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Today, our wedding day, marks its official opening.
And we made it more than just a restaurant; we made it an events venue too.
The Cliffs is split into two sections. Both sides can be opened up for larger parties, but the entire front part of the structure features floor-to-ceiling windows over one hundred feet wide. For miles, all you can see is the wild inky blue North Sea. It’s breathtaking.
The only thing close to it I have ever seen like it was the restaurant Violet and I dined in at the top of the Gondola in Queenstown.
We took a vacation to New Zealand last year and spent a well-deserved month off from work. The Cliffs was almost completed and we needed the time to relax, away from everything. It was the best month and I even persuaded Violet to take another leap of faith with me and bungee jump. She screamed the entire time, but she did it and I was so proud. She’s much braver than she thinks she is.
“She will absolutely hate the fact that Francesca is not a bridesmaid.” She bites her lip.
“But Hannah and Ruby are and they love you.”
“My mother, Francesca, and Richard aren’t on the seating plan. I’ve had to get Nicola to shuffle everyone around.” Violet spins her pointer fingers in the air. “So stressful.”
“I hope you placed her as far away from my yaya as possible.” Or she may attack her with her wooden spoon, which I would pay money to see. I chuckle at that thought. My grandmother is livid that Violet’s mother didn’t want to come or take part in any of the wedding preparations.
Instead, Eva, Ella, and Eden have helped organize everything for our wedding with Violet. They’ve become like sisters to her, more than her real sister has ever been.
“I broke a nail already.” She flips me the bird.
“Well, that’s not very nice,” I say with a smirk as I move closer to her to calm her down.
“Oh God, sorry.” She lowers her raised finger and wraps her other hand over it to hide it.
She screws her face up. “What if she doesn’t like my dress?”
“You look absolutely beautiful.”
She looks down and puffs out her long ivory satin dress. “Do you like it?”
“It’s perfect.”
I pull her into a hug.
Her dress is covered in dozens of tiny crystals all along the neckline. They scatter down her delicate lace-covered arms, and every time the light hits them, they change to an iridescent northern lights purple.
“I love it too.” Her megawatt smile is so wide it might very well blind me. “I better go.” She lifts her shoulders in excitement as she slips out of my grasp, her face beaming with happiness. “We’re getting married.”
“I know.”
Her eyes blow wide. “Oh my God, I do have to go. It’s bad luck for me to be here.”
“I did say th—” She stops my words with a kiss, then dashes out the door and I hear the clacking of heels disappear down the corridor, but they start to get closer again.
Her face appears around the doorjamb, her long hair falling like a waterfall off to the side. “I forgot to tell you something else.”
I raise my eyebrows.
“You look really handsome. You had better not be wearing anything under that kilt; there is a closet along the hall waiting to be christened.” Before I can even respond, she blows me a kiss and she’s gone, clip-clopping down the corridor.
She will be keeping me on my toes for years to come.
I close my eyes and take in a deep breath. I want today to be perfect for her. I hope her mother doesn’t ruin it.
“Are you ready?”
I open my eyes and standing in the doorway is my dad.
