Episode 34: Planning
2 years had gone by and during that time Manny and Frida worked hard in college. Eventually they graduated and both started their careers. Manny had become a successful artist while Frida was now one of the most popular singers in Miracle City. Once they had enough money they found an apartment to live in and started planning their wedding.
"Okay what's on the list?" Manny asked.
"Let's see there's the cake, the dresses, the suits, and where to have our honeymoon." Frida answered.
"Wow! That's a lot!"
"Well me and my bridesmaids are going to pick out dresses." Frida said.
"Okay then we'll meet back later to pick a cake, which is my favorite part." Manny said.
An hour later Frida met up with her bridesmaids which consisted of her mother, her sisters, Maria, and Zoe.
"Hello, can I help you?" The lady at the front desk asked.
"Yes we have a wedding to plan." Maria said.
"Okay who's the bride?"
"I am." Frida said.
"Oh my gosh! You're Frida Suarez! Can I get your autograph?"
"Sure."
She wrote down her signature and the woman started bringing out all her dresses. The first one Frida tried on was a big puffy dress.
"Um... " Frida said.
"Too big." Maria said.
"I agree." Carmela said.
The second one was small and tight.
"I can't breathe." Frida said.
"Way too small." Zoe said.
She tried on one dress after another but none seemed to be her style. As for the bridesmaids dresses Frida decided that the dresses would be slender and bright red but Zoe who was determined to keep her goth image demanded that her dress be black.
Meanwhile Manny was out buying suits with his groomsmen which consisted of his father, grandfather, Emiliano, and Django.
"Alright we have the suits ordered, so what now?" Manny asked.
"I say we plan the bachelor party." Grandpapi said.
"I agree! Should we have the piñata with candy or toys? Or both?" Rodolfo asked.
Grandpapi smacked his hand over his face.
"I seriously doubt we're related." Grandpapi said.
"I agree with grandpa." Django said.
"Okay, I say we have jet backs!" Manny said. "And explosives!"
"Writing it down dude." Django said.
"No! No explosives!" Emiliano said. "Because when you Riveras throw big explosive parties it's the police who have to clean it up."
"Fine no explosives but can we still have jet backs?"
"Alright! Why can't you Riveras just have a simple wedding?"
Sometime later they went to the bakery to pick out a cake. The baker laid out samples for everyone to taste.
"Okay we have a coconut cake with almonds." The baker said.
"I like it." Rodolfo said.
"Me too." Maria said.
"I'm allergic to coconut." Emiliano said.
"Okay this one is a black licorice cake with strawberry jelly."
"Oh man! This cake is the bomb!" Django said stuffing his face.
"Delicious! Hey Django give me that." Zoe said.
"Hey it's mine!"
"I'm your girlfriend! Give it!"
"Excuse me but if skeleton boy and goth girl are going to fight over cake then may I suggest they wait outside." The baker said.
"Fine! Come on Zoe let's see if your mom can make this." Django said.
"Hey where's Manny?" Maria said. "Manny? Manny?"
"Hmmmm?"
Manny and Frida turned around with frosting and cake smeared on their faces like two little kids.
"Manny!" Rodolfo said.
"Frida!" Emiliano said.
"What?" Manny said with a mouthful of cake.
"It's good!" Frida said with her mouth also full.
"What kind of cake is that one?" Manny asked.
"Dark chocolate with white chocolate frosting." The baker answered.
"We'll take it." Manny said.
That night Frida was still looking for a dress and continued to have trouble.
"Who knew looking for a wedding dress would be such a pain?" Frida said.
"I think you've worked on finding a dress long enough." Manny said as he caught her in an embrace and started kissing her neck.
"Manny...stop...that tickles." She giggled. "Besides we agreed not to do anything like that until the honeymoon."
"Speaking of which I think for our honeymoon we should go wherever you want to go."
"Really?"
"Yes. Just name it."
"There's a summer house by the lake that my family owns. My parents spent their honeymoon there and I've always wanted to spend mine their too."
"Then we'll go there."
They smiled at each other and embraced.
The next day Maria came over to with a surprise.
"Hello Frida. Is Manny here?"
"No."
"Good because I have a dress for you."
Maria opened the box she had brought and pulled out a wedding dress.
"It's perfect!" Frida gasped.
"It was mine and I can't think of anyone else more suitable to wear it."
"Thank you."
"I know it's not your usual style but I'm sure we can fix it to make it suit you."
Soon all the arrangements were made and the wedding was planned. Manny Rivera and Frida Suarez were due to be married by next month. The Rivera ancestors were thrilled with the news of Manny's engagement.
"Can you believe it?" Golden Leon said.
"Little Manny is getting married." Justice Jaguar said. "Do you think they'll have children?"
"I hope so." Dark Leopard said.
"To Manny and Frida." Miguel said. "May their marriage be a long and happy one."
...
"So is everything ready?" Frida asked.
"Yes Frida." Zoe said.
"Thanks for helping me with the invitations."
"No problem."
"Can you believe how much we used to hate each other?"
"I know and now were best friends, Oh the irony!"
"Well, ya never know."
"Hey where are the boys?"
"Bachaelor party."
"Oh no!"
"What?"
"Django can go a little overboard at parties."
"How much overboared?"
At the party...
"You know what Charlie." Django said to the bar tender. "You're my only friend. You're my only friend in this whole world."
"Django, how many beers have you had?" Manny asked.
"What's it to ya?"
"He's had 10 to 12." The bar tender answered.
"Django. You promised you wouldn't get drunk."
"You know what Manny, you're my only friend in this whole wide world."
"Okay let's get you out of here before you start singing show tunes. "
Manny threw Django over his shoulder and carried him out of the party while the drunk skeleton started rambling.
"My mother was a saint, I could take anyone in this place! Come on!"
...
"Hey guys." Manny said as he entered the apartment.
"What happened?" Frida said.
"Django had too many beers." Manny said.
"I wet myself til I was 11." Django said.
"Oh dear, Come on Django let's take a nice lie down." Zoe said.
"You're pretty." He said.
"I know."
"Much prettier than that zombie I used to date."
"What?!"
"Yeah, but don't tell Zoe."
"I am Zoe!"
"Uh-oh."