Milly peered round the corner of the doorframe into the church hall. Alex was already stood up at the alter with his mother, Allen who was performing the service. She noticed Alex was in a strong conversation with Allen and the room was filling up. The hall was decked out beautifully, even for Milly to admit that was hard, she never had an eye for beauty unless it came to Alex. Cheesy she thought.

The aisle was laid with a silk white carpet lining the floor between the pews, which were in rows either side. At the end of each one wrapped a teal bow with white trim and glitter,...