Some girls describe this day as the best day of their lives. A new beginning.
But maybe it's new beginnings for people other than the bride.
We stand behind an arch waiting for the cue for us to start walking down the isle. I'm giving words of encouragement to ivy trying to calm down her nerves.
"Can you just take a peek and see if he's still there?" Ivy asked shaking her hands like she's shaking off the nerves.
I nod yes peeking my head around the arch to see James in a all black suit going back and forth in his heals and toes.
"And the groom is still standing." I say enthusiastically. Ivy sighs mouthing thank you.
"Bridesmaids, groomsmen and the maid of honors get with your person." My mother yelled as we all form a line with the person we're walking down the isle with.
I meet Matteo's shoulder.
"Don't fall ace." Matteo keeps his eyes on the arch smiling.
"I won't fall." I state tucking a peice of my hair behind my ear.
"eh mal vous attraper si vous le faites."
Eh I'll catch you if you do.
I smile as our cue to go down the isle starts playing.
I take my first step away from the arch and onto the rose petals on the ground in front of friends and family.
I shared a few smiles to fimiliar faces. Even caught Matteo smiling at me.
We reach the groom and priest and we're about to unlink arms to go our separate direction.
"atta fille as."
Atta girl ace.
I smile to his French words knowing that no one would probably know what matteo said.
Each groomsmen and bridesmaid walk down the isle together.
Step by step James got more nervous.
Then all the guest stand up. The piano stop just for a split second. And ivy appears into the entrance. I could hear James catch his breath. I imagine that his world falls to pieces seeing ivy.
I catch a glimpse of Matteo from a far. He was so effortlessly beautiful. No.
I throw away my thoughts back to ivy.
I was so deep in my thoughts that they were already to the vows.
"Ivory you may now read your vows to James."
"3 years ago I decided that I would get coffee before class. You were running with a butterfly with a broken wing in your hand. I've only been in London for about 2 weeks at the time. You ran into me making spill my coffee all over my new shirt that I got at a British store." They both chuckle before she goes on. "You said that if I would help you save the butterfly then you would bye me a new coffee. So I took the offer and surprisingly not 20 minutes after, your were in my class passing me this exact note." Ivy pulls out a crumbled old note. James gasped a little. "Hello mystery Girl. I don't exactly know who you are. But thanks for helping me with the butterfly, hope there stain comes out- James the mystery boy.' "James, you will forever be my mystery boy. Through every adventure." Ivy smiles looking at the priest.
"Can I kiss her yet mate?" James looks at the priest winking. A laugh was shared through out the crowd.
"Almost there. Mate"
That made Ivy laugh more than I thought.
"I guess I really had a thing with notes, cause when I was 9, while everyone else was outside I wrote a note to my future self. 'Dear future James, I'm guessing your married by now to a wonderful woman. Remember to always give her chocolate strawberries. I saw daddy give mommy those once and she said that her heart melted. So remember the chocolate strawberries! Good luck
Sincerely, the younger cuter James' we all share a laugh to his words. "So ivory 'soon to be wilder' I swear to give you Al the chocolate covered strawberries your heart desires. Only if it means your heart will melt. According to the cuter version of me."
I think his words melted Ivy even more.
"I now pronouns you husband and wife."
