"C'mon! Just try it on!"
"No I'm not the one getting married."
Jessie is. It was at our college graduation ceremony a couple of months ago when Kendol proposed to her. It was so adorable.
"Well just to get an idea for when you know who pops the question."
I roll my eyes but inside I felt fuzzy as I warmed up to the idea. We had a rocky start but we've been together all the rest of the 4 years of college and I think he might propose soon.
"Fine ok"
I go into the dressing room of the bridal shop and put the dress on. It's gorgeous! It has a sweetheart neck encrusted with diamonds lining the top with a natural waist line, and the bottom flows out into a cupcake, Cinderella type style. I think I'm in love. As I walk out, jaws drop and they all just stare.
"You. Look. Stunning." Jessie breaks the silence. "This is your dress!"
"What no, I'm a brides maid, not the bride."
Then one of the workers comes and dolls me up with beautiful jewelry and to top it off, puts a white, lace veil on me.
"Ok now I feel like a bride. I'm in love with this dress! I better take it off before I get too attached to it."
As the we are leaving to go, the same worker stopped me and soothed
"Don't worry chica you'll have that dress."
I just smile. All throughout the day and night I kept thinking about that dress. Jessie had already found hers weeks ago yet we still went to bridal shops and she forced me to try on wedding dresses. And before that, she asked wwyd for everything from cake flavor, theme colors, food. I felt like I was planning the wedding. Anyway, I'm glad all this will be over tomorrow.
NEXT DAY
"Sorry I'm a little late" I say walking in looking down at the time on my phone. It's 9:00 a.m. Wardrobe would take a while and the wedding starts at 10. I look around to see all the bridesmaids and Jessie with a robe on walking towards me.
"It's ok hurry! Sit sit." She commands and starts going to work on my makeup while someone else does my hair. It's about 9:45 when it's all finished.
"Now go get changed!"
She hands me the dress and I go to the changing room. I unzip the protective cover. It's the dress from that shop yesterday.
"Um this is the wrong dress. What's going on?"
"You're getting married today."
I know that voice. I take back the curtain to find my boyfriend down on one knee holding open a small box with a big diamond ring inside.
"Oh my god." I covered my mouth with my hands.
He smiled nervously
"Lilac will you marry me?"
It all made sense now. All the while I thought I was helping to plan Jessie's wedding, he was planning ours.
"Yes, I will marry you!"
Everyone started clapping and cheering and awwing.
"It's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding. Shoo!" Jessie kicked my fiance out
"The wedding started 3 minutes ago!" He yelled over his shoulder.
"Crap it is 10:03! Put on your dress let's get this show on the road!"
Everybody had walked out into the sanctuary before me and now it was my turn. I tightly linked arms with my daddy.
"You look beautiful ma." He said. That's the nickname he used to call me with a smile i knew so well.
"Thanks daddy." My voice cracking towards the end as i look from the man i owe my existence to the man I was going to spend the rest of my life with.
"Look here fella you treat my daughter right. And you be a good, loving wife you here. And remember the most important thing is love. Ill miss you and I love you baby girl."
Tears feel from my eyes at the sight of my daddy getting emotional. I had never seen him this way.
"I love you too!" I said between sobs.
The ceremony starts but all I could see was my soon to be hubby. Our eyes were focused on each other the whole time and before you know it I hear the pastor saying this:
"Lilac Johnson, do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband to cherish and honor forever?"
"I do."
"Luke McLauren, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife to cherish and honor forever?"
"Hell yeah!"
"You may now kiss the bride."
He throws back my veil, cups my face in his hand, and kisses me sweetly. It was as if time had frozen in that moment.
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