Small Town Girl by Linda Cunningham

Author:Linda Cunningham [Cunningham, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9781936305926
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Published: 2011-10-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

THE BOEING 777 DRONED across the Atlantic like some huge, migrating bird headed for home. Lauren tried to sleep, and she dozed on and off, but thoughts of Caleb Cochran popped up randomly, disturbing her rest. She could not get over the feeling that she needed to talk to him one more time. For some reason, even though she meant to break it off with him unequivocally, it did not make her feel as free and as powerful as she had imaged it would. Instead, there was a nagging feeling of something unfinished hanging over her head, along with an unpleasant void in her heart, as though she had lost something irreplaceable.

Lauren straightened up in her seat, determined to banish any thoughts of Caleb by meticulously reviewing all the details of her upcoming nuptials. She leaned forward and took the wedding file from her purse. She smiled as she opened it. It was a small yellow folder stretched to capacity with notes, newspaper clippings, schedules, appointments, plans, and the names and numbers of everyone the wedding planner had on board.

Lauren started with her dress. It was strapless with a tulle ball gown skirt over an organza insert. The fitted bodice was appliqued Chantilly lace, and the waist was girdled with a wide grosgrain ribbon. A twelve-foot tulle train embroidered with Swarovski crystals trailed out behind the dress. It was beyond expensive, which made Lauren proud. Money was no object, Charles had said. The eight bridesmaids would wear simple, strapless deep purple satin mermaid dresses, which flared out gracefully around their feet. Charles and the eight groomsmen would wear black tuxedos because there was nothing more handsome on a man, Lauren thought.

The rehearsal night dinner was to be held at the Plaza. It would be a much smaller affair than the wedding, no more than sixty people, only close friends and family. The menu was still up in the air. Lauren wanted something simple, so that people would not be distracted by what they were eating and could enjoy each other. The wedding planner on the other hand was insisting on escargot with burgundy wine reduction and shrimp sautéed in basil sauce to start, followed by two entrees. There would be jumbo Portobello ravioli tossed with mozzarella and artichokes for the vegetarians, or Chateaubriand. Dessert was to be chocolate pyramids filled with raspberries and apricots and served on little gold plates. It would be spectacular.

Fully six hundred fifty guests were expected at the ceremony the next evening, among them both New York senators, several members of Congress, Michael Jordan, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jay Leno, Patti LuPone, and Mick Jagger to name a few of the popular notables.

The wedding and reception were to be held in the ballroom at the museum. Lauren had chosen a woodland fantasy theme. The high ceilings were to be swathed with deep purple velvet studded with tiny lights, to simulate the star-strewn night sky. A huge round chandelier, custom made for the event, would look just like the real moon.

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