Chapter 8: The Wedding Part One

Bells rang softly as guests were chattering quietly as they entered the temple. As guests took their seats, soft music was playing, which meant the wedding was starting. Dawn came down the aisle with Ash by her side as they both took their positions as bridesmaid and best man, Jeremy came down the aisle with Hope and Danielle came down with someone else. The junior bridesmaids, Alice, Jennifer and Mary, Misty's cousins, all walked down the aisle too. Then the flower girl and ring bearer, Jill and Max, walked down the aisle, hand in hand. Then, Joshua made his way down the aisle with Rabbi Johnson. "The Wedding March" began playing as everyone stood up and Misty began her walk down the aisle. She wore her dress and had a veil with flowers around the top and white flats on her feet and a bouquet of her favorite flowers. As she stood next to her soon-to-be husband, her father kissed her cheek, the rabbi opened his book and everyone sat down to let the wedding begin.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, to join Joshua Ketchum and Misty Waterflower" begins the rabbi as he begins the seven blessings of Hashem. Misty and Joshua then sip the traditional wine.

"Do you, Joshua Ketchum, take Misty as your lawfully wedded wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?" the rabbi asked Joshua

"I do" says Joshua, smiling at Misty

"And do you, Misty, take Joshua to be your lawfully wedded husband promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?" he asks her.

"I do" says Misty with a bright smile.

"Please present the rings and both of you repeat after me" says the rabbis as the rings are presented.

"With this ring, I thee wed, and with it I bestow upon thee all the treasures of my mind, heart and hands" Misty and Joshua say at the exact same time, as they slip their wedding rings onto their ring fingers.

"Then by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Joshua, you may kiss your bride" says Rabbi Johnson with a smile as the two shared a passionate kiss as everyone was clapping or crying and Joshua crushed the glass under the cloth as a tradition.

"Ladies and gentlemen, may I present MR. AND MRS. Joshua and Misty Ketchum" says the rabbi with a smile.

To be continued in part 2