“Mommy!”
The voices of my children could be heard approaching, and Ashton held me steady as I watched them come running over with baskets of roses in hand.
They’re obviously playing the part of page boys and flower girls. Ashton sure has found a way to combine traditional and modern wedding rituals perfectly!
“Don’t forget me!” Emery walked up to the stage from my left and teased me by asking, “You don’t mind having a divorcée like me as your bridesmaid, do you?”
“Of course not!” My heart was filled with so much happiness that I couldn’t care less about anything else.
The emcee’s voice was then heard over the microphone, “Now then, please put your hands together for the bride and the groom!”
Just like that, Ashton and I made our way down the red carpet once again while the crowd cheered loudly around us.
“Congratulations on getting married, Mommy and Daddy!” The kids chanted repeatedly as they scattered the flower petals around us. I turned to glance at Ashton and saw him staring passionately at me, the look in his eyes expressing his regrets for not being able to love me even more than this.
Meanwhile, John helped Louis onto the stage and sat him down on the chairs prepared for the newlyweds’ parents.
As we stood before him, the emcee continued with his speech, “You have declared your consent before God. May God in his goodness strengthen your consent and fill you both with his blessings. What God has joined, men must not divide.”
The entire ceremony took about fifteen minutes to complete, and I found my cheeks starting to ache from smiling too much.
The event was followed by a donation from Fuller Corporation to all the guests present at the event.
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