A/N: Bloopers. Ive took too long. Blame my company or the company ive worked for before rather. Im tio busy.
Hurrah! Ive resigned and hopefully finish this up before I got employed and get busier again. (^_^)V
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Jeremy is standing in the end of the red carpet coated with blue and white petals of roses. Behind him is the decorated blue altar with beaming white satin clothed lined in artistic array. The day is beautiful. The cold and chilling bite of the province breeze makes him feel more alive and the thought of his wife, this day, their day and everything after today makes him more alive. He had waited for this for years and now what was bound to happen would aready happen and his too excited for it.
This day, they choose this big day to be like this. A marriage in a breaking of dawn. Where the smiling sun would bless them, so bless Jeremy's poor excited soul for he did not really sleep at all afraid that if he do he would be late on his own wedding day. He mean, who wouldn't? The dressing starts as early as 3 o'clock and went directly with the make up, then at four they already march up to the church with wide anticipation. And while they are waiting for the bride his feeling of excitement and nervousness increases every second. He feel like he wanted to shout and scream wildly to ease his nerves but had refrain himself thinking people might think his a lunatic. So instead, he just waited there counting every seconds that pass by, standing still in wide anticipation until finally hears the humming of the song. He smiled to himself, the song is one of Cattey's favorites and he handpicked it himself. He believes the song is just perfect for this moment.
And so it played and when atlast she showed up after the grand entourage the wedding singer passes to him the microphone.
He stopped for a while breath taken by the sight of his lovely bride. They locked sights and for a moment the world just stops and turn slowmo. This had been the day he'd been dreaming all his life. The day he would always remember and seeing how she smiles back at him with those big brown eyes of hers, he know that this moment is just beyond perfect.
"Ahm. .hate to break the trance but we do have a ceremony here." Ariel jokingly said while elbowing him.
Jeremy blinked for a while then smile. Looking straight at her he started singing.
Here we stand today
Like we always dreamed
Starting out our life together
The light is in your eyes
The love is in our hearts
I can't believe you're really mine forever
Their eyes still met, lock in this splendid moment, as if nothing in this world exist but him and her alone.
He smiled widely despite that he felt that he might choke and crack his voice any minute now. The view of her walking slowly towards him and their future just mesmerize him beyond imagination.
Been rehearsing for this moment all my life
So don't act surprised
If the feeling starts to carry me away
On this day
I promise forever
On this day
I surrender my heart
Here I stand, take my hand
And I will honor every word that I say
On this day
He also feel his eyes mist a bit as he saw her gaped at him with amusement and love as he sing to her the song. Cassandra knew too well how shy Jeremy is and though his voice isn't gifted, he had come prepared and equipped with practice. He had make it a secret and wanted to surprise her and in God's grace she was very happy and proud of him.
Not so long ago
This earth was just a field
Of cold and lonely space, without you
Now everything's alive
Now everything's revealed
And the story of my life
Is all about YOU
For if you feel the cool winds
Blowing through your nights
I will shelter you
And forever here to chase your fears away
On this day
I promise forever
On this day
I surrender my heart
Here I stand, take my hand
And I will honor every word I say
On this day
(Instrumental)
I've been rehearsing for this moment all my life
So don't act surprised
If the feeling starts to carry me away
On this day
I promise forever
On this day
I surrender my heart
Here we stand like I planned
Please say you'll always look at me this way
Like on this day...
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The song finishes exactly as she stopped in front of him and with trembling hands he offered his to her, dreamingly he feel like he would wake up any moment soon but when she hold his hand and smile he know to himself that this, this is reality.
"You sing!" she whisper still astonished as he held her closer to the altar and by his side. "In the rehearsal you di---"
"It was a surprise." He said cutting her off with a proud smile of his little accomplishment.
"It is indeed a surprise." She replied and he was very gratified and for that moment they even forgot were they stand until the priest cleared his throat and ask if they should continue the ceremony.
Blushing, the couple just nod at the priest guilty of forgetting his or their presence at all.
The ceremony is majestic, Jeremy could hardly breathe in anticipation until the priest indicated for the exchange of vows and rings.
Facing at each other, he said looking into her. "My soul belongs to Our Lord, but my heart belongs to you. I will love you and cherish you forever. I will be by your side in richness and in poorness. In sickness or in health. I will lay my life for you, put your needs ahead of mine. Trust you and defend you. I will love you next to my Creator and will cherish you forever. Not even death can tear us apart."
She wipe a tear with his meaningful words and as he hold her other hand. Then Jeremy give her his I do's and slid the ring to her gloved fingers.
Doing the same process, she held his hand while trembling and smiling. Then she held her breath for a moment counting every second of this wonderful event.
"To the Lord, which I am grateful for giving you to me. I commit myself to him to cherish and uphold our vows. I will love him above all and love you next.. . I will love you in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer. I will love you even if nothingness come. I will be at your side in high tide or in low tide. I will be your constant companion and love, I will remind you of your ways and mine. I will put your desires and need ahead of mine and love you completely. And above all, I promise to be honest to you as possible. Share my guilts and happiness. My hurts and pain. I promise too to defend you and fight for our love as I could muster. I love you and I will be your wife. .not even death can tear us apart." Then as a tear fall from her eyes she slid the ring into his fingers and said her I do's.
Jeremy's heart would have stopped in every word she said. It would just feel so huge wanting her and her promises. He knew they had been in a very long way before they ended up here but he know too in himself that they are really destined to be here.Right here. At this very moment.
The world was really a blur. Jeremy had heard the priest say something but didn't really understand or was trying to understand for his world just locked with hers and her beauty.
"I love you." he mouthed.
"I love you too." She replied still teary then the yell grew louder as the priest was already saying he could kiss his bride.
Shaking, Jeremy left her veil, cupped her face and kiss her with love. Then and there he could say he want to skip reception and went directly to honeymoon and fly away but ofcourse they wont allow it so after the kiss and the final blessing, they signed the papers, took pictures and when they went outside the church, just as planned and predicted the dawn is already breaking and the sun is rising from the mountain.
The dusk of dawn decorated the green mountains from afar, the clouds in rising blue and the sun slowly shining and breaking into the sky. Its a magnificent view, a blessing of a new beginning and a new day.
And they just stood there admiring the whole scenery while holding each others hand. The day is utterly blissful that both of them couldn't wish for more.
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