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She and Collin reached ive her bouquet of flowers to Macy

Collin placed her hands in ood care of her”

I nodded, locking eyes with my soon to be wife “I plan to”

Collin gaveto join Sandy on the front bench He put his arm around her because she was already in tears

I stepped forward, and leaned down to whisper in her ear “Da like this on me”

She laughed and stepped back,at me to behave in the process The officiant started the ceremony A lot of what he said went unheard, with all my focus and concentration on the woman in front of me What I did hear, it was time for the vows

Ginger took my hands and stepped closer She looked up atI’ve wanted but stopped believing I could have There’s sothe words to convey…” she paused I saw the ele tear rolled down her cheek, and I reached up to wipe it away “Today, I get to do so I’ve dreamed about since I was fourteen To become your wife I promise to love, honor, and cherish you for the rest of our days You areMy happily ever after” She sh the tears

Reaching out to cup her face, I leaned down and kissed her She gave a squeal of surprise but wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed hter Closer, I could hear the officiant clearing his throat, trying to get our attention I pulled away, Ginger covered her ht

“Sorry Sorry Guess I juun there”

The officiant held his fingers up in a pinched fashion while nodding “Just a little bit”

“Got it I gotta say a fes or so”

Ginger reached up, and using her thuuessed to be traces of lipstick from my lips She then stepped back, but the sh the rest of the cereer, and finally er my wife After what felt like way too many pictures, we climbed into the limo and headed to the after party

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When we arrived at the Botanical Gardens, the wedding planner led us to the reception hall We stood outside the double doors, listening to the announcer

“Are you ready for this, Mrs Frankel?”