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Kelly’s heart tangoed with excitement. “Teresa Valdez from Mi Loca Familia?”
Veronica smiled as though she knew Kelly was already hooked. “Yes.”
Kelly sat back in her chair, steepling her fingers like a supervillain. Teresa Valdez had been a new face in Hollywood three years ago and had broken out with the lead in the hit telenovela show, winning several awards that first year, and raking them in ever since. She was very much in demand, getting roles in two blockbuster hits this year. The girl would be a feather in Something Borrowed’s cap and Veronica knew it.
Clever girl.
“I didn’t know she was getting married.”
Veronica danced in her chair excitedly. “They wanted to wait until after the season finale. They’re keeping it under wraps.”
“Who is the groom?” Kelly asked.
“Alejandro Garcia.”
Kelly burst out laughing. “The guy who plays her brother on the show?”
“Thus, the secrecy.”
“Yeah, I imagine that the studio heads won’t like it.”
“Well, there’s more. Teresa is about six weeks pregnant, and if my very traditional aunt and uncle find out, they are going to flip their lid.”
Kelly lost her smile. “So…this is literally a shotgun wedding?”
“Pretty much, except Teresa is holding the shotgun instead of her parents.” Veronica pulled something up on her phone and turned it to show Kelly. It was a Pinterest board filled with beautiful wedding pictures of cakes, dresses, and decorations. “They want to have a large, traditional wedding in a Catholic church…before she starts showing.”
Kelly scrolled through the pins. The cakes were tiered with bright colored flowers cascading over the fondant. A bride and groom wrapped together in a rope. Beautiful dresses with lace and ruffles.
She handed Veronica back her phone. “So, what’s your plan?”
Veronica’s eyes widened. “You’re going to let me?”
“I haven’t said so yet, but I’m asking…with about six weeks to plan, what are your ideas for accomplishing the details? How big of a wedding are we talking? How many people?”
“About three hundred.”
Kelly almost winced, but held her expression passive. “Bridesmaids?”
“Seven, including me.”
Kelly hated rushed affairs, especially giant ones. Something always went wrong. Last summer it had been her top consultant, Marley, falling in love with the best man of a wedding she was working. The bride also turned out to be unstable, and the whole thing had been called off anyway. However, Kelly had learned to look at the situation more closely and not just the zeros on the checks.
At least letting Veronica take the lead on her cousin’s wedding was a good jumping off point to how she’d be in the field. Kelly just needed to lay down the rules. “I’ll agree to taking your cousin on, if you come to me with a detailed plan by the end of the week.”
“Oh, my God, thank you—”
“I’m not finished,” Kelly said firmly. The excitement in Veronica’s eyes dimmed as she continued, “I do not care if you two are family, you will treat her as though she were a client you had never met before. That means with the utmost respect and patience.”
Kelly could tell by the expression on Veronica’s face she was holding her annoyance with Kelly in check, but that was good. It meant she was learning. “Of course.”
“I would also like to meet her before I agree to take her on as a client.”
“Deal.” Veronica held her hand out to Kelly, who took it in a firm shake. “She’s actually here.”
Kelly arched one perfectly manicured brow at her. “Like, here in town or in the building?”
