I wake up to the sound of Ceilia, Tasha, Stass, and Aaliyah all screaming and jumping on my bed. "You're getting married" Stass yells as she falls down. "Shut up" I groan. I sit up and tuck my hair behind my ear. "I'm getting married" I let out a breath and they continue jumping. I laugh as Aaliyah flies backwards, falling off. "Son of a bitch" She laughs. "Get up, the food will be here soon" Ceilia says as she slide off the bed. We all finally compose ourselves. I check my phone and see a text from Jack saying; 'Goodmorning gorgeous, im gonna marry you so hard today'.
I just smile at my phone for a moment before theres a knock on the hotel door and Tasha comes back pushing a cart full of food. We preceed to pig out for awhile, watching og disney movies. "I might have to divorce J for these waffles" Ceilia shoved another bite into her mouth. "Yeah, I'm newly engaged to this burrrrittttoooo" Tasha sang. Nate had proposed to Tasha literlally a week ago. I'm glad they're finally getting married, after being together and having two whole kids. "We should really get dressed" Stass shuffles around her bag. "Why? The only person whos gonna see us in the next like 6 hours is the makeup artist." Aaliyah said, throwing her curly hair into a bun.
"Oh yeah, whens she coming by the way?" I glance up from my phone. "In about two hours she'll be at the studio, so we'll leave in like an hour" Natasha says. We all take turns using the bathroom to get ready, which took a little over an hour. We finally arrived at the studio that Stass owned and was letting us use for getting ready. We were messing around, spinning in the chair when I remembered I was marrying Jack today. I felt my body get warmer just thinking about being married to him. This felt fake, honestly.
"Hi!" A girl opens the door, lugging a giant bag. "Hi, hi, you must be Alisha Martin?" I smile and jump up to help her. "Yup, that's me" She smiled and set the bag down. "I know you guys only asked for one artist but I brought Dalina, a co-worker, with me- so we could finish faster." She motioned to the second girl walking in. She waved and carried in her bag of supplies. We briefly talked about what I wanted for hair and makeup and what we wanted for the bridesmaids. "You'll go last, so your beat is all fresh n stuff" She sat Aaliyah in one chair and Ceilia in the other.
Tasha, Stass, and I just laid around, listening to the music we were playing and goofing around. "So, whats your husbands name?" Alisha asked, trying to be nice. "Jack- Jack Gilinsky" I smile just saying his name. "Wait- Gilinsky? Holy shit, you're Ella as in Ella from Under The Moon! I love that movie" She fangirled. "That would be me" I laugh. "Are you going to act in anything else?" Dalina, who hadn't spoken once, asked. "I'd like to" I shrug. They nod and go back to the makeup.
Aaliyah and Ceilia are all done in about an hour and a half. Stass and Natasha go next. Everything looked really good honestly. I was surprised. I spin around in one of the chairs, recording on snapchat, adding the caption 'i cant stop moving im so excited'. And I really really am. Jack and I have been through shit and we still love eachother more than anything else. Thats more than most people can say. "Hey, Ell, its your turn" Stass snaps me out of my head and I take a seat in front of Alisha.
It take about an hour to do my hair and makeup. I glance at the time. It almost three. Oh shit we need to get to the venue. I quickly pay them using those little credit card things on her phone and we all hurry into the car. We finally get to the venue around 3:30. "Thank god" Stass huffs. The actual ceremony was in this big room with a giant window, covering most of the backwall. It over looked the ocean so you could see it perfectly from the window. But the reception was on the gigantic flat that overlooked the beach as well, right next to the building. It had a roof that would be covered in little lights which would also criss-cross the inside.
We get into a back room where our dresses are. We all quickly start changing and I smile when I see myself in the mirror. Today was it, forever. "Zip the back for me?" I ask Tasha. She nods and smiles as she sees me. "I can't even process it, you're getting married in like an hour" She shakes her head in dsibelief. I run my hands down the tight fitting dress. I chuckle and do a little spin. "Good?" I motion down my body. "Great" She smiles and I hug her. Tasha and I weren't the affectionate types but I'd give anything for her, shes my best friend. She smiles and says. "Now go kill this bitch" Tasha chuckles.
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Soon enough I see everyone is in there, talking amongst themselves. My aunt comes running back and smiles. "You're too grown up now, wow, ready?" She says and hugs me. I nod and hug her back. My Aunt Melissa has been here for a few days to help with the wedding and it was so nice to see my family. My dads sister, Melissa, was always involved in my life but once I moved out we rarely would talk. My cousins, Owen, Alina, and Jeramiah were all pretty close in age to me. Owen was 26, Alina was 22, and Jeramiah was 19. It brought a little ease to my nervousness when I saw them laughing in the crowd.
For some reason this felt so unreal. Jack and I had only ever gotten half way here. I watch as the girls go to they're previously paired groomsmen. "I'm happy for you, and I'm sorry I haven't been there very much these last few years" She grabs my hand and I smile. Everything was happening so quickly. My stomach flipped inside me as the bridesmaids and groomsmen walked down to their spots. I hadn't even realized how quickly this would come. "You know, it's okay Aunt Mel. You literally raised me and I couldn't ask for more" I tell her as we link arms, preparing ourselves. I squeeze the bouguet as I hold it. Jack's niece, Hannah, and Alex walk down as flower girl and ring bearer. I hear Jack and his mother start to walk down the aisle, to their places. "This is it" my aunt whispers as we walk down the hall, turning the corner to the open doors and straight, white aisle.
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