Peggy Dulle - Liza Wilcox 05 - Till Death Do Us Part by Peggy Dulle Page A
Authors: Peggy Dulle
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consultant an outside wedding with the reception and wedding in the same place, is that okay?”
“Great.”
“And the other?”
“Church wedding, country club reception.”
“I have to compete with an awfully nice event. Your relatives will think you are marrying beneath you.”
“My relatives all got drunk at the wedding and Uncle Scott fell against the arbor before the wedding even started. I should have realized that it was an omen.” He laughed, then continued, “Besides they will all love you. I don’t think they ever felt that way about Pamela.”
“Why?”
“She was from the country club set and I wasn’t. Neither is my family.”
“What about the food?”
“Anything but little tiny portions that look cute, but you are still hungry afterwards and have to hit the first fast food restaurant after the reception.”
“And the cake?”
“Chocolate.”
I laughed. “On that, we totally agree.”
“Anything other questions?” he asked.
“No, that completes the wedding planner’s list.”
“Great, I’m still wearing a gray tux, right?”
“Yes. What about a cummerbund?”
“No, Pamela made us wear these stupid red ones. She said it matched the invitations but we looked like idiots.”
I had thought a red cummerbund would look nice with my bouquet, but I scratched that idea. “I’ll put Kenny, Jordan and Julie in black, too. That will make Jordan happy.”
“You can put Kenny in red if you want.”
“Tom,” I said.
“Just kidding …, a little,” he added. “I do have one request, though.”
“What?”
“Would you leave your hair down? Every bride always wears their hair up in a silly bun. I like yours down.”
“Of course, Tom, I prefer my hair down, too.”
Savanah came back into the room and I said, “Okay, that’s it for now, Tom. Thanks.”
“No, thank you for taking on this event. If you need any more help, let me know.”
“Bye, Tom.”
“Love you, Liza.”
“I love you, too.” I told him and ended the call.
“How’d you do?” Savanah asked.
I pointed to the invitation, then said, “This is the one we want with a red writing and I’ll go with white bougainvilleas with a splash of red in them, large portions of food and chocolate cake.”
“That’s a good choice on the invitations, but I wouldn’t go with too bright of a red color. You want a contrast to your hair, not to match it. Maybe a red with a little pink in it or go more toward the purple red color.”
“Okay,” I told her.
“While you were talking to Tom, I found two places for us to see tomorrow. They are both available on the date you want. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. They both do the entire package, but on one you’ll be married outside in their garden and then go inside for the reception. The other is more of a garden atmosphere. It’s pretty with a huge fountain. My only worry is if the weather is horribly hot, they can put up tents and bring in fans but that’s it.”
“What time do you want to go out there tomorrow?”
“How about I pick you up at nine?”
“That’s perfect.”
“I have written up a contract for you to sign and then you’re free to go wedding-dress hunting the rest of the day. You need to find it as soon as possible. You’ll have to buy off the rack, so the dress will need to be cleaned and possibly altered.”
I signed the contract, thanked Savanah, and got up to leave.
“It’s always good to have someone to take with you dress shopping, Liza. I know your sister lives in New York and your mom is dead. Do you have anyone to go dress shopping with you? How about your maid of honor?”
“My maid of honor, who is actually my best friend and a guy, is in Nashville for the next two weeks.”
“Oh,” she said. “How about calling up a couple of your girlfriends?”
I thought about calling Julie, but she was on another singles cruise. My girlfriends from work were all on their summer vacations and I didn’t want to
“Great.”
“And the other?”
“Church wedding, country club reception.”
“I have to compete with an awfully nice event. Your relatives will think you are marrying beneath you.”
“My relatives all got drunk at the wedding and Uncle Scott fell against the arbor before the wedding even started. I should have realized that it was an omen.” He laughed, then continued, “Besides they will all love you. I don’t think they ever felt that way about Pamela.”
“Why?”
“She was from the country club set and I wasn’t. Neither is my family.”
“What about the food?”
“Anything but little tiny portions that look cute, but you are still hungry afterwards and have to hit the first fast food restaurant after the reception.”
“And the cake?”
“Chocolate.”
I laughed. “On that, we totally agree.”
“Anything other questions?” he asked.
“No, that completes the wedding planner’s list.”
“Great, I’m still wearing a gray tux, right?”
“Yes. What about a cummerbund?”
“No, Pamela made us wear these stupid red ones. She said it matched the invitations but we looked like idiots.”
I had thought a red cummerbund would look nice with my bouquet, but I scratched that idea. “I’ll put Kenny, Jordan and Julie in black, too. That will make Jordan happy.”
“You can put Kenny in red if you want.”
“Tom,” I said.
“Just kidding …, a little,” he added. “I do have one request, though.”
“What?”
“Would you leave your hair down? Every bride always wears their hair up in a silly bun. I like yours down.”
“Of course, Tom, I prefer my hair down, too.”
Savanah came back into the room and I said, “Okay, that’s it for now, Tom. Thanks.”
“No, thank you for taking on this event. If you need any more help, let me know.”
“Bye, Tom.”
“Love you, Liza.”
“I love you, too.” I told him and ended the call.
“How’d you do?” Savanah asked.
I pointed to the invitation, then said, “This is the one we want with a red writing and I’ll go with white bougainvilleas with a splash of red in them, large portions of food and chocolate cake.”
“That’s a good choice on the invitations, but I wouldn’t go with too bright of a red color. You want a contrast to your hair, not to match it. Maybe a red with a little pink in it or go more toward the purple red color.”
“Okay,” I told her.
“While you were talking to Tom, I found two places for us to see tomorrow. They are both available on the date you want. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. They both do the entire package, but on one you’ll be married outside in their garden and then go inside for the reception. The other is more of a garden atmosphere. It’s pretty with a huge fountain. My only worry is if the weather is horribly hot, they can put up tents and bring in fans but that’s it.”
“What time do you want to go out there tomorrow?”
“How about I pick you up at nine?”
“That’s perfect.”
“I have written up a contract for you to sign and then you’re free to go wedding-dress hunting the rest of the day. You need to find it as soon as possible. You’ll have to buy off the rack, so the dress will need to be cleaned and possibly altered.”
I signed the contract, thanked Savanah, and got up to leave.
“It’s always good to have someone to take with you dress shopping, Liza. I know your sister lives in New York and your mom is dead. Do you have anyone to go dress shopping with you? How about your maid of honor?”
“My maid of honor, who is actually my best friend and a guy, is in Nashville for the next two weeks.”
“Oh,” she said. “How about calling up a couple of your girlfriends?”
I thought about calling Julie, but she was on another singles cruise. My girlfriends from work were all on their summer vacations and I didn’t want to
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