Serendipity by the Sea

Chapter Sixty-Six

THE WEDDING!  xx S. 

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SARAH's POV

I sat in the backseat of the black SUV, starring out the tinted windows as we were driven to the location of where Harry and I would be married. I heard the girls, in the car, laughing and making jokes, but I was distracted. The past few weeks were a blur as Harry and I made final touches to the decisions of our wedding. Harry took charge of making hotel and travel arrangements for all of our families and friends. We decided to get married in Cheshire, where Harry grew up, at a beautiful venue called "Carnage Hotel". We had passed it during one of our visits to Holmes Chapel and I always loved the look of the building. After we had booked out location and paid a lot of money to get a date that worked for Harry's schedule, the dress, the flowers, the music and all additional details fell into place.

Flashback to the day before the Wedding:

"Are you getting nervous?" Harry asked me, with his arms around my waist and his eyes starring into mine.

"I think I'll be nervous until I see your face at the end of the aisle."

"I'm excited; excited for our vows, excited for our first dance, excited for the cake, excited for the honeymoon and I'm really excited to spend the rest of my days with you."

At that moment, Harry leaned down and kissed my lips.

Flash forward to car ride to Carnage Hotel:

"Sarah, are you with us?" Gemma pulled my hand into hers and tightly squeezed it.

I smiled at her and then, looked back out the window. I was praying that the wedding would go off perfectly. We had invited about 250 people and some were flying from the States, some from Australia and I was afraid something would mess up every thing for them. The past few days, Gemma and Danielle helped me put together gift baskets for each family that was travelling from afar and staying in the hotel. It was a lot of work, but I wanted to ensure they were comfortable. I included things like "London's Guide," toothbrush, toothpaste, tide detergent stick, tissues, a disposable camera, along with other little items that may be needed during their visit.

I went through the checklist in my head, as we pulled up the long driveway to the hotel. I saw Niall and Liam outside the hotel greeting guests as we pulled up to the entrance. All of the girls got out of the SUV car, but I stayed behind to compose myself. The day was beautifully sunny and a warm breeze was present for it being late September. Gemma and Danielle started to retrieve the items out of the back of the SUV; my dress and shoes, their dresses and shoes; along with items that may be needed for our beauty touch-ups.

"You coming?" Danielle said to me, through the back of the SUV.

"Yeah, I just need a minute."

They closed the back hatch of the SUV and I sat silently in the car. The driver gave me a few minutes and waited outside the passenger side door for me to give him notice that I was ready to get out. I watched Niall and Liam converse with Gemma and Danielle; the smiles on their faces made me smile and think of how lucky I was to be here, in this moment.

HARRY's POV

"She's here." Liam said while walking into the room that we had set up in before the wedding.

"That's a good sign, right?" I laughed.

"Yeah, but she hasn't gotten out of the car yet."

"What? What do you mean?"