Bridesmaid Says, ''I Do!''. Barbara Hannay

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      Dear Kent,

      Thanks for your kind hospitality on the weekend. It was great meeting you and having the chance to see where the wedding will take place.

      I’m sure you’ll be pleased to hear that my spare car tyre held up splendidly, so thanks for your help with that as well.

      As you know, I had a good chat with your mother about the best caterers to approach for the wedding and I’ve rung them all and am sending you their quotes as an attachment for your perusal.

      I showed the quotes to Bella, but she has enough to think about with finding her dress and worrying about her dad and she’s more than happy to leave the planning details to us.

      I thought the menu supplied by Greenslades sounded delicious and it also provides a range of dishes to suit most tastes, but they’re a little more expensive than the others.

      I’m also sending a link to a website with the table settings that Bella and I think will be perfect. If you like them, I’ll go ahead and place an order.

      Oh, and are you still happy to use the homestead verandas if there’s a threat of rain, or would you like me to look into hiring a marquee?

      If there’s anything else I can do to help, please let me know.

      Kind regards,

      Zoe Weston

      To: Zoe Weston<[email protected]> From: Kent Rigby<[email protected]> Subject: Re: Caterers etc.

      Hi Zoe,

      Thanks for your email with the quotes and the link. Has it occurred to you that you may have missed your calling as a wedding planner?

      I agree that the Greenslades menu is a standout, so let’s go with them, especially as they’re based in Toowoomba and they can send out a mobile kitchen. Great find.

      The table settings look terrific—I’m happy to go with whatever you girls choose.

      Zoe, you might be Bella’s best friend, but I think you’ve just become mine, too. Such a load off my mind to have this sorted so quickly and easily.

      Cheers

      Kent

      P.S. I was wondering—do you have a favourite colour?

      To: Kent Rigby<[email protected]> From: Zoe Weston<[email protected]>

      Subject: Re: Caterers etc.

      Dear Kent,

      All the bookings are made and both Greenslades and the Perfect Day hire company will be sending you their invoices with details about deposits etc.

      Ouch. I hope you don’t get too much of a shock.

      I’m leaving the ordering of drinks to you. Bella and I will look after the flower arrangements and decorations. So now the major details are planned, but I’d also like to have a bridal shower and a hens’ party for Bella, so there’s a bit more to be sorted. I guess you and your best man will be having a bucks’ night?

      As Bella has probably told you, she’s found a dress she loves, so it looks as if everything is coming together.

      I can’t imagine why you want to know my favourite colour. I’m not even sure I can answer that question. It depends if you’re talking about a colour to wear, or a colour to look at. It can make quite a difference, you know.

      Regards,

      Zoe

      To: Zoe Weston<[email protected]> From: Kent Rigby<[email protected]> Subject: Re: Caterers etc.

      Hi Zoe,

      Once again, thanks for all your help. I can’t imagine how this wedding could have happened without you.

      As for the question about your favourite colour, I’m afraid I can’t really explain. It’s a small but pleasant task Bella has assigned to me.

      That’s a fascinating observation you’ve made about colours. For now, could you give me both your favourite colour to wear and your favourite colour to look at? Cheers Kent

      On the following Saturday morning, Bella bought her wedding dress. Zoe had been with her when she’d first seen the dress on the previous Saturday, and they’d loved it. Twice during the week Bella had been back to the shop to look at it again, and now she’d dragged Zoe along with her to approve her final decision.

      ‘Each time I see it, I love it more,’ Bella had confided, and as Zoe watched her parade across the store’s plush carpet she totally understood why. The floor-length gown was very simple, but its elegant lack of fussiness totally suited Bella’s blond, country-girl beauty. Its style, with beautifully embroidered straps and Grecian draping, was perfect for an outdoor country wedding.

      ‘Kent will adore you in this,’ Zoe said as she pictured Bella coming across the lawn to her waiting bridegroom. ‘You’ll stop him in his tracks.’

      She was proud that she said this with a genuine smile, although putting the Kent nonsense out of her thoughts hadn’t been as easy as she’d expected. Emails in which he asked about her favourite colour hadn’t helped.