WEDDING FAVORS: There are plenty of choices for wedding favors. You can choose from figurines, candles or mints. Just make sure that whatever you choose, it’s not out of your theme and your budget. Plus, it should be something that you yourself would be glad to receive. I made myself busy the next week. I got the early shots of Angela and Jacob’s wedding. I asked permission for those to be uploaded onto my site. I also asked for some early video clips that showed most of the venue, the arrangements, and the highlights of the party.I was very happy with the results. Rose was getting a lot of inquiries for our services.I met with my friends at a new bar called Rig Style. I didn’t want to risk meeting Ryder at Oil Rig. I promised to stay away from that place since I found out he owned it.“So when will you treat us for a round of beers?” Dannie asked me.

BRIDESMAIDS AND GROOMSMEN:Forms part of your entourage. They must be of assistance when required at any given time during the wedding. Tuesday night, I met up with my friends. “So, what happened to you last weekend? You don’t just take off to Neverland and not tell us!” Nicole scolded me.“I went to Miami,” I told them. “Something I needed to do to repay my debt.”Dannie raised a brow. “Who were you with?”I took a deep breath before I answered. “Ryder Van Woodsen.”“Holy crap!” Nicole wailed. “Do tell!”“There’s nothing to tell!” I told them.“You don’t spend a whole weekend with a god and say that there’s nothing to tell!” Dannie scolded me.I sighed. “I met up with his best friends. He had a bet with them. He had to

BELLS:One of the most common symbols of marriage and weddings. The minute I entered my mother’s hotel room, they noticed my ring.“Oh my God, this is just too gorgeous!” my mother said, pulling my hand.“This is expensive!” my aunt breathed. “It’s a Harry Winston!”“You’re embarrassing me!” I hissed at them.Ryder just chuckled.“You spoil her too much, young man,” my mother said, but I could tell that she was very happy for me.“She deserves it, Mrs. Jacobson,” he said. “Astrid deserves to wear a ring as beautiful as she is.”Ryder was the epitome of grace and gallantry. He was everything a girl could ask for in a boyfriend! It’s like he was ripped right out of the pages of a romance novel. Sweet, funny, he treated my mother and my aunt like they were queen

FLOWERS:An important element that makes up the whole wedding. Flowers must go with the theme, and must always match or compliment the motif. I found my mother in deep conversation with my aunt. When she saw us coming, she turned away, but not before I saw that her eyes were glistening with tears.I raised a brow at my aunt, but she merely shrugged.We went back to the hotel. Uncle Reynolds and Ryder had coffee in the living room and I figured it was time to speak to my mom and aunt privately.“What’s going on, Mom?”She shook her head.“Mother, I’m not a child anymore. Tell me what’s wrong.”All of a sudden she launched into a fit.“Oh my God, Mom!” I said, hugging her.“Your… father is having an affair!” she burst out.“What? When?”“It’s

ARRANGED MARRIAGE:A marriage born out of a business arrangement where both parties aim to benefit from the other. Adam asked me to have dinner with him. But I knew my cousin better. He only invited me over for dinner to either drop a bomb on my head or he’d touch base on what’s going on with the business. So even though it was casual, I was ready with the figures in my head, just in case he asks.“Business is good?” he asked casually.“I knew you took me to dinner for a reason!” I accused, pointing a finger at him.He chuckled. “Just asking.”I smiled at him. “It’s great!” I said. “In a few months, you’ll see those figures going green.”“Maybe it’s time to expand.”I stared at him. “What do you mean?”He shrugged. “Well, my investor saw