Chapter 18
A few days later, Amanda decides to go to Tappan Hill Mansion to see where she is going to get married at. She gets ready to go to her wedding venue with Declan, Marion, Tony, Olivia, Reese and Bella. They get in the car and they start talking about the wedding. Amanda looks at her guest list to see who's coming to the wedding and who's not coming to the wedding.
"Who's coming to the wedding?" Olivia asks.
"My family, Declan's family, Munch, Nick, Captain Cragen, Barba, Tucker, Chief Dodds, Detective Lindsay, Detective Halstead, Sargent Voight, Fin's son and his husband, Dr. Lindstrom, Larry Jones, my old doctor named Scott Parish, my old nurse named Callie Anderson, a cop name Justina Carpenter, Carisi's family, my bridal party and Dr. Chung." Amanda says.
"How did Nick react when he found out that you were engaged to Declan?" Olivia asks.
"He was confused at first but after I told him that Declan loves me for who I am, he was happy for me and he's coming to the wedding with his kids and Cynthia." Amanda replies.
Amanda is excited to look at her wedding venue. She has waited for a while now. Amanda is glad that Nick is able to come to her wedding at all. She feels that all of the men should wear navy blue tuxedos so that it will be another way to remember Dodds when she gets married. A few minutes later, they get to Tappan Hill Mansion and they go inside.
"This Is a nice place for a wedding." Tony says.
"Wait until you walk your daughter down the aisle, Mr. Rollins." Marion replies.
They go into the bridal suite upstairs and they take a look. As they look inside, Amanda is getting more excited about her wedding. She looks around and she feels like getting ready to walk down the aisle. The girls look around and they see that it's the perfect bridal suite for Amanda.
"This is where you and your bridal party will get dressed." Marion says.
"I love the bridal suite." Amanda says.
Marion takes the group to wear Declan and his groomsmen would be getting dressed. They look around and it's perfect. After that, Marion takes them to the venue where Amanda and Declan would be getting married at. She takes them outside and they love it. As Amanda and Declan look at the venue, they meet the wedding officiant name Jonathan who greets them.
"Hi. Are you Amanda and Declan? I'm Jonathan." Jonathan says.
"Nice to meet you, too." Amanda replies.
Jonathan looks at the venue and he decides to talk to Amanda and Declan about their wedding ceremony. As they talk about the wedding ceremony, Amanda looks at her ring and she is very happy. She shows Jonathan her ring and he thinks that this ring looks amazing on her. They decide to do a military style for the order of the wedding processional.
"First, it would be me and my mom walking down the aisle together, then then my two groomsmen, my best man, Amanda's two bridesmaids, her maid of honor, then my niece and nephew who is the flower girl and the ring bearer, the dog and the baby in the wagon and then Amanda and her father walk down the aisle together." Declan says.
"When the guests arrive, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri will be played, when Declan and his mom walk down the aisle together, then the two groomsmen, the best man, the two bridesmaids, the maid of honor, then Declan's niece and nephew, and then my dog who will be pulling my daughter in the wagon, Canon in D, when my dad and I walk down the aisle, Wagner's Bridal Chorus should be played but I want it to be the pipe organ solo and after the ceremony, Found a Heart by Emily Hearn should be played." Amanda says.
Jonathan talks to Amanda and Declan about their wedding vows and how they should say their vows. They decide to write their own personal vows instead of doing traditional wedding vows. Amanda mentions that she would like to do a candle lighting for Dodds before the vows. Jonathan says that can be arranged.
"Now, when I pronounce you husband and wife, how would you like to be introduced as?" Jonathan asks.
"Mr. And Mrs. Declan and Amanda Murphy." Amanda replies.
Amanda and Declan go inside where Marion takes them to the Pavilion room where the reception will be held. Jonathan leaves Tappan Hill Mansion after talking to the engaged couple. Tony comes to the Pavilion room to see where his daughter's reception will be. Marion talks to Amanda and Declan about what kind of food that they would like to have for the wedding. The chef comes out and introduces himself to the couple. Amanda says that she would like to have Italian food for the reception. The chef wants to talk to her father.
"Hi, I'm Tony Rollins. I own a Italian restaurant in New York and it's called Tony's Restaurant. It's my daughter's wedding and I think for the appetizers , we should have classic shrimp scampi fritta and bruchetta caprese. For dinner, I think we should do garlic rosemary chicken and herbs grilles salmon. Desserts will be the wedding cake, cannolis, fresh fruits and miniature s'mores cupcakes." Tony says.
"Those food choices are a great idea, Daddy." Amanda replies.
"Whatever makes your daughter happy, we'll go with the food that you chose, Mr. Rollins." The chef responds.
Tony gives the chef his business card so that he can try the food at his restaurant. They group leave Tappan Hill Mansion and they head home. Amanda says that she's excited for her wedding day. She can't wait to be Mrs. Declan Murphy. A few minutes later, they go to her father's house and they pick music for her wedding. Amanda and Declan practice dancing to Where I Am by Narsi and then Amanda and her father practice dancing to Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman.