Still absolutely love our dresses.
Heck I just love this in general but I must say I'm really partical to part two...
but that could be because in that part I get married to Joe.
Still wondering about the funeral part of all this....
as well as the surprise.
Post more soon chica please.

Crystal

“I thought we had a rule about dying your hair Stephani.”
The second youngest girl had just stepped in the room hoping no one would notice the pink on the side of her head. But as soon as she had turned Melissa had spotted it.
“Stephani please tell me you did not dye your hair to match your dress. I might have to kick you out of the wedding party if you did.”
“Well…”
“Stephani I swear to god.”
The slightly younger girl smiles before reaching up and pulling an almost invisible hair pin out revealing the truth, it wasn’t her actual hair, it was just fake.
“That still counts take it out right now.”
Stephani rolls her eyes before putting the clip down onto the table next to the mirror. The five girls look at one another in the mirror before Stephani pulls out her camera. The girls goof off switching between videos and pictures all the while laughing.
Time passes slowly and Crystal stays a lot calmer than Ashley had managed.
“So who is the maid of honor this time again?”
“Oh come on Ashley we know it’s Ren this time.”
Ashley pouts looking at the youngest girl who was blushing and then asks what seems to be a stupid question.
“Why was it not me?”
Stephani rolls her eyes before patting the bump showing from under her slim fitting dress.
“Because Ashley when we were trying to decide who would be the maid of honor you were throwing up thanks to Darren.”
“HER NAME IS NOT DARREN.”
“Ash we all know it’s going to be a boy.”
Ashley glares at her best friends who are all laughing at this point in time. Nick was convinced he could only make ‘strong manly men.’ but had said he wouldn’t mind a princess to take care of. And since Ashley was so set on having a girl her best friends of course teased her and said it was a boy. Often calling the baby Darren or Jacob two names that Stephani had come up with one day.
“I don’t know you people.”
Ashley storms out of the room causing three of the girls to run after her.
“Ash we didn’t mean it!”
“Ash come on!”
“Ashley if you come back you can be the maid of honor at my wedding.”
Melissa’s words cause the brunette to turn with a raised eyebrow.
“NEW RULE NO PROMISING MAID OF HONOR POSITIONS TO WEDDINGS THAT AREN’T EVEN GOING TO HAPPEN!!!”
Stephani screams the words as she runs around the chapel. And it was a good thing that she was running because Melissa was chasing her. Ren having some brains managed to grab the camera and tape it before calling the two girls back.
Stephani wraps her arms tightly around her friends shoulders and smiles. They look at the blushing bride, who truthfully looked a bit paler than she had minutes ago.
“Crystal are you okay?”
“I’m fine. I just it happened so fast. I mean we got engaged five months ago. Which thanks for telling me that you knew Joe was going to propose to me you slore.”
Stephani laughs at the use of her word against herself. She was the only one who had known that her friend was going to be proposed to those five months ago. Joe had asked for her opinion on the ring, on when and where to do it. Stephani’s words were simple enough for him to understand.
“Do what your heart wishes. Because she is your heart and I can see that.”
When Stephani had said that Crystal was next she wasn’t kidding, she had meant it with all of her heart.
“Crystal I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t tell you. Besides Joe had to do it himself. Which was insane because he was so nervous.”
“He was nervous?”
“Insanely nervous. You should have seen him. Of course he was no worse than Nick.”
“Nick went to you for help?”
Ashley’s silent voice asks as everyone looks shocked at Stephani.
“Yea. He wanted to make sure that you got your princess ring. I told him it didn’t matter as long as you guys were together, but he didn’t believe me. You should have seen him practicing. I made so much fun of him. He sat there and told me to be you, and one time he was so nervous and I just had to make fun of him and he like stammered out the proposal and I just died laughing and said I couldn’t marry someone with a stutter. He hated me after like the eighth time.”
“Has Garbo come to you for help?”
Melissa’s question causes Stephani to laugh the girl smiling widely.
“I wouldn’t tell you if he did Melissa. It’s so much better being surprised.”
Melissa glares at her younger friend as the girl smiles and laughs. She was for some reason the one that the boys went to for everything relationship worthy. Possibly because she was friends with all the girls and at the same time about to tell them the truth unlike other people in their lives, who still freaked out when the girls were mentioned.
“Do I really have to do this?”
Ricky’s voice came from the doorway and the girls all turned to look at the boy with a small smile.
“Rick you know it’s a rule.”
Ricky looks at the five girls standing in the room and groans.
“I hate your rules.”
“Ricky come over here and goof off with us really quick!”
Stephani drags her friends brother into the room and they all stand in front of the mirror messing around and snapping pictures, just as the girls had not to long ago.
“Okay seriously we have to go now.”
Stephani leads the way out of the room meeting up with Frank and smiling.
The sheer veil is lifted over Crystal’s face and the light pink trim bringing a bit of color into her still slightly pale face. She spots Joe at the end of the isle waiting and smiles widely at him, happily knowing that soon enough she was going to be his wife.
Tears stream down both of their faces as they repeat their words smiling at one another, happy beyond belief. He had said he wasn’t going to cry leading up to the wedding but he had and just about everyone caught it on camera.
The reception is just getting underway when a familiar song starts and Crystal turns to look at Ashley.
“Why did you request the Hoedown Throwdown?”
“I didn’t.”
Then the multicolored eyes turn to Stephani who was making her way onto the dance floor a camera in her hand.
“It’s a rule we have to do it.”
“Steph you made it a rule.”
“Just do it Crystal. Or I’ll post a video of you making out with Joe, shirtless online.”
Crystal glares at her friend before walking around the table to where all of the other girls are waiting.
“I hate you Steph.”
“I love you too.”
This time the camera is given to Denise as the boys and girls all stand in the middle of the floor trying, unsuccessfully to the Hoedown Throwdown.
In the end Crystal ends up on the ground, Joe having knocked her down, and falling on top of her. Melissa and Garbo dancing perfectly fine together but neither actually doing the dance. Stephani and Frank giving up halfway through the dance and just slow dancing ignoring the rhythm of the song completely. Ren and Kevin do the dance the best that they can, which ends with everyone in the room laughing, including the couple. While Nick and Ashley seem to do the dance perfectly causing some people to look shocked at them. Well Ashley it wasn’t really a shock but Nick was no one knew he even knew the dance. But having Ashley as his wife probably meant that she taught him. Stephani runs over to Denise as the song finished and kisses her boyfriends mother on the cheek before taking the camera from her. She zooms in on one of the couple and smiles as they look at each other with wonderful amounts of love.
“You two are next.”

Our Dresses:

Crystal

Ashley


Melissa

Ren


Stephani

Aww Lily...
such a cute name.
Um about Daniel...
I'm his foster mom?
Or did I completely misunderstand all that?
Because well if so, cool.
I've wanted to adopt and whatnot since I was like 10.
I love how Lily has sounds for each one of us.
Still love that Ricky walks all of us down the aisle.
Just like I still love that all the guys go to you for help.
I'm pretty sure I know the next couple that will be getting married.
Once again, love our dresses.
Absolutely love this and am happy that I got to read a new part to it.
Post more soon chica please.

Isadora

“I can’t believe this is really happening.”
“Shut up Joseph.”
“I mean seriously come on now.”
“Joseph if this was your child what would you say.”
“I would tell her to suck it up.”
A heavily pregnant Crystal smacks Joe on the arm and sends him a look causing the boy to mumble something before standing silently.
“We are gathered here today.”
This time the snickers come from Stephani, she really couldn’t take it seriously.
“Auntie! Izzzzie. Izzzzzie.”
Stephani looks down at adorable Lily, she picks up the baby and then speaks to her softly.
“I know Lillian I know, I miss Isadora too.”
“As I was saying.”
“Oh yes Nicholas have a heart attack because I’m comforting your child over her loss.”
“Stephani!”
“Sorry.”
Stephani settles Lily onto her hip, smiling happily at Frankie before nodding to Nick.
“We are gathered here today to remember Isadora Jonas.”
“Such a big name.”
Nick shoots a glare at Kevin who snickers they were having fun he was not.
“Izzzzzzie Keee.”
Despite being a year and a half old the girl still referred to everyone, except Stephani (who had upgraded recently to Auntie), by their noises.
“We are gathered here today to remember Isadora Jonas. While she was in our family for only a few months we will always love her.”
“You talk about her like she was your child.”
Melissa’s voice cuts out through the air and this time the glare is directed at her.
“MuMu Izzzzzie.”
Melissa smiles at the girl and nods her head, Izzie right.
“She was a little bit of happiness each day. From the moment she trampled her way into Ashley & my bed to the second she woke up Lily with her loud cries she made us laugh. Even the nights when it rained so hard she hid under every surface and in so many crevices we could never find her she made us smile. It is a tragedy that we had to lose Isadora so soon in her life, because she was a welcome part in ours. We love you always Isadora.”
“Yes Isadora we will always love you for pooping on the carpet.”
“And eating all of Stephani’s hundred dollar shoes when she comes to visit.”
“And puking on the clean clothes.”
“And peeing on Joe’s legs.”
“Actually that cracked me up, a lot a lot.”
“And biting Daniel in the arm.”
“And breaking the neck off my guitar.”
“Okay we get it Izzie wasn’t the best dog. But still she was just a baby.”
“We know Ashley.”
“And we know she didn’t deserve to die, but dude seriously she took out that rattler really well.”
“Yea and she saved Lillian.”
“Her name is Lily.”
“The birth certificate says Lillian I will call her Lillian Nicholas.”
“Why do you do that? Call half of us by our real names and the rest of us…”
“I don’t know habit. Frankie has been Frankie since I was fourteen when I met you. Kevin well it’s easier than calling him Paul Kevin, especially since I call your father either Paul or dad.”
“You even shortened your own name but you can’t call us by what everyone else does.”
“I’m sorry I’m used to yelling at you, Nicholas and Joseph are just natural to run off my tongue.”
The two boys send her a look and then Lily talks from her spot on the girls hip.
“NicNicNic.”
“Thanks Stephani, thanks my daughter doesn’t even call me dad.”
“Don’t blame this on me. It’s your fault.”
“Lily want to play house with me?”
Daniel takes the girl from Stephani’s hip leading her far enough away to not hear the sound of the arguing. After staying with Crystal and Joe for five months he had decided he wanted to be there forever, and they the same.
“Stephani can’t you just pretend to like me?”
“Nicholas can’t you see I do like you. You’ve been my family since I was sixteen years old, my little brother. You’ve protected me through everything and I’ll never not like you. I might not agree with you at times and I might tease you but I like you, because you are not only my best friend’s husband but also my best friend.”
“Awe.”
The chorus of awe’s emerge from their friends and Stephani lets out a soft laugh before hugging Nick, he really was her best friend.
“So Isadora was a beautiful Sheppard guys are you going to get a new dog soon or what?”
“It’s too soon after Izzie, I’m pretty sure that Lily doesn’t even know yet.”
“HORSIE!”
Lily’s loud voice is heard from across the yard as she jumps on Daniel’s back. He makes a noise before starting to walk around with her on his back.
“He’s going to be a great brother guys.”
“And she’s gonna be a great sister.”
“Wait! Ash are you?”
“Maybe.”
“No way!”
The girls all run, or in Crystal’s case waddle, over to Ashley and hug her tightly before placing their hands on her stomach talking to the barely there baby.
“I bet it’s gonna be another girl. Nick seems like the sensitive type.”
“HEY!”
“You guys are horrible.”
“But you love us.”
“I have too.”
“No you don’t, but you do because we are extremely loveable.”


Isadora

Melissa

Melissa opens her mouth to scowl the younger girl as she speaks.
“Don’t even tell me about the hair dying rule, it was for the night before the wedding. I did this last week and you know it.”
“I can’t believe you dyed your hair red.”
“It matches my dress.”
“Which is more than we can say for my hair, seriously Mel red. My hair is red to begin with and you ask me to wear a red dress? My hair’s not fake like Rainbow Bright over there. I do not look good in Red.”
“Sorry Ren.”
“Ugh remind me never to be pregnant again. Seriously why am I the only one pregnant when someone gets married always.”
Ashley holds her stomach and upon hearing a giggle looks down, what she doesn’t see is a two and a half year old Lily hiding under her stomach, the girl was always up to no good.
“Lillian… Lillian?”
“she’s under your stomach Ash.”
Ashley groans before swinging her stomach to the side to frown at her daughter. The girl erupts in laughter contagious laughter that gets everyone else laughing along. Crystal walks into the room moments later her ten month old resting noisily on her hip.
“Nat!”
“Lil! Lil!”
Crystal rolls her eyes before putting her son down, he was partners in crime with Lily the cousins were inseparable.
“You two behave you have to look nice for Aunt Melissa and Uncle Greg’s wedding.”
“Greg, lord we all call him Garbo this is so odd, calling him Greg.”
“You call him Garbo, I call him Greg. Be nice guys.”
“Nice Melissa when would we be anything other than nice?”
“Steph your hair. It’s creative.”
“It’s not the worst you’ve seen and you know it.”
“It’s not like any of us will ever get normal wedding pictures with Steph in them.”
“Seriously even mine has that pink clip in her hair, I didn’t see her sneak it in.”
“At least you guys are getting weddings.”
“What do you mean Steph?”
“I’ve been with Frankie for six year and he hasn’t even hinted towards it. The guys I knew with you all because they came to me and wanted to know, and Greg has been planning this for a while Mel. I just I feel like I’ve put so much work into our relationship and he doesn’t care. I’m thirty he’s twenty one. We’ve been together for six years and he I mean I know he loves me. But I don’t think I should waste anymore time with him.”
“Steph you know he loves you.”
“Yea I know and I love him but.”
“Stop talking like that Stephanie Elizabeth! It’s my wedding day for one and for two we have that no crying rule.”
“Sorry I didn’t mean to. You guys brought it up. I was just planning on not getting married, maybe not even staying with Frankie if he didn’t suggest it.”
“Steph give him a chance, maybe he has to find someone to go to because he can’t go to you like everyone else did.”
“He could come to me I wouldn’t mind, in fact I’d pretend to be surprised.”
“Surprised!”
“Prise!”
“Sorry.”
The two children start to chant as Julie, Ricky and Daniel walk into the room.
“There is a surprise?”
“I was talking about being surprised. Hi Julie.”
“Hi. Hey Mel your about to be my sister finally.”
“I know your brother took forever.”
“He kind of did yea.”
“When did he come to you Steph?”
“Right before Isadora’s funeral.”
“He waited like five months before asking me?”
“Yes. He showed me your ring for the first time two weeks after the funeral.”
“And you told him what about it?”
“That you would love the fact it’s not a traditional ring, that you’d love the ruby together with the diamonds.”
“And how right you were and I love the fact that your dresses match it.”
“I love it also. Steph your hair is interesting.”
“Thanks. Um I’m sorry you aren’t in the wedding party Julie.”
“I’m okay with it. Really, Greg asked me if I wanted to and I told him no.”
“As long as your sure.”
“I am. You look beautiful.”
“Thank you so do you Julie. I can’t wait til we’re family.”
“Me either!”
She walks out of the room and it’s time to start the wedding. Lily and Nathan slowly walk down the aisle together, Lily holding his hand as the boy tottled to his father waiting at the end of the aisle. The other girls follow, a heavily pregnant Ashley coming out right before Melissa, who was walked down the aisle by her father and Ricky.
“You may now kiss the bride.”
Greg dips Melissa down with a smile on his face, he loved his wife.
They proceed to the reception and the first few songs play, allowing Melissa to dance with Greg, her father and her mother before a very familiar song comes on.
“It’s time for the hoedown throw down!”
As the girls dance along this time Stephani sings along the camera going into Julie’s hand as she tapes everyone with a smile, when the song ends Stephani gets tears in her eyes.
“Last dance to this song!”
“Steph stop it!”
“What? Stop what?”
“Your getting married.”
As she takes the camera away from Julie she settles in on a certain person all while smiling.
“You have no idea.”

Our Dresses:

Melissa

Ashley


Crystal

Ren

Stephani