Authors Note: I want to change the date on the last chapter. The actual year is 2007. That is a typo. Sorry. I got a little carried away, and put my graduation date instead lol. Hope that clarifies things, and avoids confusion later on.
June 15, 2007: Angela's big day.
"Oh my god." Angela said. "I am so nervous! What if I trip or something? That would be so mortifying. I don't know if I can do this. I am so nervous right now. What am I doing? I don't think I am ready for this." She said in full panic mode.
I laughed. "Relax, Angela. You are going to be fine. This is going to be the best day of your life. Nothing is going to go wrong. Just breath Angie. You are ready for this. This is your dream. You are making the all the right moves." I said reassuring her.
"Easy for you to say. Your not the one getting married. Your just the bridesmaid." Angie said piercing her lips. "I am such a nervous wreck right now. I am sorry that was rude." she said apologizing realizing the words that came out of her mouth.
"It's okay, Angie. I understand." I said. "You are going to be fine." I said reassuring her again. Good lord, she is a nervous wreck. I got to calm her down.
"Yeah, Bella is right. Nothing is going to go wrong. You are meant for this. This is your dream. You always dream of one day marrying Ben. That dream is here now. You have to take it." Jessica said doing the last minute touches on Angela's make up.
"You are going to be fine. I am here for you. And I am not going to let anybody ruin my best friend's wedding. And if they are they don't want to mess with me!" she added as she sweep some gold eye shadow on to her eyelids.
Angela cracked a smile at that.
"Yeah, you look hot." I said as I do the finishing touches on her hair. "You are going to be the prettiest girl in the room."
"And your dress is awesome. Do you have any idea how sexy you look? Ben is going to have a heart attack when he sees you walking down the aisle." Jess added.
I gave Jessica a look. Angela hates that expression, since her grandpa actually died from a heart attack.
"I hate that expression." Angela said. "I don't know why people always use it."
"You know what I mean. I don't mean it literally." she said quickly. "You look beautiful, Angie. And one look, and he is going to be hypnotized. He wants to marry you. And you want to marry him. It's okay to be nervous. But don't let the fear keep you from marrying this man. This is the love of your life. You have to marry him, Angela. Ben and Angela belong together, and it's only right that you two get married. You and Ben are like nature. You are the tree, and Ben is the soil for the tree to grow and nurture. You are the ground and Ben is the rock. you can do this. When my sister was getting married two years ago, she was just as nervous as you were. But she got through it. And so will you. We are here for you. We are your best friends."
"Yeah." Angela said. "And I am thankful everyday. I don't know what I would do without you guys."
"Look at yourself." I said turning her towards the mirror. "Do you look hot or what?"
She turned towards the mirror. "Wow." she said astonished. "I look really great. This wedding dress looks even better on me now. It looks even better than it was at the store."
"Well duh!" Jessica said. "At the store, you didn't have makeup and the hair and the works. Now you are all dolled up, of course you would look great."
I rolled my eyes. I smoothed out her hair. "You look terrific. You are ready girl. Now go get your man."
Just than Angela's mom poked her head in the dressing room. " Are you ready, Angela?" she asked. Than she saw Angela and she started to tear up. "Honey, you look beautiful." she gushed. "You look like a princess. You ready? Your dad is waiting to walk you down the aisle."
"Yeah. I think I am ready, mom." Angela said taking one last look at herself. "I am nervous as hell though."
"Don't worry, darling." Mrs. Webber said. "I was nervous when I was about to walk down that aisle too. I was a wreck, but I got through it and it was the best day of my life."
"Thanks mom." she said giving her mom a kiss.
"Come on, Jessica." I said. "Let's go take our seats. Good luck, Angela." I said giving her a kiss in the cheeks. "Love you."
Jessica leaned into give her a kiss on the cheeks too. "Good luck. Love you."
"Love you guys too." Angela said.
"Go get your self married, Angie." Jessica said taking my hand. "We will be there waiting."
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"I just love weddings." Alyson said. She would of cried if she wasn't a vampire.
"Me too." I said blowing on my third tissue. "God, I am such a girl."
"Me three. I just love weddings." Jessica said. She already used half of the pack. And it wasn't time for their vows yet. Angela and Ben decided to write their own wedding vows, to make things more meaningful. Isn't that sweet?
If I were ever to get married, I want to do the same thing too.
"The bride and groom have their own vows that they want to share." the priest said.
Ben went first, taking Angela's hands into his.
"Angela." he said. "When I first met you, I know we are going to be together for a really long time. I know when I look in to your beautiful eyes for the first time I know I am going to be looking at them for a life time. After dating for four years, I know I want to tie the knot with you. I never want to let you go, Angela Webber. I want to grow old with you. I want to bare beautiful children with you. I want what every couple who gets marries want. I want you now, and forever. I want everything with you. I never dream of sharing this with anyone else till I met you. I never thought I would fall in love with a girl so sweet and pure. I never know the meaning of love until I saw you. I love you Angela Webber that's why I am marrying you. You make my days brighter, you make me happy when I am down. You make me smile all the time. When I am with you, the sun will never go down. You are my sun, moon, and the stars. You mean so much to me. You are my angel, that was sent to me and I thank god everyday for giving me the best gift ever. There is no other gift more special in this world than you. I promise to never take you for granted. Sure, there will be times that I will mess up. I am not perfect, Angie. I'll admit that. But I love you, and I am staying true to you and to vows I will make. You rock my world, Angie. Always have been since the day you entered my world. I love you with all my heart. I am going to be with you always. I am going to be with you through sickness and through health. I am going to be here, through all the good and bad times. I am not going anywhere, your stuck with me Angie, till our time comes. For better, for worst, till death do us apart. Those are the sacred words that I take very seriously."
"Aw." Jessica and Alyson said at the same time. "That was so sweet."
"I know." I said wiping my tears. I am half way through my package of tissues. "They make such an amazing couple."
I took Steven's hand into my own. "I love you, baby." I whispered feeling the love.
"I love you too." he said leaning in to kiss me.
Than it was Angela's turn to say her vows.
"Ben." she said talking her husband to be hand's. "I love you with all my heart. And I am going to love you forever. I know from the first time we went on the date, I realize how much we have in common. And I realize how much chemistry we have. I know you are something special. You are the something, that people search a life time for. Some people search their entire life for true love, and never find it. I am just glad I found mines. Every time I kiss you, I feel the fire works igniting. You make my knees weak. You are the meaning of true love. From the moment I met you, I know why those singers sing those love songs you hear on the radio. I can feel their passion when they are singing their songs. As each day past I grow to love you even more, if that is possible. I love everything about you. I love the way you handle children. I love the way you took care of those animals when we were volunteering at the animal shelter freshman year. It was when I fell in love with you for the first time. I am crazy about you, Ben. I can spend the rest of my life with you. I want to wake up next to you now and forever. Always and forever, Ben. I promise you, that I will be here for the good times and bad. For better and for worse, till death do us apart."
"Oh." Jessica said blowing her nose again. "I am just so damn emotional at weddings."
Mike put his hands around her. "It's okay." he said. "I love you."
"Love you too, Mike." she said sobbing again.
"I am sorry." she said again. "I am too emotional."
Than it was time for the rings. I saw the ring bearer came out with the rings.
The priest step forward. "Ben, do you take Angela Webber as your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do." he answered. He slipped the ring on Angela's fingers.
"Angela, do you take Ben Cheney as your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do." she said. Angela took the ring and slipped it on Ben's finger.
"I now, pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." the priest said.
Ben swiftly swept Angela up and kissed her in the air, like the way you see in movies.
The audience erupted into an applause and cheers congratulating the newlywed.
"Wow." Steven said. "What a beautiful ceremony."
"Yeah." Mike said looking like he was in the verge of tears himself. "It was very sweet."
Angela and Ben walk towards the table. It was time for the toast.
"I want to thank you all for coming to the best day of my life." Angela said. "Now, can we please have all three of my best friends and bridesmaid come here please."
Alyson, Jessica and I got over to where Angela is.
Ben took the microphone from his wife and said. "Will my best mans come here please, before we can begin our toast."
Steven, Mike and Eric got up from their seats and joined us.
"Time for a speech." one of Angela's cousin shouted.
"Yeah, someone should give a speech." said another person agreeing.
"I agree." Ben said. "Bella, why don't you give us a honor by giving us a speech."
Oh dear. I didn't exactly prepare a speech. But it was my best friends wedding and I don't want to ruin it.
I picked up a glass of champagne. "Today is Angela Webbers and Ben Cheney's special day. It is the moment that they will always remember forever. It is the day a girl always dream of. But let's start at the beginning. Let me tell you about their love through my eyes. I was a new kid in the school. So I didn't saw them when they first get together, or when they first meet or know all the little details about their relationship. I don't need to. Their love is clear as day and night. From the first moment I saw them together, I know it was pure love. I saw the way he looked at her. I saw how she looks at him. One word comes to my mind, dedication. Those two hold nothing but love for each other. Those two shows everyone what real love should be like. These two gives hope for everyone of finding their prince charming. These two are committed to each other, they are dedicated, they are loyal, and they take care of each other. That is what love is all about. It is what a marriage is made up of. This is what makes a marriage last a life time. These two are each others soul mates. These two are match made in heaven. These two deserve happiness for their rest of their lives. These two selfless creatures god had created deserve it. They deserve everything, success in their future careers, family, and everything else. I am proud to call Ben and Angela friends. I am proud to be Angela's best friend. I love you guys. I wish you all the best. I want you all to raise this glass and toast to the two people in this earth that are made for each other, and wish them a lifetime of happiness. To Ben and Angela Cheney."
"To Ben and Angela." The crowd went clinging their champagne glasses.
Ben and Angela smiled at me.
"Thank you, Bella." Angela said. "That was sweet."
"Your welcome." I said giving her a hug. "I mean every word of it."
Than Ben grabbed the microphone and said. "Well let's give it up for a friend of mines for of ours for many, many years, Jessica Stanly. Will you give us a honor of giving us a speech?"
"Sure." Jessica said taking the mike.
She was a little nervous. She was probably unprepared like me.
"Hi, I want to thank you, Angela and Ben for letting me share this wonderful experience with you. I know Ben and Angela for a very long time. Like most people in a small town setting, you sort of know everybody. Ben's mom and my mom are best friends since high school. Ben's mom and my mom almost gotten pregnant almost at the same time. He was born a week before me. We spend a lot of time together playing growing up, we went to preschool and kindergarten together. He is my childhood best friend. Some people would say, wow Ben must be your prince. But, no we are just friends. We are nothing but that. Than Angela moved from Seattle when we were five. I became friends with Angela really fast. Ben and Angie had this love hate relationship for so many years, that it was hilarious. I knew when we were in seventh grade, that Ben and Angie will fall in love. I knew it, and so does everyone else who knows them. You cant mistake the chemistry they both share. Everyone practically cheer when those two walk in the cafeteria the next day holding hands. Finally those two blind souls who were in love with each other, finally see the light. I was so happy for them. My two childhood best friends are happy with each other. Than my third best friend came from Arizona about ten months ago. We strike up a friendship pretty quickly. We grew closer and closer over the past six months. She is happy with her boyfriend, and I am happy with mines. I guess my point is: Be happy, with the person you are with. Don't take anything for granted. Love the person the way you deserve to be love. Ben and Angie, I love you both so much. Much love from me and for everyone who loves you. To Angela and Ben."
Whew, that was long lol. So what did you think? Review please.