I Hope You Dance

Chapter 41

It was a warm and sunny day in San Diego, perfect for viewing venues. I pulled the Bronco up next to Penny's Porsche, her and Mav leaning against it and talking. "There she is! The Bride-to-be!" Mav yelled as I got out, wrapping me up in a hug. Once he let go, Penny hugged me. "So, how'd you find this place?" She asked, turning to look at the victorian home in front of us. "Passed it on the way back home from looking at that last hotel." She nodded as we walked onto the porch. I caught sight of the Kingston Estate as I sat in traffic coming back from the last venue I checked out. When I looked online they had a garden in the back, as well as a hillside that gave you a view of the ocean, perfect to get married in front of. We walked inside as a woman in a suit walked up to us. "Hi, you must be Miss Motley." I nodded, shaking her hand. "I'm Margaret, will your fiancé be joining us?" I shook my head. "He's currently deployed. He'll come back in April." She smiled and nodded. "Well here. These have our package options, we offer catering, a photographer and videographer, and we can even make your cake in house." I raised my brows as she went over everything they did, and the prices on the sheet weren't that bad.

"Now let me show you the ballroom." "Oh, can we actually see the garden and the outdoor space first?" She nodded, having us follow her outside. We walked out a large set of gorgeous french doors, leading into a large open space. "Now this is where you would have the ceremony outside. We supply chairs as well as an archway that you can decorate as you, please. If it is too windy that day, we can move it inside, but hopefully we wouldn't have too." It was so open and spacious out here, the grass was soft and green, and you could smell the flowers from the garden when a breeze blew by. "You think Bradley will like it?" I turned to Mav who nodded. "Oh yeah, this is something he'd enjoy." I smiled, nodding. "Okay, let me show you the garden." We followed her around the corner and all kinds of flowers in many different colors invaded my vision. "Oh wow!" Penny gasped as we walked around. Rows on rows of flowers were everywhere, and there was even a small pond with fish inside. "I really really like this." The smile wouldn't leave my face and my muscles were aching. "Would you like to see the inside now?" I nodded and we followed behind her. "Okay, this is our main ballroom." She opened the double doors to reveal a large room with white and black tiled floor. Tall windows allowed for the sunlight to pour in which made the room seem so warm.

"This is where your reception would be. We provide tables, chairs, a screen for pictures or videos, and space for a band or DJ. We can decorate however you wish. A lot of people these days like the bright neons, but we do have some warm yellow lights that we can hang." I nodded. "Warm lighting for sure, I'm not a fan of a club element at weddings and neither is Roo." She nodded. "We have a list of bands and DJ's that have worked with us, and we recommend as well." I nodded, just amazed at the room. "Against this wall here we have the bar. You don't have to use it but if you do you have the option of an open bar or guests paying." I nodded still mesmerized by the room. The gold chandelier hung over the center of the floor, the morning sunlight bouncing off it. "If you'll follow me, I'll show you to our bridal suite and our grooms suite." We followed her up the grand staircase, the windows showing a beautiful view of the ocean. She took us to the right, towards the groom's suite, swinging the door open and allowing us into the large room. There was a pool table, a wet bar, a large bathroom with a shower, darts, a large couch and a few chairs and a tv. "There is a bedroom through here, many grooms decide to stay here the night before." She opened the door to see a smaller bedroom that had a queen size bed. I nodded, as we looked around. "We also have a large closet with a steamer for tuxedos."

It was nice, nicest I had seen yet and the best price for what we were getting. "Now, the bridal suite." I was excited to see this, almost skipping behind Margaret on the way over. She swung the door open, and I gasped. Everything was white, bright and beautiful. Tall windows like the rest of the house with sheer white curtains around them, plush white carpet, a wet bar, tv, a living room set up, and a few vanities spread throughout the room. "The bathroom has everything the groom's suite does, as well as a king-sized bed in that room." We walked over and it looked so plush and soft, white blankets making it look crisp and clean. "Here we have a hook that you can hang the dress on, a lot of women love to have pictures of just the dress. These are bow windows, and they look beautiful at any time of day, and they make for great pictures." The excitement was building in my chest. "What do we think?" I asked, turning to Mav and Penny. "Rooster is obviously going to like whatever you like," Mav said as he tossed his arm over my shoulder. "But I genuinely think he will love this." I nodded as Penny stepped up next to him. "This screams you guys. It's classic but not super formal, I can see you guys getting married out there." I nodded and we followed Margaret down to her office.