The Wedding Planner

There were screams all around me. I stood dumb-founded with my mouth opened in a perfect 'O'. Then the screams stopped as I jumped and hugged him tightly and it was the moment for the perfect kiss. Thankfully I had my shiny lipgloss on.

"Are you trying to kiss that broom?" asked someone.

So in that perfect moment, someone interrupts very politely.

"What? Oh." I let the broom drop.

"So, what is wrong with you 'Cinderella'? Kissing your prince charming?" she asked.

"Yes, I was just daydreaming about my big day. I would use lilies instead of roses, I would wear a green low cut gown with a big ribbon behind because white is not snazzy, everyone will eat cabbage soup and pizza with plenty of champagne and red wine, a twenty-storey chocolate cake from Secret Recipe, and I will take my eternal vow at the beach. I will not be accompanied by abyone though. He will be waiting there and I will run along the waves and say I do."

"Cheng Yi, we are not in Hollywood,"she snorted.

"Anyone can dream," I snapped back.

"I am sorry but I overheard your conversation. Are you a wedding planner? I am getting married in another five months and thought ......"

I pulled Hemlatha aside.

"Look, lets do this! Lets plan their wedding. Its holidays furthermore."

"Holidays are ending this month! 5 months Cheng! We are just students and we have no experience!" She seemed frustrated.

"Then lets gain experience!" Hemlatha, please get out of your shell, I thought.

So, we agreed at last. And we spent our semester holidays planning for a wedding before getting busy at college.And now, its just an hour before the wedding. Hemlatha and I were busy inspecting every detail and the number of phone calls we got were just too many to count.

Soon, guests started filling in. The white lilies I spread around the wedding arch seem to be messy as the sea breeze blew. Every wave that hit the shore seem to be welcoming, the nature singing their own theme. A wooden alter was placed at the end facing rows of chairs coated with white and silver lining. The wedding arch is covered with white and purple lilies. A three tier wedding cake stands highly on the table. Actually, they wanted a 5 tier. But, there were just too much expenses so we change it to 3 tier. A grand piano sits next to the alter.

The sun sets slowly as the chairs were filled with guests. The excited groom stood nervously at the alter. Next to him, his best man tries his best to calm him down. Then, the music starts. I play the piano. My favourite Jay Chou's song, which is the 'Dandelion's Promise'.

Down the aisle, the bride comes with her father, hand in hand. Suddenly, she slips an falls on her face! Some guests gasp while others keep repeating 'Oh My God'. Her father and her bridesmaid help her to her feet. She got her lipstick smeared across her face and her veil is torn at the top. She continued her little journey.

"Do you Rengaraja, agree to marry Priyarani?"

"I do." Renga says.

"Do you Priyarani, agree to marry Rengaraja?"

"I do." Priya says.

Then, the exhange of rings and a kiss takes place. I turn away, somehow seeing people having a French kiss puts me off. The bride Priya was so beautiful in her purple wedding gown with a halter neck. Matched the groom's white tuxedo.

"Hi, Miss Lim. I want to introduce my bestman to you." Renga said.

I turned to see a man wearing glasses, round glasses and messy hair.

"You look a lot like Harry Potter." I blurted out before I knew it.

"Eh...thank you." He started blushing.

"My name is Edward," he introduced.

We shook hands and then I realized how familiar his name was Edward Cullen from Twilight! The same name! What a coincidence!

"Actually I am a real wedding planner from O.C company. He did not want me to plan his wedding after I told him the plans for the bachelor's party. You are?" he gave a wide grin, showing off his perfect white teeth.

"I am now new to this business, this is my first." Now this was awkward. A guy being a wedding planner? Then why did his 'best friend', look for me for the wedding?

But that was the start. He gave me his name card and I called the company. I worked there for five years after college and then opened my own. One became three, 'Green Tea Wedding Planner, the perfect place to sort out your wedding blues'. Just like the dream I had always dreamt about, I helped many other girls to achieve their goal: Get the special day done. I had done about 300 weddings but it was never mine.

I met Edward again after 7 years. This time we exchanged phone numbers and dated for 4 years before tieing the knot. We both planned the wedding.

"So Mommy, you lost your English name Ginny for Mrs.Ng?"asked my youngest daughter Wei Seen.

"I will never lose my name silly." She was adorable.

"What happened to Hemlatha?" asked Lee Ngoh.

"Auntie Hemlatha,"I corrected her. Can't believe it, told them about a part of my life.

Hemlatha left after college to Austrailia to continue her studies. She taught in Oxford after that. Even though she is waiting for her green card there, she never forget Malaysia and the first wedding she planned with her best friend.