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The Wedding

OPENING

"Good evening, everyone."

The lad opens the event today with a big smile on his face, greeting everyone who's there at the location. He made sure everyone sat on their assigned chairs and tables already before he continues.

"Please take your seat as the time shows that it's seven o'clock already. Welcome to the wedding of Frederica Esther Boudicca and Alverstoke Destler-Lee," he said.

Holding his microphone, he talked confidently in front of every guest that attends the wedding ceremony today. "I'm Nicholas Huang, a friend of Frederica during her studies in the UK. I'll be your MC for today's wedding. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and experience that she gave to me so I'm very blessed and thankful."

"If you haven't seen her yet, I could guarantee you that Frederica, the bride, is super pretty and gorgeous in her white wedding dress! You'll be amazed by how beautiful she looks today. Surely the bride shines so brightly!" he chuckled. He looked at his cue card for some seconds before he continues to talk.

"Also, the groom is looking handsome as always. I think he looks super handsome today so please don't look too closely at him, someone will be super jealous," he joked, although he felt like his jokes are super lame. Never mind, he was trying to entertain everyone at the wedding today.

"Oh... right! Just to remind everyone here, don't forget to take your souvenirs on the left side of the entrance door. Each of the guests will bring home an iPhone, Airpod, as well as an iPad Mini. Please take ONE for each.

I repeat, ONE, not TWO. Write your name on the guest book too!

“We also have a free day at @tteesce to celebrate the wedding. You can order any jewelry for free.” Nicholas winked, joking again. "The photo booth is set up at the corner. Make sure to look the best!"

"I can see from where I stand right now... celebrities, actors, actresses, singers... all of them are here. Oh! That's Robert Downey Junior! There, you have Benedict Cumberbatch chatting next to him. Two Sherlock Holmes are here!"

"Jo Insung! Song Ilguk, where are your triplets? Moving next... Song Yoon Ah, Oh Yoon Ah, Lim YoonA, woops! Triple Yoona!"

A crew then stepped in and whispered to him, cueing that everything is ready and it's time for the main event. "Alright! We're going to start the matrimony soon. Take your seat, people."

The staff then closed the ballroom door in order to keep everyone seated inside during the most sacred part of the wedding tonight. Lights started to change, focusing on the stage more. All the lights above the guests are turned off.

Nicholas cleared his throat while standing on the podium on the corner of the stage.

He looked at a staff who stood next to the door for his cue and when he received the signal, he finally said the word. "Let's give a round of applause for the priest first, Mr Adrian, who will help us to unite the sweetest couple ever tonight.”

MATRIMONY

Adrian, as the priest of today's wedding ceremony of the happy couple, Alverstoke and Frederica, entered the ballroom with his tux. Today, he'll officiate the wedding between the actor and the museum director. Smiling he was as he walked the aisle before the bride and the groom. Then, he bowed to all the guests.

After Nicholas let the priest walked to his position, the lad then smiled and turned on his microphone again.

"Welcoming the groom into the wedding hall. Here he is, Alverstoke Destler-Lee!" he announced.

The groom for today, Alverstoke, walked confidently when the door was opened for him. With the tux he has bought together with Frederica two months ago, he's ready to marry her in front of God. Legally married wasn't enough for him.

He smiled at the guests sitting next to both sides of the aisle and stage. Looking nervous in his gaze.

The fifty years old man then stopped and stood in front of the priest. Waiting for the bride, the woman he loves the most, to enter the room. He hasn't seen her since the morning and was super nervous to see how Frederica would be in her wedding dress and makeup.

Alverstoke has been dreaming about this day since a year ago when he met her for the first time at a mutual's birthday party.

"You're looking nervous. Are you okay, Mr. Actor?"

Nicholas asked while turning his head at him. Alverstoke laughed and nodded. "Just... a little bit nervous. I still can't believe that this day is actually happening. I can't wait to see her in her beautiful wedding dress," the man answered.

Nicholas smiled widely as he put his microphone closer and announced it to everyone.

"Then here comes... the bride of the day, Frederica Esther Boudicca!"

The doors were opened by the wedding hall staff as she showed up on the other side of the aisle, along with her father, Hansen, who walked her down beautifully. She took the steps one by one as the wedding march was played by the orchestra on the other side, the corner, of the ballroom.

The lass looks beautiful behind her white lace veil. The day has finally come and her heart couldn't stop beating fast. Hansen walked nervously alongside his second daughter who's now getting married to the man he once opposed.

He could feel the happiness that Frederica felt today as she walked on the aisle. Indescribable.

As they reached the end of the aisle, with Alverstoke and the priest there, he let her hands go. Letting her walk and stood in front of her legally-wedded husband, Alverstoke. Hansen let out a sigh and smiled at Alverstoke while he patted his shoulder.

"Please take care of Frederica really well. She's one of the family's gems. The brightest who always does her best in everything. She is too sweet to be eaten by sadness and those negative emotions. Keep her safe for me.

Make her smile and happy always. Thank you, for staying and taking care of her during her darkest times. During the times when I couldn't even comfort her."

The words were heard in the whole ballroom as he speaks with a microphone. Alverstoke nodded and smiled at his father-in-law. Hansen then gave the microphone back to Nicholas, the MC for today.

The ballroom went quiet as the priest started to say his sentences. Taking Jeremiah's leave as his cue.

"Today, we're here to witness the union of Frederica Esther Boudicca and Alverstoke Destler-Lee, with the blessing that God has sent and bestowed through me.

Dearly beloved, you have come together into the house of the Church so that in the presence of the Church’s minister and the community your intention to enter into marriage may be strengthened by the Lord with a sacred seal," Adrian paused for a while he looked at both.

"Christ abundantly blesses the love that binds you. Through this, he enriches and strengthens those he has already consecrated by Holy Baptism, and your love is enriched with his blessing you, so that you may have the strength to be faithful to each other forever and assume all the responsibilities of married life."

He smiled at everyone in the ballroom and looked at Alverstoke.

"And so, in the presence of the Church, I ask you to state your intentions." Adrian then questions them about their freedom of choice, fidelity to each other, and the acceptance and upbringing of children.

"Alverstoke and Frederica, have you come here to enter into marriage without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly?"

"I have." Alverstoke and Frederica answered together. "Are you prepared, as you follow the path of marriage, to love and honor each other for as long as you both shall live?

"I am." Alverstoke and Frederica answered. "Are you prepared to accept children lovingly from God and to bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?"

"I am." Alverstoke and Frederica answered, for the third time.

"Now, let us hear the vow the couple had prepared for each other in order to unite them in front of Christ. For the groom, you may start first."

As the priest said his word, Alverstoke gulped down. It's the moment. The moment he will say his vow to be wedded in front of God, religiously. As a symbol of him to keep her ‘til death do them apart. It was rather a semi-formal one rather than the fixated traditional one.

"I, Alverstoke Destler-Lee, take you, Frederica Esther Boudicca, as my wife. I promise to take care of you in joy and sadness, to be there beside you through the ups and downs of life, and to be a good father of our child who's now already with us.

I promise to be responsible and devoted to you until death does us apart. Maybe, even in our afterlife. I love you from the day I met you last year, and it will never change."

Frederica's tears went down across her cheeks as she heard his beautiful wedding vow. She couldn't hold it back, especially when he mentioned being a good father for their child who's now inside her tummy, growing for seven weeks already.

"I, Frederica Esther Boudicca, take you, Alverstoke Destler-Lee, as my husband. There are so many things that I would like to promise in front of God, but I don't think I can mention all of them.

I promise to be a devoted, loving wife also a mother for you and our child. I love you always, even death could never throw us apart. I'm forever yours, even in our eternal life. I will always do my best, to keep us together always, in sadness or joy, rich or poor, ups and downs of life."

Receiving their vows, Adrian said to the bride and bride and groom,

"May the Lord in his kindness strengthen the consent you have declared before the Church and graciously bring to fulfillment his blessings within you. What God has joined, let no one put asunder.

May the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, the God who joined together our first parents in paradise, strength and bless in Christ the consent you have declared before the Church, so that what God joins together, no one may put asunder."

"Let us bless the Lord!"

( Everyone replied, "Thanks be to God!" )

"Bless, O Lord, these rings which we bless in your name. So that those who wear them may remain entirely faithful to each other, abide in peace and in your will, and live always in mutual charity. Through Christ our Lord."

( Everyone replied "Amen!" )

Alverstoke took her hand and put the diamond ring into one of her fingers. Smiling at her in joy and happiness.

"I, Alverstoke, give this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

"I, Frederica, give this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

Then, Frederica followed and took a ring from handed by Nicholas before she put it on one of Alverstoke's fingers. Their wedding ring, costumed by the well-known designers from Cartier.

"Bless, O Lord, these arrases that Frederica and Alverstoke will give to each other and pour over them the abundance of your good gifts. I gladly announce that you're now husband and wife in the name of Christ!"

"You may now kiss the bride!"

As the priest pronounced that they're now husband and wife in front of God, he let the bride and the groom kiss. Alverstoke slowly touched the lower part of her veil and put it backward, covering her diamond tiara but exposing the pretty face he has always been dreaming to see.

"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! On the lips, Mr. and Mrs. Destler-Lee!"

Nicholas cheered with his microphone on, trying to hype up the sweet moment with the guests.

Frederica, looking beautiful and pretty in her Dior wedding dress. Smile across her face, with tears of joy running across her cheek. Both holding each other's hands while exchanging that loving and joyful gaze before they finally kissed in front of every guest.

On the lips.

It may not be the first, but it sure felt different. As they kissed, the whole world seems to be revolve around them, the happy couple. Seconds passed before they let their kiss ends. Giggling and smiling happily, couldn't help but show their happiness during their wedding day.

"YES! THEY'RE MARRIED!"

Nicholas shouted as everyone cheers. "We'll let the couple take their leave first before moving to the next rundown," he said.

Frederica and Alverstoke walked side by side with some celebrity friends of him throwing the flowers on the aisle as they walked to the door where they entered before the matrimony. Leaving the ballroom with big smiles on their face, hands holding each other.

"Now, as the bride and groom have left, we're going to move to the next event.... the party! As we're in Langkawi today, it won't be great if couldn't enjoy the beach scenery. Lets us move outside to the beach as the party will be held there!"

PARTY

With the guests now, mostly, leaving the ballroom for the outdoor venue, the beach, Nicholas getting himself ready. He waited for the bride and groom to walk and stand next to him, on the 'stage'.

"Alright, everyone! Welcome to the wedding party! Finally, after being married, we're going to have so much fun here. The foods have been served. You can take your seat and eat as much as you want. No pressure if you want to take them back to the hotel," he winked.

"While you enjoy the foods served tonight, I, along with the married couple today, wanted to ask the representatives of Frederica's family. Please come up to the stage, the older sister and the younger brother of Frederica, Diana and Benjamin!”

He smiles brightly as the camera and the light on the stage is shines on him, make himself walks into the podium as he then take out a paper from his suit. It's not his first time to give a speech in front of people, but again, he felt nervous.

"Good evening, my name is Benjamin Liem and i am Frederica's youngest brother. Today, on this beautiful occasion which is my my second sister wedding, i would like to say few words for her."

He look at the couple with smile after saying few opening words.

"Jie, that's how i call you. We might not growing up together. I was so young to know about you when you are around and then, when i am growing up as a teenager, you're moving overseas for your study. We didn't spend much time as a brother and sister. I grew up more with Carol and Jie Diana instead of you"

"Jie, thanks for make me understood about how to letting go someone, thanks for always makes me stay sane every single time i lost my mind back then. Your encouragement words works on my well, then i couldn't be more blessed to have you as my sister"

"Today, you look more beautiful than usual. Those smile suits you well, i am not lying. I am beyond happy seeing you with your loved one. Thanks for being born as my sister, thanks for being born as Frederica, thanks for always be who you are.”

"I wish nothing but happiest wedding to you and Ko Al"

"I love you Jie, will always do"

End Benjamin as he then smiles towards the couple then back to all the guest. He then bowed to all of them a little before he go back to his place back there and let his first sister to taking over the podium.

As soon as Ben's speech ended, Diana stood up from her seat which was at the same table as her parents and family, she walked up to the stage.

After Ben passed the mic to her, she cleared her throat with her phone on her hand, where her prepared speech was on the screen. She scanned each of one of the audience and scanned for the newlywed, then she began her speech with a smile and confidence as soon as she saw her husband.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Diana, Diana Liem. The oldest of the five siblings of The Liem Family.”

"Before I began my speech, I would like to first thank to all of our family, close friends and our extinguished guests for coming here today."

"I hope all of you are having a great time here in Langkawi and make sure to grab your chocolates before you go back home.” She chuckled, before she continued her speech for the night. "I will be here, not just representing myself but also my both parents down there."

She pointed to her both parents who's seated next to each other and began her speech as everyone's eyes were on the oldest.

"Honestly, Frederica. She's the brightest among the five of us, I wasn't the bright one, but I'm the hardworking one." She chuckled.

"Fred would finish her homework at school herself, making sure she only needs to study at home. She's loved and envied by many which I would really agree. I used to envy her a lot. When I couldn't find my dress, I knew the next place to find it will be her closet." She grinned.

"We spent a lot of moments together in our childhood since our age difference are not that far away." She added.

"Fred is someone who's very dedicated with what she does, she will make sure her mind is 300% when she's working on something."

"She's quite helpful too. Knowing I was struggling between my duties as a student council, she helped me with my homework too." Diana chuckled. "She has been the brain of the family, she will spent hours reading books, drawing and let me tell you, she's very delicate with her artwork."

"I'm sure being a successful Art Conservator is a job which definitely suits her, everyday she would come to me, and tell me about her her job at work. But that's not just all about her. She's also a sweet aunt and a mother figure to her nieces and nephews."

"She was just one call away since we are staying close by to one another too. I am proud for everything that she has accomplished. So Fred, here's some sweet advices and messages from us to you. Marriage is not as simple as you think it will be." Diana's gaze were on her. "I'm sure you've seen my struggles with my children and soon, you will face that too and I'm not going to lie, but it's hard.”

"But I know and I believe in the power of love that everything will go as planned when you have the right one by your side, which is Alverstoke."

She glanced at him before she looked back to her sister. "I'm not just your sister, but your soulmate, your favorite human being which you will always say that and now, your favorite is Al." She chuckled as she continues. "All and whatever we want is for you to be happy."

"Remember each one and all of you deserves your own happiness and you deserves yours too." Diana looked at her father. "You will always be on my speed dial no matter where you are staying, you will always be the first I call to share any gossips that you missed."

"I mean, not just you but of course, our 'Anaknya Jerry' groupchat." She chuckled before ending her speech soon. "Al." Diana's gazed were turned to him. "Be careful, to whole Liem tribe is watching you and if you play the fool, you are playing with the whole tribe."

She joked before she ends her speech. "Thank you so much to all the guests, it means so much to me to see your "presence at my sister's wedding. We are happy to have all of you here to witness Frederica and Alverstoke's special day. God bless, thank you!"

Diana smiled and bowed to all the guests after ending her speech and passed the mic to Nicholas who's the MC for the night.

Their eyes were filled with tears as they heard the sweet words Benjamin and Diana said for them earlier. To be able to hear that kind of speech from them, surely it means a lot to Frederica as well as the new in-law, Alverstoke.

He wiped his tears then took a tissue, wiping Frederica's tears carefully. Not wanting to ruin her makeup.

"Now, let's hear the speech from the happy couple. Frederica? Alverstoke? Who wants to start first?" Nicholas asked.

Frederica took the microphones from Nicholas and handed one to Alverstoke before she tapped on it once, to make sure it was on already.

"Good evening, everyone. First of all, I'm very thankful and grateful for your presence on this special and memorable night. I never once thought I would be standing in front of the priest and my husband like before. My whole life changed today and I'm blessed to have everyone here, witnessing the beautiful and special day for both of us. Thank you very much," she said.

"It has been a roller coaster ride for me and Alverstoke to be able to stand here, as a husband and wife. Some may know how hard it is for us to start. Alverstoke proposed to me six times, starting from our second meeting.

He said, he fell in love in our first meeting, which was during a friend's birthday party. It took me almost a year, six diamond rings, and four other meetings to finally accept him. He proved to me already that he'll do anything for me. There's actually a funny moment during our engagement but..." Frederica laughed as she turned her head at him, asking him to tell the stupid yet touching moment.

"She's the only woman who didn't approach me during that birthday party where we met and I immediately fell in love with her. Also, during the day when we engaged, I actually asked her three times. The fourth, fifth, and sixth times I ask her 'will you marry me?' which she rejected once and accepted twice," Alverstoke told everyone.

He giggled as he remembers the moment before she said yes. "She randomly told me that she actually has a child. Out of nowhere! So I answered that I'll still love her and will also love the child as mine too. She started to cry and finally accepted my proposal, saying the 'yes' twice. It's funny, but I know that she's trying to test me. That's why I'll never let go of her hands."

"We are very grateful towards everyone's blessings and wishes. Yes, to clarify things, we're legally married already at the end of December, and happy to announce, Frederica and I are currently expecting a child. She's currently pregnant!" Alverstoke smiled at her.

Frederica nodded their head. "We'll try our best to be the best parent for our child. Thank you, everyone!" she added, closing their speech together. Alverstoke took Frederica's microphone, turned both off before they put it on a nearby table.

"Girls and boys! Come closer because Frederica will cut the wedding cake and throw her bouquet to the lucky one, who'll be married next," Nicholas yelled, trying to gather everyone's attention.

“This cake is prepared by Toast&Co Bakery, Ms. Ellaine Huang. Bestfriend to Frederica. I’m sure she’s stressed out with the wedding cake’s size,” Nicholas joked.

She and Al then walked to the mega-size wedding cake and grabbed the long knife together. Smiling at each other as they tried to cut a small portion out of it with a super long knife too. As the cake was cut, both of them smiled to the guests.

“Now… moving on to the bouquet because the bride can’t wait to see who’s next to get married!”

She left her husband and walked to the front of the stage. Frederica grabbed her bouquet and faced backward as she's getting ready to throw the bouquet.

"In three... two.... one!"

She threw the bouquet and at the same time wonderful fireworks pop out in the sky, colorfully. Adding more beauty to the night sky accompanied by the beautiful beach view and the breeze. The flower landed on one of the guests.

"Congratulations! You'll be the next bride then?" Nicholas announced.

"Before the wedding ends, Frederica and Alverstoke, each, will perform two songs; Just The Way Your Are and Moon That Represent My Heart.

I'm Nicholas, representing the family and couple, would like to thank everyone for their presence. I'm sorry if my words may hurt anyone here but I have no intention to do so. Have a great night, everyone!"

End of The Wedding.

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