Golden hearts
Chapter 11: Wedding bells part 1
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The morning of the wedding of Tom's dad and Helen, Quinn was up early to look at wedding pictures of their wedding. She'd ironed the family's good clothes for the wedding the previous night. Every time they went to a wedding, she remembered the day of her marriage to Sam.
"What are you doing, Mom?" Quinn turned to see that Molly was downstairs, she wasn't surprised, Molly had said last night she hoped she would catch the bouquet.
"It's just that going to a wedding reminds me of the day Dad and I got married," Quinn said. "One of the five best days of my life."
"What were the others?" Molly asked.
"The days you and your siblings were born," Quinn said, smiling. Meeting Sam really had been the best thing that had ever happened to her. He was an amazing husband. He loved her and supported her. He was a great father as well, and together, they'd made some great kids.
"Mom, could you tell me about the day you married Dad?" Molly asked.
Quinn still remembered that day like it was yesterday. Of course she would tell their daughter the story.
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July 28, 2013. The day Quinn and Sam had selected for their wedding when he proposed to her on her 20th birthday. The past few months had been devoted to planning the perfect wedding. Over spring break, Quinn had selected her dress and gone with the bridesmaids to pick a bridesmaid dress. The bridesmaid dress was sky blue, to match the flowers around the church. She had spent the night before the wedding at a suite in the Sheraton with the bridesmaids. Sam spent that night at the Embassy Suites with the ushers.
When Quinn woke up that morning her heart was beating a million miles per hour. Or that was what it felt like. Ever since she'd met Sam, she dreamed of marrying him. Now it was really happening. At the end of the day he'd be her husband.
She nervously got out of bed, trying not to wake the bridesmaids, and put on her white dress and shoes. She looked in the mirror and asked herself if Sam would like it. She hadn't shown Sam the dress, but he'd also refused to show her his tux.
She looked through the closet. All five bridesmaid dresses hung there, along with the two flower girl dresses for Stacey and Beth, which were the same color as the bridesmaid dresses.
"Getting excited, are you?" Quinn turned to see that Rachel was also up.
"Rachel!" Quinn giggled. "Why are you up so early?"
"It's the maid of honor's job to look after the bride," Rachel said. "How are you feeling?"
"I can't wait, but at the same time I'm freaking out," Quinn admitted.
"Want me to help you into your dress?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah, that would be great," Quinn said.
The girls got their dresses on and soon noticed that Santana, Brittany, Mercedes and Tina were also up. They put their bridesmaid dresses on. The girls sat around the apartment when they heard a knock on the door.
Quinn answered the door to see Sam's aunt, Dolly, with Stacey.
"The flower girl's here!" Dolly said. "Well, one of them."
"Where is my mom?" Quinn asked.
"Oh, she'll be coming soon," Dolly said. "Stacey couldn't wait to get here, but we wanted to check on the boys first."
"How's Sam?" Quinn asked.
"He's so excited!" Dolly said. "Is Stacey's dress in the closet?"
"Yeah, go into the bedroom," Quinn said.
Dolly and Stacey went into the room before the doorbell rang again. This time it was Judy, Shelby and Beth.
"My little girl," Judy said as Quinn opened the door. "You're getting married!"
"You look beautiful, Quinn," Shelby said.
"We're so proud of you," Judy added.
"Thank you," Quinn said. She looked at Beth. "Are you ready to get your flower girl dress on?"
"Yeah!" Beth said.
"Can I help her with it?" Rachel asked Shelby.
Shelby smiled at Rachel. "Of course." Hand in hand, Rachel and Beth went into the bedroom, leaving Quinn with Shelby and her mom.
"I'll always be your little girl," Quinn told Judy.
"I'm so glad you found such an amazing man," Judy said.
"Sam loves you, and I can tell you love him," Shelby added.
"I know he'll take good care of me," Quinn said. "He'll be the best husband, the best father."
Soon, the bridesmaids and flower girls came into the common room. "It's the first Glee wedding!" Mercedes said, hugging Quinn.
"I hope Sam doesn't change his mind at the last minute," Quinn blurted out. "I hope I don't mess up or anything."
"You'll do great," Tina said.
"The limo isn't due for another twenty minutes, how about some pictures?" Dolly asked.
The girls got out their cameras. Pictures around the hotel were taken of Quinn with each of her bridesmaids, with all her bridesmaids, with the flower girls, with the bridesmaids and the flower girls, with her mom, with Dolly and Stacey, with Dolly and Judy, with her cousins, Shelby and Beth...
The limo pulled into the parking lot. Quinn's mom helped her into the limo and then joined her with the bridesmaids, the flower girls and Dolly. Quinn felt a lot of nausea and anxiety as the limo drove to the Galleria, the party center they'd selected for their wedding.
She had to squeeze her mom's hand as they made their way into the room where they'd wait for the wedding to begin. When they were in the room, Kurt came running in. "Thank God all you girls managed without me! You all look amazing!"
"You were a great wedding planner, Kurt," Quinn said.
"Who else would do it?" Kurt asked. "The hall's decorated, the guests are starting to arrive, the photographer's here, the music's ready..."
Quinn felt her bellyache coming back as she listened to Kurt's rambles. Finally, Kurt said,
"This is how the lineup will go. Stacey and Beth will go in first with the flowers, and Shelby will walk with them just in case. Then Sam's brother with the rings. Then Santana, Brittany and Artie, then Tina and Mike, then Mercedes and Sam, then Blaine and me, then Quinn and Puck, and last, Quinn and her mom."
Quinn heard the music begin and some chattering in the next room after Kurt left. Then Kurt came back in, this time with Blaine, Puck, Finn, Mike and Artie, who were dressed in black suits with white shirts and sky blue ties to match the girls' dresses. "It's time!"
Quinn gulped. There was no more waiting. The wedding party began lining up. She was excited to see Sam, but nervous at the same time. She hugged each of her bridesmaids as they wished her luck. The wedding march began and she watched Shelby, Beth and Stacey, enter the aisle. Sam's brother followed them, carrying the rings. Santana, Artie and Brittany followed, then Tina and Mike, then Finn and Mercedes, then Kurt and Blaine, then Puck and Lauren. Quinn linked arms with her mom as the audience stood. She finally looked at the end of the aisle and saw Sam. He looked so handsome in his tux. She noticed how happy he looked. He had an amazing smile. It made her want to smile.
Finally, Quinn and her mom reached the end of the aisle, and she gave her to Sam. Sam took Quinn's hands and whispered, "You look so beautiful."
"You look handsome," Quinn whispered.
Quinn was too focused on Sam to really pay attention to the religious aspect of the ceremony. When it came time for the vows, she listened carefully to the word she prepared.
"Quinn, you are the best thing to ever happen to me. I dated other girls, but I didn't feel that special thing with them that I feel with you. From the first time we sang together I knew there was something special about you. I love everything about you. You're the one, you're it. You're the most gorgeous girl I know but it's more than that. We're more than that. You bring out the best in me. You always make me feel loved. You help give me confidence and ambition. I know you'll be the best wife. I know you'll be the best mother. I love you, Quinn, and I always will."
Quinn had tears in her eyes when Sam finished speaking. But she had to recite hers. "Oh, Sam, where do I begin? You are just - you're the one. Every moment I'm with you, it's like we're the only two people in the world. You make me feel good about everything about myself when I feel at my worst. I never feel lonely with you. You have helped me to be myself and realize that there's more to me than my cheerleading. Sam, you are the best man ever. You are going to be an amazing father. I love you."
Sam smiled at Quinn and gave her a kiss. The vicar asked, "Sam, do you take Quinn to be your wife?"
Sam smiled. "I do."
"And Quinn, do you take Sam to be your husband?"
Quinn had to hold in her excitement. "Oh, yes I do!"
She and Sam slipped the rings on to each other's fingers as the vicar announced, "For the first time, Mr and Mrs Sam Evans!"
Quinn hugged Sam as they smiled at the crowd. Their parents were in the front row and were all standing and crying. The ushers and bridesmaids stood on the altar with them. The ring bearer had joined his older brother, and Puck was holding Beth and Kurt was holding Stacey. The recessional music began and Sam and Quinn led the wedding party down the aisle. Sam looked at Quinn and whispered, "I'm forever yours, faithfully."
"I'm forever yours, faithfully," Quinn whispered back.
They kissed at the entrance to the hall when the photographer approached them. "While everyone's getting seated for dinner, we need to take photos."
"Okay!" Quinn said. Photos were taken of Sam and Quinn together, then with Dwight, Dolly, Kurt, Blaine and Stevie and Stacey, with Judy, Shelby and Beth, with their best man and maid of honor, with the bridesmaids, with the ushers, with the whole wedding party.
Dinner was served - orderves for the first course, salad for the second course, steak with roasted potatoes and asparagus for the entre and wedding cake for dessert. Between courses, Sam and Quinn made their way around the room to greet their guests. Right before the entree were the speeches by the best man and maid of honor. After the speeches was the first dance for Sam and Quinn. They'd chosen to dance to a recording of them singing "I've had the best time of my life" at Sectionals, since it was what they decided was the Quam theme song. Quinn also shared a dance with her mom, and there was general dancing on the floor with all the guests. Everyone who'd ever been in New Directions with Sam and Quinn was there. At the end of the party, Quinn fell asleep in the limo on the way to the airport. At the airport, a private jet had been waiting to take them on their honeymoon to St. Lucia, where they spent the week hanging out at the beach, swimming at the pool, scuba diving, exploring ruins, cuddling in their hotel and seeing the wild life.
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"Mom, that sounds like the best wedding ever!" Molly said. She hoped her wedding would be like that one day, especially if it was to Tom. But she didn't want to end up with anyone but Tom.
"It was, honey, trust me!" Quinn said. "I could relive that day every day."
"I wonder what my wedding will be like?" Molly said.
"It probably won't be for a while," Quinn said. "You are still in middle school. But I do think you've found your special someone."
"I like to think I did," Molly said. "I really love Tom."
"You'd better go get your dress on," Quinn said. "We're all excited for a great choir performance."
Molly put on her dress. She liked the dress Alice had picked for the choir girls from Sky Heights and Stonewall to wear for their performance. She just hoped Tom would think she looked good in it.
She leaned into her boyfriend as they shared a dance on the floor. She loved him so much. The way her mom had described her feelings about her dad was how she thought about Tom. She felt so lucky to have him in her life, let alone as her boyfriend.