Dec and Ali's Wedding

Chapter 4

After much deliberation between the two of them, they eventually settled on a song that meant so much to both of them and their journey with and without each other. They walked on to the dancefloor, and Marvin started playing The Power of Love by Celine Dion. There were many poignant lyrics in the song, especially when it mentioned about always being there for each other. This was in reference to the 10 years that they knew each other, before developing their relationship even further to end up where they are now. Also, the lyrics referred to Dec having to travel lots for his job, and knowing that Ali would always support him and be there for him, especially when it had been necessary to go to Australia to film I'm A Celebrity. They slow danced to the song, neither of them needing any practice beforehand and held each other tightly in silence listening to the song, gazing in each other's eyes. Both just enjoyed the moment, and knew that this day was magical so they just wanted to absorb it all.

Soon after the song finished, Dec's mum Anne and Ali's father were invited on to the dancefloor to have the second dance of the evening. The song was A Child Of Mine by Carole King, knowing that Anne used to sing this Dec as a child and the importance behind the song to his family, especially after losing his father. Ali hadn't heard of it before Dec, but fell in love with the song as soon as it was suggested, both agreeing to it straight away. After Anne and Dec both comforted each other once the song had finished, Dec rushes over to the rest of his siblings and hugged them tightly, knowing that they were all struggling, especially Dec because of the closeness him and his Dad shared. Once Dec wiped away his tears, he rejoined up with Ali who was talking to her parents at the time. Marvin then started to play some more upbeat songs, knowing the the first couple of dances were finished and invited everyone up to the dancefloor. Once Dec reached Ali and her parents, both of them engulfed him in a hug, "Declan, today has been amazing. Thank you for bringing happiness to my daughter, I can't thank you enough for what you have done. You're one of a kind kid, that's for sure." Dec shook Ali's father's hand, and her mother essentially echoed the same words. After Dec said in reply his thank you's and for bringing up such an amazing woman that would eventually become his wife, and not wanting to be away from Ali for long, he clasped their hands together and they looked livingly into each other's eyes.

They eventually mingled with some more guests, and met up with Ant and Lisa at the end with all of them being so important to each other, and more often than not, acting as a lifeline.

"Hey, come here pal." Ant said to Dec and then hugged him tightly, exactly what Ali and Lisa did. "That was honestly incredible, it brought so many tears to my eyes, Lis had to keep giving me her tissues. She was crying too - not sure how many we have left!"

"Deccy Doolittle, that was the most beautiful wedding I've ever seen. You both compliment each other so well. Ali you looked amazing lovely, I'm glad to see the make-up is in a good shape." Lis then hugged Dec, while Ant hugged Ali.

"Hey Lis, fancy a trip to the loo?" Knowing that Ali would need help with her dress, and probably wanted a girly chat, she grabbed her hand and escorted her to the bathroom.

"Hey pal, when they get back, I've got a surprise for you. You're gonna love it man."

"Don't think I can take anymore surprises Ant. Can I have a hint, please?" Dec begged for Ant to give him the tiniest of clues.

"All I'm gonna say is, have your dancing shoes ready." Ant patted Dec on the shoulder, and they made their way over to Ant's family to engage with them. All of them had a good laugh, with anecdotes being thrown around from when the boys were younger, and how they both reacted with girls - knowing Dec was probably the more immature one when it came to women. However, they all secretly knew that it just took one special lady to change him and help him settle down, and that was Ali.

The girls made their way back from the loo and rejoined their partners. Ant excused himself and made his way up to Marvin and requested the next song. As soon as it started playing, Dec stared at Ant and shook his head whilst they were both laughing, and all of the guests were too. The one and only Let's Get Ready to Rhumble started playing. Ant grabbed Dec's hand and led him up to the dancefloor, indicating that he wanted to sing and dance with his best pal. Ant put a microphone in Dec's hand and Ant had one too, then as soon as the music started, everything came flooding back to the both of them - the lyrics and the dance routine. They were perfectly in sync with each other, remembering everything almost as if the song was released last week. Once the song was over, a loud cheer came from the guests, most of them shocked as to what they just witnessed, knowing that it always took a lot of persuading for both of them to revert back to PJ and Duncan. They both made their way back to their partners, with a bit of a sweat on after slaps on the back from the guests closest to them. Both receiving a hug from their partners, Dec and Ali excused themselves from the group, allowing some time for each other, and just to have a general chat with not being able to have much throughout the day.