Today is the D-day. My wedding day! Am going to get married to King Harrington today! The wedding will be held at an old but well maintained church that belongs to the Harrington family and has been passed down from the ancestors. Since it's their son's wedding, the wedding will be held there. It's located in the outskirts of the city. Two hours drive from my home!

Today schedule is really busy. I will have to leave here by ten that is after I have had my breakfast. Then we have the two hours drive to the ancient family church and I'll meet the beauty team there. There are rooms in a cottage just next to the church where all guests will be getting ready there before getting to the church for the ceremony. Even the bride's room is located there. At around two in the afternoon, I'll then have to get married to King and go back to my room and remove the wedding gown and head back to town with King by evening. We'll go rest a bit and then we'll have a reception party at the Harrington villa's event hall. The party starts at eight pm. We'll spend the night at Harrington villa and we'll have a family brunch the next morning with both the Andrew's and Harrington's held back at my maternal home and we'll leave immediately it's over. We will head to Paris for a week.

Someone knocked on the door bringing me back to reality. "Come in!"

The door was opened and Nora come in, " come on Tamera, we have breakfast to catch and we can't afford to be late for a second today! Everything is planned out!" I nodded my head as I got up from my bed and walked out with her.

I had breakfast with the whole family and I could see everyone with mixed emotions. Dad didn't even speak much, very unlike him!

" Dad what's up?" I asked him hoping to cheer him up.

" Um.. nothing dear. Just thinking it out!" He said in a low voice.

"We'll miss you Tamera. The house will be different without you. You won't even be here after this breakfast and God knows when you'll ever return to this house again!" Christine saw the look on my face and explained it to me as to why everyone is having mixed emotions.

" Oh come on! It's not like am going to die! Am just going to be in New York, that means I can book a flight and be here whenever I feel like it!" I said in a cheerful tone.

" You know you always come bring me a glass of milk every night, but today, for the first time since you were seven, you won't be there to bring it. Even if someone else brings it, it won't feel the same my girl! Even tonight you won't be coming back to this house with all of us..." Mom was getting emotional now!

" Mom! So what if I won't be here at night, I'll be here to wake you all in the morning with my loud noises and dramas tomorrow morning ! Come on guys I don't want to be sad on my wedding day!"  Everyone nodded there head in agreement and we finished our breakfast with smiles.

I went back to my room and picked up my bag that I had packed the necessity I'll need for the wedding. I had packed it in the week's time when I did my shopping. I stood by the door before I left and I looked at everything in the room and few tears rolled down my cheeks. Am not sure of the fate of my marriage but am sure as hell that I'll miss this room. I don't know when I'll ever come back here but am sure even if I come back, I won't be same Tamera who is leaving it today!  Anyways, I had promised King to be cheerful and enjoy every moment instead of pulling a long sad on on wedding day. I closed the door and walked to the parking lot to meet mom, Nora and Christine. We'll be going together. At least I won't be alone for the two hours drive! I placed my bag in the boot of the silver Land cruiser V8 that belonged to mom. Everyone else placed their bags and we closed the boot and everyone got into the car. Nora was driving us so mom took the front seat with her and Christine and I sat at the sat seats.

Over the two hours drive, there was music playing. I'm fan of music so I knew almost all of them and was humming along. Then there were phone calls as sometimes it was mom's phone ringing then was Christine or Nora and King had called me thrice and his mom called twice. She was asking about my location and how long will it take to get there. She even asked about my bag for the wedding night that I'll be staying at their place. I asked her to ask King about it since he had picked it yesterday. She couldn't get through to him so I called him to ask him.

"King where's my bag that you picked it up yesterday?" I asked him.

" You had so many bags girl! I already sent the ones we'll be leaving with them to New York to be packed at my private plane and the one for your stay at our place is in my bed room why ask for it?"

" Auntie was asking for it and couldn't get to you. And where are you right now?"

" Am already here at the church. Am going through the last minute checking on everything. When will you be here?"

" In about half an hour. Ok I'll see you at the alter!"

I heard him laugh and he said, "we'll meet you before there! But it's going to be a surprise!"

"Stop being naughty! No surprises or seeing me till the wedding ceremony!" I heard everyone in the car chuckled so I knew better than to keep talking to him on the phone. I said bye and hanged up.

" Someone's getting naughty?" Mom asked as she laughed.

"No mom, he's just can't wait anymore!" Christine answered as she looked at her phone scrolling down.

We got there and packed at the parking lot. There were already a few cars that had arrived and I instantly noticed his car and I smiled. We were shown our rooms at the cottage and everyone went in to get ready.  I got into my room and placed my bag on the bed as I started removing the contents and laying them on the bed. Just then Andy arrived with his team and I went to freshen up. I come out and sat on the dressing chair as the hairdressers did their job and the makeup artists did their role and the designer come over with my dress and heels as they made sure it was in it's perfect state. In the middle of all this, auntie Mary come over to check on me. She already had her makeup and hairstyle. I guess she's almost ready. Then mom also checked on me and she left to get ready herself.

The specialists were done and I had to put on the wedding gown so they left me to put it on. Andy gave me a peck as usual but this time he was sad and said that he'll miss me. When everyone was gone, I went to the dress rack and open the grey zip bag that the gown was in. I removed the white bathrobe on me and kept it on the bed and wore the gown careful not to remove any bead or stones. I tried to zip it but couldn't. I went for my phone to call Nora to help me out. Before I called her, I felt cold fingers on my back as the zip was pushed up and closed. I turned around to look at the mysterious person.

"How did you get here?"

"I walked in here by my legs!"

"Hahaha ok. Why are you here?"

"Didn't I tell you that I have a surprise for you?" Trust King with his surprises!

He snaked his hand around my waist and we walked towards the dressing mirror and we stood there looking at both our reflections.

" You look stunning! I wanted to be the first to see you in the dress and also the first to praise you!"

I look at him through the mirror. He looked nothing less than a Greek god! He was in a Armani tuxedo with a white shirt and black trousers and a black coat and a black tie and black shoes. Hair neatly brushed sideways and his famous smile on his face. " You yourself don't look anything less than handsome! "

"Now it's time for me to give you your gift!" He made me turn to face him. He leaned closer and kissed my forehead then said, "it's the last kiss as just best friends, from now on they'll be husband wife kiss!" He said as he winked and I laughed.

"As if best friend's kiss!"

"Hmmm! Ours was kinda different! Ok I better leave now and I'll see you at the alter!" He kissed me on my lips and quickly pull away and left the room.

I put on my heels and jewelry. Then mom and auntie Mary come in. They made me wear the veil over my face and then they took me outside the cottage where I saw dad standing. I was going to walk the aisle with him. He interlocked our hands and gave me a smile and said, "you always look good in whatever you wore but today you look gorgeous my girl! Come on now!" I was given the bouquet of flowers to carry in one hand as the other one was in dad's hand. We stood at the church's entrance door which was closed. He asked he me, " are you ready my girl?" I sighed and nodded my head as he counted, "5.4.3.2.1 and here we go!" He pushed the door open and everyone stood up in the church as the bride walked down the aisle and the guest present were throwing rose petals on me all the way till I was up on the alter. Dad handed me over to King and said, "kiddo am handing over my girl to you, make sure she's never sad and always protected!" "Yes sir!" He answered calmly and dad went back to his chair in the front line and the priest asked everyone to take their seat as he began reading the mantras and saying the vows.

With my hands in his, looking at me face to face, I lost myself in his eyes as the priest was reading something from the book in his hands. The only time I was brought back to reality was when King said "yes I do" and I knew the next one was I so I listened to the priest and waited for my name to be called. When he asked me if I take him as my husband, I said, "yes I do!" Then it was time for us to say our vows. King started as he said the words after the priest than it was my time, " I Tamera Andrew, take King Harrington as my lawfully wedded husband and I vow to stand ny him through happiness and sorrow and stay with him forever till death do us part!" The priest asked us to exchange rings and we did. Then he went on and said, "with the vows taken and the ceremony completed, I announce you as husband and wife! You may kiss your bride!"

He rised the veil from my face and smiled as everyone in the church went into cheers and jubilation. His friends were shouting, "go for it King!" He looked at everyone and laughed. Then he focused back on me and he leaned closer to me and pull me by my waist as he said, "first kiss as a husband and wife!" I nodded my head and he kissed me passionately. I didn't care who was staring or who's not. I wrapped my hands around his neck and kissed him back. Everyone was cheering and shouting. Then we pulled away and walked down the alter and went for blessings from the elders. We started with my parents as they both hugged as and blessed us, "have a blessed marriage my kids!"  Then we went to his parents and they hugged us and said, "may your marriage be full of joy and peace. Grow old together and support each other. Have a successful marriage children!" I hugged Nora, christine and James. Then also hugged Miranda and Jeff, king's siblings. And the two of us walked down the aisle and went out of the church.

I went back to my room and changed from the wedding gown and put on a black prom evening dress that was backless with only few strips on the back and had sparkling white beads and stones all over the dress as it hugged my body and showed the curves perfectly.

Then I got into the car with King and we went back to the Harrington villa, two hours drive!!! We talked on the way about everything and nothing. We talked about the reception party and the delicacies we wanted to have. Then we talked about the next day's brunch at Andrew's Villa and about the flight to Paris. We talked about the upcoming birthday of Jeff. It's in a month's time and we'll have to come back for the bash. Am glad is wasn't a boring two hours drive.

We reached the Villa and we walked inside. But as I was taking my first step inside, I said, "I've always been coming here throughout my life but today am coming in as the daughter in-law not just a family friend!"

" Welcome home wife!" He said as he lead the way to his room with me following closely behind him. All the way up to his room, I looked around the house to admire the decorations already made for the reception party later tonight.

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Hey readers! How's the story going? Please bare with me on the wedding ceremony! I don't know about the vows and how the ceremony is conducted, I don't know how it's done!🙈🙃 I only attend weddings for the cake, lol🤣🤣🤣