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Instead of revealing all her ideas, Sophie offered vague descriptions of what she did and didn’t like, letting Kelsey guide her into different options as she flipped through her large binder.
When it was clear that neither Sophie or Noah had much to offer, Kelsey sent her home with a list of decisions to make before their next appointment. She also provided them with a list of recommended photographers, bakeries, and hair and makeup artists.
A lot of the things could not be decided until they picked a venue, such as themes, colors, and decor, so the list for now was simple: guest list, ceremony, reception plans, and menu.
Sophie tucked the list into her sleek black tote bag and thanked Kelsey for her help.
When they were walking back to Noah’s car, he stopped her.
“What happened in there?”
“Do you want to have dinner with my parents?” she blurted. “I, um, haven’t told them about us… about this yet. I totally understand if you don’t want to, but I just figured it might be easier if—”
“Sure,” Noah replied, cutting her off.
“Oh. Okay,” she said, relieved.
He smiled. “It’s only fair. Do you think you’re going to tell them the truth about us or…?”
“I’m not sure yet,” she admitted.
“Okay, well I will support whatever you decide.”
She didn’t think it would be so easy to convince him. “Thanks.”
“You know, this is your wedding, Sophie. If you want to be more involved in the planning you should be. It looked like you were holding back in there. Obviously you’re not obligated to plan it but if you want to, don’t hold back, okay?”
Sophie smiled. “Okay.”
* * *
Sophie spent the next evening reviewing some of the venues that Kelsey had sent over. She wasn’t fond of the barn venues or ones that were too close to downtown. Instead she fell in love with the Rose Meadow Pavilion.
It was only a short distance from the water with large windows so you could see into the garden and out to the ocean. The inside, where the ceremony would be held, had beautiful white columns with carved statues and ornate gold accents. It had a larger room downstairs to host the reception as well. It even had access to the garden, so that the party could be both outside and inside.
Sophie texted Kelsey immediately, telling her to book it for September sixteenth.
It was perfect and luxurious. There would be ample room for all of their guests.
When she got the confirmation text back from Kelsey, she could have screamed with excitement.
Sophie texted Noah some details and photos of the Rose Meadow Pavilion.
It’s perfect,he texted back.
Now that the venue was sorted, Sophie needed to start crossing the other items off her list. At first she’d thought the list was simple, but now that she really thought through each one, it was going to be a lot of work. Flower girl? Menus? Invitations?
Sophie tried to focus on the easiest one. The guest list. She wrote down her immediate family members along with her closest friends. When she finished, she had twenty-nine people in total.
She panicked at the thought of having to tell her parents but figured that it was best to get it over with. That way it wouldn’t be a complete shock when they went to dinner next week.
Sophie picked up her phone and called her parents.
CHAPTER15
NOAH
Noah adjusted his tie yet again.
