose to long!" opined Sam, as the gals giggle.
"But you forget, Mademoiselle! The train is detachable!" and Phillipe shows how the train can be removed.
"Now THAT is rad!" responded Clover. "It may just work!"
"That DOES make a difference!" responded Alex. "Without the train, this dress would work well at the reception!"
While at the bridal stores, the gals also check out the bridesmaid's and Maid of Honor gowns. They talk over their window-shopping at their villa.
"I liked that wedding dress design at Phillipe's," commented Alex, "I really liked the detachable train!"
"I preferred the rack dress at The Bridal Experience!" Sam exclaimed.
"HELLLOOOO, Sammie! A no-name dress for our Big Day?" said Clover in exasperation.
"I thought it was pretty!" Sam countered. "Besides, who's going to know it is a no-name dress?"
"That's right, Clover! If that's what Sammie wants, it shouldn't make a difference as to who designed it!" added Alex.
"Well, SHE can go with that dress. For me, it's either the Georgio or the Unoserrimo!" Clover stated emphatically.
"Did you gals see any wedding party dresses you liked?" asked Alex, changing the subject.
"I like the bridesmaid's gowns at Phillipe's! And I liked them in purple!" said Clover.
"I agree! I liked those too!" responded Sam.
"And I think the pastel lavender would be good for the Maid of Honor!" added Alex.
"Great! I think we have our bridesmaid and Maid of Honor dresses chosen!" Sam stated, as Clover and Alex nodded their heads in approval.
It took a few more weeks, but the gals finally decided on their wedding dresses, bridesmaid's gowns and Maid of Honor gown. Clover went with the Georgio, Alex went with the Phillipe, and Sam decided, after much deliberation, on the Unoserrimo, for the wedding dresses, and they went with the pastel lavender Maid of Honor dress, with purple bridesmaid dresses from Phillipe's. It was a good thing they finally reached a decision too! The stores required a six-month lead-time, with another two months for alterations. The gals only have nine more months before the big day, and that eats up eight of them!
For the guys, the tuxedos weren't quite so bad. They decided on black tuxedos, with ruffled white shirts, and black cummerbunds, for the grooms, and tuxedos without cummerbunds for the ushers. They almost blew it by waiting until three months before the wedding to place their orders, as the Tux Shoppe required a two-month lead-time! So they just made it under the wire!
