Prometheus by Marieta Maglas (i can read book club txt) 📕

minister, because they had to book two weddings at the same time. This waiting period gave them the opportunity to make the necessary changes. They ordered their invitations, enclosures and envelope seals. The invitations were made of pink paper having attached big red hearts on them.They used golden letters. They made the reservations for the dinner, the hotel accommodation and the welcome gifts. They chose a restaurant nestled on a lake, because it offered wonderful shorelines, lighthouses, music festivals, art galleries, unique gift shops, wineries and a wealth of dining experiences. They spent their time for ordering the bride's wedding gown, the groom's attire and the personalized accessories for their mothers, fathers, wedding attendants, for flutes, cake serving set, guest book, pen, garter, the unity candle set, the coordinating photo albums, the wedding programs, the ring bearer pillow for the bride and the groom's rings. They ordered the flowers for the bride, the groom and the wedding party. Danielle was assigned to give the guests the wedding programs and to invite them to sign the guest sign-in book. A lot of rose petals were spread on the floor of the church.

When the first wedding began, Dan's mother was accompanied down the aisle to the first pew by the groomsman, who was a family member. Dan's father followed her from behind. Louise, Dan's mother, approached the altar together with Nora for lighting the family candle, prior to the entrance of the wedding party. Louise returned to the receiving line for greeting her guests and introducing them to the bride and her family.

"Let me stand between you two. This is the tradition," told Louise to Nora and Mary.

Considered as one of the seven sacraments, the wedding ceremony was full of deep spirituality and rich symbolism. The wedding began with an opening prayer told by the priest, who mentioned the names of the first couple and asked God for blessings. The family members read a few Biblical passages, which were selected by Mary and Dan and approved by the priest. That moment was followed by a short sermon about marriage, which was given by the priest. The entire congregation stood up and the couple took their vows to declare their commitment to each other.

"I promise to be true to you in good times, in sickness and in health. I will love and honor you all the days of my life,"said Dan.

"I promise to be true to you in good times, in sickness and in health. I will love and honor you all the days of my life,"repeated Mary.

The priest blessed the couple, joined their hands together and asked Dan,"Do you take Mary as your lawful wife to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?"asked the priest.

"I do,"said Dan.

After that, the priest addressed Mary the same question about Dan and Mary answered,"I do."

Dusty gave the bride's ring to the priest, who blessed it and handed it to the groom to place it on Mary's finger. Mary said,"I take this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." Then, Roxanne, the maid of honor, handed the groom's ring to the priest, who blessed it and handed it to the bride to place it on Dan's finger. Dan repeated the same words.

The ceremony concluded with the nuptial blessings and the final prayer of the priest. He told the congregation, "Go in peace with Christ." Then, Mary placed the roses on the shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the musicians played "Ave Maria."

After that, Tom and Susan entered for their wedding ceremony. When Mary saw that Susan was approaching the shrine being led by her father, she understood that she became a married woman. The moment of her marriage wasthe most important moment of her life. Nora embraced her and began to cry.

''' We have gone through a lot of things together, but each experience has made us stronger than before and even more in love with each other.

We are also so grateful for all the love, all the kind words and the joy that all of you have been shared with us. It has deep moved us and it filled our hearts,"said Dan, having an emotional voice.

If you have a wedding theme, it must match the food. This real helps to get a great feeling and to keep the flow alive. On top of this, you must have a lot of drinks. After all, there should be a lot of dances at the wedding and you must have a lot of stuff for people to drink and to dance. The most important part of the wedding is the music. You can just hire a wedding singer or a wedding DJ to play the music. Without good music, the wedding is not a real party. The same importance has the wedding party favors. This is a chance to thank everyone for coming. A lot of people do not think that the wedding party favors are a big deal, but this is a reason for the people to go to a wedding.

Mary, Dan, Susan and Tom arrived at the reception location dressed up for their wedding party. They took some drinks and got into the positions to receive and to greet their guests. They invited them inside, where they had drinks and hors d'oeurves.After finishing the receiving line, the new couples invited the wedding guests into the party room. They had their first dance, which was followed by some speeches. Before the wedding dinner to start, Dan's father had a toast for the happy couples. The reception echoed the religious ceremony in style and decor. The venue set the tone for the background. Their wedding stylists have elevated the wedding reception to a high level of opulence. The weddings were dripping in flowers, shining with lighting chandeliers and making the eyes to sparkle in front of the luxury decorations. The dance floors and the food stations were very well placed in the wine cave reception. Everything from the ceiling to the floor was unique in style and arrangement. Adding elements like candy bars, cigar bars and photo displays made the reception to be fitted for the couples.

"My husband and I are real gourmets and I think that we appreciate food more than other people. It is very important to have only qualitative food and wines at the wedding, "said Mary.

"Indeed, the food is very good,"said Danielle.

"I want to play the chicken dance,"said Ben.

"You must wait,"said Dan.

It was amazing, when Theodore danced with Mary. Susan danced with her father, Dan with Louise and Tom with Susan's mother. At that moment, all the guests' eyes were on them.

"Tom and his mother dance very well,'said Roxanne.

"Don't you know that Tom's mother died when he was six years old?"Danielle told her, looking like she was very surprised.

"Why did she die?" Roxanne asked her, while she was having a very sad expression on her face.

"She had cancer,"said Danielle.

"Then, who's the person he is dancing with?" asked Roxanne.

"Where have you been? That person is Susan's mother!" Danielle told her, being visibly astonished.

"Don't ask me," said Roxanne smiling. " Mary is my dearest friend and I didn't miss her wedding ceremony."

"You should have stayed to see Susan's ceremony, too. It was great,"said Danielle, being really afflicted."I thought I'm your best friend."She left Roxanne and went to take a glass of wine.

"What happened to you?"Ben asked her.

"Nothing important, Roxanne hurt me. She's hypocrite,"said Danielle.

"Maybe she's drunk,"said Ben.

"She doesn't really love Dusty.She needs to be someone, that's all."

"Try to be more understanding. She is your friend,"continued Ben.

"She's a very temporary friend."

The reception games created a playful, fun atmosphere. After the meal, there were some speeches, which were said one after the other. After one hour, they cut up the big cakes. Then, it was the moment for everyone to dance.

"What I liked the most was the love demonstration between the brides and grooms in their first dance together,"said Amy.

"They were so sweet together. I remember when I was a bride, Amy. It was such a special moment. Nothing can be compared to that special moment,"said Samantha.

"We are old women now, Sam. Can you imagine this? How quickly time passes!"Amy said.

"John is old, Amy, and he lost his good looks, but he loves me very much. I realized that the older people feels deeper their love than the younger persons. Danielle is young and ambitious and she needs us very much. I think we wouldn't have become so close, if I hadn't given birth to Danielle,"said Samantha.

"She's a fine girl. By the way, I love Mike and I think that our feeling is very deep because we couldn't have children. When I told him about not being healthy enough to have kids, he understood me. That moment I realized that he was capable of love and he just didn't love anyone,"said Amy.

"Yes, Mike is a very special person. I respect him a lot,"said Samantha.

The bouquets draped down about five inches of their vases. The lights were low. There were small twinkle lights in the ceiling. The yards of tulle draped the ceiling to give the illusion of a starry sky. Roses were seemingly tucked on the perimeter of the room.

"I enjoyed the trio that played for us during the dinner. They were just perfect. The dance was fun. I had fun watching everybody having a good time,"said Marie.

"They played a variety of music that all ages could enjoy and appreciate. It's always great at a wedding to see the real elder folks doing their amazing waltzes and two-steps.There's nothing more beautiful than a couple, who has been dancing for twenty years together! People love to dance and to watch others dancing,"said Laura.

"How do you feel, Marie?"Samantha asked her.

"I have a weakness, a loss of feeling in arms and legs. Quite often, I have difficulties in walking, but I can manage myself. If I take the medicine, I will feel better. Dusty needs me and I want to stay alive for him. Victor is a very understanding husband. I think that if he hadn't loved me so much, he would have been capable of leaving me,"said Marie.

"He would never leave you,"said Laura."By the way, Daniel had left me for a while, but he understood that his family is more important than anything else in this world and he has returned home. I think that trying to be a good father is a very important state of mind,"said Laura.

"He didn't get enough love else where and he came back to you because you love him very much,"said Marie.

"It is still very hard for me to accept that he left me for someone else. I have never betrayed him,"said Laura and she had tears in her eyes.

"Look at the brides, they are both so beautiful,"said Amy.

"What are you doing here, girls?"Nora asked them."Come and dance. Where are your husbands?"

"You didn't see the brides tossing their bouquets,"said Ella.

"Who caught Mary's bouquet?"Marie became curious.

"Roxanne caught it, can you imagine someone else?" Nora said, being a little malicious.

"I imagine that Danielle caught Susan's bouquet,"said Amy.

"No, it was a young girl, who is dressed in red,"said Ella.

"I invite you, ladies, to see a very special moment,"said Theodore.

Dan and Tom flung the garters of their women. It was amazing. The both young women were very sexy in their white dresses.The late-night buffet started right after they toss their bouquets.

"How is your life with Theodore now?"Samantha asked her.

"Well, what can I say? It's the same old story. Maybe