Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Life Choices, Challenges, and Changes Chapter 31 Making Plans

Chapter 31 Making Plans

November 25-26, 2011

Liam and Amanda were the first to arrive at Rory's home. It was the first time that they both had been there together, so Finn gave them a tour of the house. When his parents saw the beautiful photograph above Rory's bed, they smiled. As they were descending the stairs, Lorelai and Luke arrived. They all greeted each other, Finn took the pie from Luke and brought it into the kitchen grabbing himself a beer, and some for both Luke and his father. The ladies sat in the dining room, and he poured them each a glass of wine, giving Rory some sparkling grape juice that he bought on Tuesday morning after he found out that they were expecting.

"What's this?" she asked him as he handed her the glass of sparkling grape juice.

"It's sparkling grape juice, Love." He kissed her lips as he handed it to her.

"No coffee, no wine...this baby better be calm and perfect, next thing I know you will say I am limited on my activity."

Both Amanda and Liam laughed.

"Rory, I was sick for 22 weeks with Finn, he was very inquisitive and a joy as a child," Amanda explained.

"And a handful," chuckled Liam.

Rory looked at her fiancé and started to laugh.

"Let's just hope this child is like me," Rory told them, and Lorelai started to laugh.

"Well Rory if this baby is like you then it will be walking around with a book in its hand," Luke teased.

Everyone started to laugh, then Rory and Amanda began to tell them her suggestion to have the wedding in Hartford at the hotel.

Looking at her mother, she said, "Mom, my concern is that we will only have a month to plan the wedding. Will that be enough time?"

"You mentioned a small wedding, how many people do you want? "Lorelai asked her daughter.

"I was thinking of immediate family and close friends. Maybe 25 - 50 at the most. Then in January, Amanda suggested that we have a larger reception at the Dragonfly where we could invite more people and grandmother's society friends."

"Rory I like that idea, but how do we get your grandmother to agree? She has been planning your wedding ever since you started dating Logan, " Lorelai said not noticing Finn flinch when she said his name.

Rory squeezed his hand, "Mom. I really don't care what Grandma wants. This is our wedding, and this is what we want. She will have to agree or not come.."

"No worries, Lorelai and Rory, I can handle Emily and Francine. I have been dealing with women from society for a long time," Liam said smiling at his wife and Finn. It was true, Liam had a way of getting what he wanted and was very smooth at doing it. Amanda nodded at her husband she personally has had many years' experience planning weddings and large events for the Morgan hotels.

Looking at Lorelai, she said, "If this is what they want we can do this."

Amanda took out her iPad and looked at her son and his fiancée,

"Rory, your mom and I have a lot of experience planning weddings, and I am sure we can plan the perfect intimate wedding for both of you. So let's begin by making a list of the people you want to attend. That will give us a number so we can decide how much space we will need. The next thing will be a theme or color, music you may want for the ceremony and the reception, you both need to decide if this will be a religious or civil ceremony.... basically, how do you see your wedding,"