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Chapter Twenty-Eight

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Twenty-Eight

Everyone in town knew about the engagement within a day. People flooded in and out of the bakery just to congratulate me. Even with all the publicity I’ve had, I’ve never felt like this. Like everyone is watching my every move. But I guess that’s exactly how it has been for awhile now, I just notice it more.

Katie wasn’t all for us going on vacation without her. Though let me say, it was a much needed get away. I often forget how much a child keeps you from doing a lot of things in life. Being child-free for two weeks wasn’t half-bad.

Katie though, didn’t like it. Actually, she beyond hated it. Dakota told us that she just sat at her desk and stared at the calendar, waiting for us to come home. So Adam and I did what any sensible parents would do. We sat her down and talk to her about why she hated it so much.

The reason? I had told her that Mamma Mia was based in Greece and she wanted to go find them. For a smart kid, she sure is stupid at times. Although, I guess part of this could have been blamed on me. I did after all let my seven year old daughter watch Mamma Mia and believe that it was real.

And now that the big wedding I was working on is finished, and the engagement trip is over, the paparazzi are going crazy. Asking all these questions about where it’s going to be and what color the flowers are. What does it matter to them? It’s my wedding, not theirs. Which is why Adam and I decided early on to make it a private wedding. No media allowed at all. We figured that would make it more fun for us and the guests.

Dakota, Katelyn, Jenny, Jacqueline, and Katie were all with me at the dress shop while the guys went tux-shopping. Since the colors were so simple, it wasn’t hard finding a dress that not only matched each of their personalities but also the theme.

Dakota’s dress, since she’d be seven months pregnant by the wedding, was made out of a more flexible fabric. It was just a simple navy blue with a white line down the left side. Katelyn’s was more out there. It was short, just above her knees, and strapless. The color was silver, but not quite to the point of metallic. The skirt of the dress had different sized dark blue stars all around it. Definitely matched the ‘starry night’ theme that Adam thought would be nice. Jenny too, went for something a little simpler, sticking to the dark blue area. And that’s exactly what it was; a long, flowing, blue dress.

Katie wasn’t as easy to shop for. She wanted it to look like Cinderella’s dress, but obviously, that wasn’t going to work. Finally, we came upon a white sparkly dress that had a ribbon to tie in the back. I just had them switch out the color of the ribbon to dark blue and it was perfect.

Now though, we were trying to find a dress for me. Of course, I wasn’t one who wanted to have too much going on in the dress. Uncomplicated was the best in my eyes. So when the dress advisor person kept coming out with ruffled dresses, I kept sending them back. Finally he came out with a white dress that had blue lace of all sorts of shades on the top. It was the same idea as Dakota’s, but a very different design and color. The short-sleeves added just enough coverage so that I didn’t feel like I was showing too much skin.

Just as I was handing the cashier my debit card, my phone started ringing. When I see that it’s Adam, I instantly know it’s a fashion problem.

“hey babe.” He says sweetly when I answer.

“what’s the problem Adam?”

“bowtie or not? oh, and should I go with a navy suit or black and white. I mean, the colors for the wedding are-”

I slap my forehead before cutting him off. “Okay, Adam, I’m going to say this once. Black tux, white undershirt, and navy blue tie. Don’t listen to Finn when he tries to convince you to buy something polka-dotted. Or even my brother when he wants it navy blue. Now, what kind of tux are you getting?”