Secret Love Nest

Wedding pt3

I stood with the other honored guests as the wedding march song rang in the wedding hall.

The door opened and in came Meng's bride.

She looked beautiful. I know, every bride looks beautiful in her wedding day but Meng's bride is really beautiful.

Maybe it's the happiness radiating from within her. She shines. No one can upstage this bride. She is the main attraction on this affair. As should be because this is hers and Meng's day but who cares about the groom. Let's just say that this is HER day.

When Meng and his bride's hands meet and they stood in front of the wedding facilitator, everyone smiled as we sat on the chairs.

And the ceremony started.

The vows were said. The rings were exchanged. The groom and bride smile at each other while there were tears of happiness in their eyes. Many guests there sniffed and quietly wipe their eyes as they watch the happy couple promise their forever to each other.

I discreetly turn my head a little to look back at Qing who smiled at me. I smiled back at him and I knew that moment will be forever etched in our hearts.

I know, for a split moment, we thought about our own vows and rings as we watch the bride and groom.

One say...someday...I hope.

After Meng kissed his bride, congratulations from the guests swamped the newlyweds.

Xiao, Qing and I decided to wait until the last guest congratulated the couple before we approached them to hug our friends and greet his new wife.

Meng: Take a picture with us!

Me: Okay.

Qing wanted to leave to give this moment to me and Xiao but Meng hold on to him.

Meng: (grinning at Qing) Where are you going? Do you plan to escape? You can't do that anymore. I'm afraid you are stuck with us.

We all laughed as Qing sighed like he wanted to protest but I yanked him closer beside me and we took that picture with Meng's bride between the four of us.

I asked for a copy of that picture.

At the reception, we sat on the table close to the table of the bride and groom. We have my parents and Xiao's parents and our grandparents with us as we watch the newlyweds dance their first dance as husband and wife.

The cake was cut. The garter was passed. Qing and I didn't participated on that one. And the bouquet was tossed.

Then the speeches started coming. From the fathers of the groom and the bride and from their closest friends.

Xiao spoke first. He is the bestman after all. He told about the funny story of the three of us meeting in our first day on nursery class where I wore color coordinated clothes while Meng wore neon yellow shirt that is like a warning beacon that can be seen from the moon.

Xiao: That day we knew, Meng will be our third member. Dayu and I will have a new friend. A brother. We had a lot of adventures together, from skipping classes to cheating on exams. We had it all. Dayu and I, we will always be grateful to Meng for being a good friend. A good brother. And I am not crying! But I just want to say, seeing Meng getting married. Dayu! We raised him so well! We finally got him married. He won't be our problem now!

Everyone laughed. Meng threw a piece of carrot on Xiao who passed the microphone to me.

I stood up.