The trumpets blare through the chattering of excited villagers.
The village of Clunt has been decorated with flowers and ribbons for the special occasion. The church had white roses spiralling around the frame of the door.
As Marian and her father entered the ceremony and seated themselves Marian caught a glimpse of Robin and his mother who was across the room from them. She shot him a warm smile and he returned a cheeky grin.
She was about to say something to her father when she heard the bells chime and the musicians start to play.
A young girl of around 15 came walking down the isle with two flower girls behind her. She had her head towards to ground and Marian suspected that she was probably nervous.
But then she looked up just as she reached the end of the isle and met her future husband who took her hand and she saw Lady Katrina smile.
This smiles wasn't an ordinary one, it was one that showed complete contentment of love, joy and excitement.
The bride standing next to the groom, was looking at the floor again, her hands' fingers intertwined and a nervous smile on her face. Marian's lips unintentionally formed a curve and her eyes began to water. She loved weddings...
It was April so the weather was warm and the sun was shining through the windows.
It was the most ecstatic, lively and joyful day in her best friend's life. It was her marriage. Marian had grew up with Lady Katrina and knew how much that this day meant to her.
All the arrangements were carefully and assiduously done by her family. As Marian and the guests entered the main hall, it felt like she had entered a world of neon!
It was decorated with white satin with fuchsia coloured ribbons and flowers over them, enhancing their beauty. There were two doors on both the sides, one for men and the other for women but both of them were like the xerox copies of each other.
In the middle was a long table, with beautiful, colourful roses without thorns. As you entered the ladies or gentlemen's hall, there was a far-reaching, continuing fuchsia coloured carpet, ending at the feet of the throne of the bride and groom.
On both the sides were tables and chairs and adolescent children running about creating a risk for the delicious, scrumptious and delectable food to fall down.
The stage was specially decorated with white flowers and fuchsia ribbons. There was an artificial waterfall behind the stage which was covered by a glass and the chairs were like thrones , big and ancient-like with beautiful net curtains behind.
The bride's bottom was white in colour with heavy embroidery of white spinel and borders which looked as if they were trying to reach the top in fuchsia crystals. Her top was mostly embroided with the fuchsia crystals but her shawl, made of white spinel and fuchsia crystal both, was so beautifully worn that she looked like the most beautiful lady in the whole universe. Her jewellery and make up did nothing except making her more pretty, innocent and charming.
Marian wished that she would look this pretty on her own wedding day.
She walked towards Lady Katrina who was standing with her new husband, Jonathan.
'Marian! I'm so glad you came' Katrina practically leapt on Marian and hugged her. A massive smiles beamed across her face.
'You look so beautiful Katrina, I hope it is everything you dreamed of' Marian smiled back looking around.
'Yes, it is' Still smiling, Katrina replied before her husband pulled her in for a kiss.
Marian laughed but inside she felt sad. She had still not found the man of her dreams, of whom she wanted to spend her life with. There was Robin, but he was her best friend. She couldn't imagine actually marrying him... Could she?
But her thoughts were soon pushed to the back of her mind when she heard a voice behind her.
'Well I say, I've been looking for you everywhere!'
She knew that voice...
A grin washed over Marian's face and she turned to see Robin standing before her.
'You look lovely' He smiled warmly at her.
Marian was wearing a baby pink silky dress which trailed down to her ankles, it had a pink netting over the top of the first silk, an ivory ribbon like belt traced around her torso which fastened into a bow at the back. Her dress had a corset like bodice around her chest that was pink to match the skirting of her outfit. To finish off, her hair was curled into a bun which was pinned back, she had a pink rose clipped at the side of her head and 2 small curls fell at the sides of her cheeks.
'Thank you' She returned a grateful smile.
Then she started laughing as she skimmed her eyes over him, 'You didn't wear your usual clothes then?'.
Robin laughs after her, 'I thought you'd be offended if I did'.
'I have something for you actually' He smiled a sheepish grin and pulled out a small box which was tied shut with a black bow.
She smiled and took the box from up. She looked down on it and then looked back up at him. 'Robin, you shouldn't have... I do not need g-'
Robin cut her off, 'Just open it, please?' Still smiling...
'Very well'
Marian carefully pulls the ribbon releasing the bow and she pulls off the lid of the tiny box and she gasps.
'Robin' She says breathlessly. 'It's...it's... beautiful!'
Marian stares at it in complete awe; a necklace with silver chain and a silver heart locked on the end, it had a opalite heart jewel encrusted onto the front of the locked.
'Let me put it on you' Robin smiles at her warmly, happy that she liked it.
'Ok' Still smiling with glistening eyes, she turns around and Robin takes the necklace and places it around her neck and clips the clasp shut.
Marian turns back around. 'It's so pretty, how can I ever thank you?'
'I'll think of something' He grins at her and Marian moves towards him and wraps her arms around his neck.
'Thank you Robin'
'Don't mention it' He replies and they pull away as Marian's father strides up to them...