Lilly had dreamed about her wedding day since she was a little
girl. As a child, she would frequently
decorate her bedroom with pink ribbons and pretend to marry Mr. Diggle, her
favorite teddy bear. Now, at the age of 28, she was finding it hard to believe
that she was about to actually get married. Throughout her adolescence and
adult life, Lilly had had a considerable number of disastrous relationships.
However, even though some of them had hurt her, she knew that each one taught
her something important about love, partnership and respect. She felt like all
her experiences had led her to that specific moment. She had finally found “the one” and in her heart, she could only feel joy and excitement. The last
couple of months had been very stressful. Who would think that planning a
wedding would be so hard? So many little things to decide! However, being about
to walk down the aisle with her dad by her side, she knew it had all been worth
it.
Good Lord, in a couple of seconds she would be a married woman! This was
crazy! She felt butterflies in her stomach. She heard the music start playing
and watched her bridesmaids enter the ballroom. Lilly was the last one of her best
friends to tie the knot. She had been a bridesmaid three times already! None of
her best friends had a traditional wedding. Laura, the first one to take vows,
had had one of those thematic weddings. Star Wars, can you believe it? She was
dressed as princess Leia and the groom was wearing a Jedi costume. Even the
cake was in the format of a Death Star. It had been very fun, but it was too
unconventional for Lilly. At least it was better than Bianca’s wedding, the second one of the group to get
marry. She and her - at the time - fiancé were a little short on money, so they preferred to use their savings for
a trip to Europe. The ceremony had been at the courthouse, only in the presence
of a few family members and close friends. Lilly understood her choice, but...
your wedding day should be an exciting and special day, you know? Her last friend to marry, before her, was
Sheila. Sheila had set the date of the reception, but it all proved to be too
stressful for her. Two months before the ceremony, she and her boyfriend,
James, decided to elope. She called some friends and they went to Vegas to
watch Sheila and James have their wedding officialized by a fake Elvis in some
chapel.
Lilly frowned her forehead. She could never do what her friends did. She
had always wanted a very traditional wedding. Thank God Jamie didn’t care much about how they would tie the knot,
so she had been free to do everything her way. The ceremony was being held at
the ballroom of the same hotel her mother and her sister had married. Lilly was
wearing a classic bridal gown and a veil. She also had in her hair her great
grandmother’s hairpin, a
piece of family treasure, which was tonight her something old, something
borrowed, and something blue. After the ceremony, she and Jamie would leave
the hotel under a shower of rice and go to their airport in a car hung with tin
cans and a sign saying “just married”.
The wedding march started playing and the doors were open. Lilly took a
deep breath and then took a step in the ballroom. All eyes were focused on her.
Many guests had smiles on their faces, some of them were even crying, but there
was only one person who mattered to Lilly. Jamie. She was standing in the
altar, with her shining eyes fixed on Lilly. She smiled as if Christmas had
come early. She looked beautiful, even though she was wearing an embroidered
jacket with tailored trousers instead of a white dress like Lilly wanted her
too. She claimed that she hated dresses… Well, I guess some traditions are OK to break.
O Casamento Perfeito
Lilian sonhava com o dia do seu casamento desde que ela era uma garotinha. Quando criança, ela estava sempre decorando seu quarto com laços rosas e fingindo casar o Sr. Fofinho, seu urso de pelúcia preferido. Agora, aos 28 anos de idade, ela mal podia acreditar que estava mesmo prestes a se casar. Lília já havia tido um considerável número de relacionamentos desastrosos em sua vida, mas ela sabia que mesmo que alguns a tenham machucado, cada havia lhe ensinado coisas importantes sobre o amor, respeito e confiança. Ele sentia como se todas as experiências, mesmo as ruins, haviam sido importantes para que ela estivesse ali naquele momento. Ela havia finalmente achado a pessoa certa e em seu coração, ela só conseguia sentir felicidade e ansiedade. Os últimos meses haviam sido bem estressantes. Quem imaginaria que planejar um casamento seria tão complicado! Tantas coisinhas para preparar! Entretanto, naquele momento, prestes a entrar no salão com seu pai ao seu lado, ela sabia que tinha tudo valido a pena.
Meu Deus, em alguns segundos ela seria uma mulher casada! Que coisa maluca! Ela sentia borboletas no estômago. Ela escutou a música começar a tocar e assistiu enquanto suas madrinhas entravam no salão. Lilian era a última de seu grupo de melhores amigas a se casar. Ela já havia sido madrinha algumas vezes! Porém, nenhuma das suas amigas havia tido uma cerimônia tradicional. Laura, a primeira a trocar votos, tinha decidido ter um casamento temático. Guerra nas Estrelas, acredita? Ela estava vestida como princesa Leia e seu noivo estava usando uma fantasia de Jedi. Até o bolo tinha o formato de uma estrela da morte. Havia sido muito divertido, mas era muito pouco convencional para Lilian. Pelo menos, tinha sido melhor que o casamento da Bianca, a segunda do grupo a se casar. Ele e seu – até o momento – noivo estavam com pouco dinheiro, então eles preferiram usar suas economias para viajar para a Europa. A cerimônia havia sido no cartório, somente na presença de alguns familiares e amigos. Lilian entendia a escolha da amiga, mas... seu casamento deveria ser algo especial, entende? Sua última amiga, antes dela, a se casar, havia sido Sheila. Sheila tinha marcado o dia da recepção, mas a preparação do casamento acabou sendo estressante demais para ela. Dois meses antes da cerimônia, ela havia cancelado tudo e fugido com o namorado, James, para Las Vegas. Ela só chamou algumas pessoas e, assim, nós a assistidos ter o casamento oficializado por uma imitação de Elvis Presley em uma capela qualquer.
Lilian franziu a sobrancelha. Ela nunca poderia fazer o que suas amigas fizeram. Ela sonhava com um casamento tradicional. Ainda bem que ela havia tido liberdade para fazer tudo a sua maneira. A cerimônia estava sendo no salão do mesmo hotel em que sua mãe e irmã haviam trocado alianças. Lilian estava usando um vestido branco tradicional, com véu e tudo. Ela com certeza iria jogar o buque e depois, ela e Dedé iriam partir para a lua de mel em um carro com latinhas penduradas e um sinal de “recém casados”.
A marcha nupcial começou a tocar e as portas foram finalmente abertas. Lilian respirou fundo e adentrou o salão. Todos os olhares estavam sobre ela. Muitos dos convidados estavam com sorrisos largos em seus rostos e alguns deles estavam até mesmo chorando, mas havia apenas uma pessoa que importava para Lilian: Dedé. Ela estava parada no altar, com seus olhos brilhando e fixo em Lilian. Ela estava linda, mesmo que estivesse usando calças ao invés do vestido branco que Lilian queria que ela usasse. Ela havia dito que odiava vestidos. Bem... acho que algumas tradições foi feitas para serem quebradas.
