The wedding music started playing. At the other end of the aisle stood Stanley. He was smiling. All the quests were smiling too.
The voice of the priest became muffled. Jessica had a hard time to concentrate. Suddenly Stanley said: “I do.” She held her breath and closed her eyes.
Now everybody was looking at her in great anticipation.
“I do.”
In the wedding reception, the photographer took some pictures of the newlywed couple. Stanley grinned to the camera, held Jessica into his arms, and pressed a kiss on her lips. People chuckled and sighed: “What a lovely couple.”
The band started the music. It was country music. “How do you like it?” Stanley asked. “It was nice,” Jessica forged a smile then looked away.
“Jess, I thought you wanted Josh Groban’s songs?” Jessica’s sister Linda asked.
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