Chapter 386 - The Wedding (1) (1/2)

It was 4:30 in the afternoon and everyone was doing their own thing to help with the preparation. Inside Samantha's room, her maid of honor Hannah Chu and her bridesmaid Becca Wise helped her with her makeup and gown. They hired professional photographers and videographers, so all throughout their preparation, candid pictures and shots were taken.

”I can't believe you're finally getting married, S.” Hannah mumbled while she was fixing Samantha's bridal gown on the mannequin, sobbing as though she was very sad.

”What are you talking about? I have already been married… it's just the wedding that we didn't have,” Samantha replied.

”Come on. You know what I mean.” Hannah rolled her eyes. ”I was really disappointed that you didn't have a wedding back then and thought that you wouldn't ever have one. You know how sad I was?”

”You know why we couldn't do it before. And even if we didn't have a wedding like now, I honestly don't mind at all.”

Hannah scoffed, ”So selfish. So cruel. How could you do that to me and your parents? You know how much I love weddings,” she mumbled some more which only made Samantha laugh. ”Shush. The wedding is already happening, see? And you even designed my wedding gown. I love it, Hannah! You've done a really excellent job! It's exactly how I want it to be.”

”Lift your chin up, Sam,” Becca said softly and applied a faint blush and highlighter on Samantha's cheeks. ”Yes, your gown is really gorgeous. It suits you a lot. You need to send me your designer's contact details so I can start bugging her for my outfits in the future,” she joked.

”Ooooh!!! You girls. It will be perfect. I will ride on your coattails and you will raise me up from no one to someone real fast! How could I say no to that?” Hannah beamed.

”You are already someone, Han. Though... you'd benefit a lot from Becca because she's Ms. Popular. Don't waste the opportunity… you should stick to her as much as you can.” Samantha snickered.

”I wouldn't mind as long as I get to wear really nice clothes for free.” Becca glanced at Hannah and their eyes met.

”I'll give it to you for a discount,” Hannah said with raised brows, seemingly interested in their future collaboration.

”Deal,” Becca replied right away.

Just as they said that, the wedding coordinator came inside the room and told them that the bride has to change into her gown. With the help of Hannah and Becca, Samantha changed into her wedding gown.

Her two friends stepped back and looked at her from a distance. Their eyes swept from her head to her toe and back. Placing her hands over her mouth, Becca got teary-eyed. ”Oh my gosh… Samantha, you look beautiful.”

”Of course she looks beautiful, that's already a given! S, you look absolutely stunning!” Hannah sniffed, she could not believe that Samantha was wearing her own design and her best friend looked really gorgeous.

Samantha did not know what to say. She turned around and faced the tall and wide mirror to look at herself. In front of her, stood a woman that almost didn't look like her but felt extremely familiar. She looked so different in a wedding gown. A good kind of different of course.

Her makeup wasn't overly done. Using earthy colors on her eyelids and a blush color on her lips, her already beautiful face was enhanced. Her hair wasn't brushed up, rather it was let down and styled with soft curls that were neatly clipped to the back of her head and topped with fresh white roses and eucalyptus leaves; she looked ethereal.

”Is this really me?” she asked.

Samantha's gown was a sleeveless V-shaped back with full rose lace details on her top and scattered on her A-line skirt. The material was made with soft tulle and it was perfect for a beach wedding. Several weeks before, she visualized the style that she wanted and Hannah designed it for her. They worked with a tailor and a couturier to realize their design.