Chapter 254 - Wedding Day IV: Two Becoming One.

So, she quickly walked back to Mr. Gu, and gave him an apologetic smile, before hooking his arm, after he stretched out his right hand to her in a gentle smile.

While guests arrived at the church earlier, prelude music (Air on the G string by J. S. Bach) played. 

Airflow water music by George Frideric Handel played for sitting the elderly.

Ode to Joy by Beethoven played during Liu Longwei's match to the altar.

Here comes the bride by Richard Wagner played for the Bridesmaid processional.

Then when it was time for Chen Lihua to match in, two songs played one after the other.

When 'wedding match' played, Chen Lihua stood at the door with her hand linked in Mr. Gu's arm. They only started walking down the aisle when the song, 'beautiful in white' covered by Violin, Cello, Grand piano, and Saxophone.

And everyone stood to welcome the bride.

Chen Lihua had her eyes fixed on Liu Longwei while she walked down the aisle.

She couldn't hide the joy in her heart, as her face brimmed with all smiles.

Liu Longwei had his eyes fixed on his beautiful bride, and so, couldn't wait for her to stand close to him, so they could exchange their wedding rings, and say their vows.

Liu Longwei wasn't nervous like Chen Lihua was; instead, he stood proudly while awaiting his beloved bride.

When Chen Lihua finally arrived at his side, she hugged Mr. Gu, and Mr. Gu hugged her back. He exchanged a handshake with Liu Longwei, before going back to his seat, which was in the front row, alongside Lady Chen's.

While he was walking to his seat, Old Mr. Liu, had his eyes glued to him, but surprisingly, 'Mr. Gu', didn't avoid eye contact with him, instead, he bowed his head in greeting, before continuing in his steps.

Meanwhile, Chen Lihua and Liu Longwei took a few minutes to stare lovingly at each other during the ceremony.

"You look gorgeous," Liu Longwei said softly to Chen Lihua and watched her blush under his gaze.

Chen Lihua and Liu Longwei exchanged their vows and then their wedding rings, and the song 'Two becoming one' played immediately after their vows.

After exchanging their wedding rings, the priest said, "I now pronounce you, husband and wife. You may now kiss your bride."

There were cheers from every guest present in the church.

This was a thing of happiness.

Without wasting time, Liu Longwei lifted Chen Lihua's veil with a happy smile on his face, as Chen Lihua had finally become his, before gently holding her face to give her a sweet and gentle short kiss.

Chen Lihua blushed profusely after the kiss. She was so embarrassed that many people watched her and Liu Longwei kiss.

There were quite many guests present in the church that there was no empty seat left for anyone. Though the number of guests present in the church was not up to a quarter of the number of guests invited to the wedding. So it was okay for Chen Lihua to be embarrassed.

Seeing how embarrassed she was, Liu Longwei smiled as he hugged her while patting her back, rhythmically.

Chen Lihua hugged him back, in a pleasant smile.

This was a magnificent scenery to be seen. Such a romantic and heartfelt song played, as the two people in love got lost staring at each other's eyes as if they were making another wish to themselves with their eyes.

The ceremony was spectacular, as the live orchestra played many wedding songs.

After the ceremony, postlude music, Brandenburg concerto No 3 by J. S. Bach played.

After the ceremony, the guests left for the reception venue to wait for the bride and groom.

Chen Lihua and Liu Longwei took several minutes to take pictures with their families, with each photo, taking about three minutes per shot.

And then enough time was allocated for Chen Lihua and Liu Longwei to take pictures together since they didn't have a first look (they didn't see each other before the ceremony).

Photos of very large groups like classmates, co-workers, and large extended families, were saved for the reception.

While this part was going on, the guests were already being entertained at the reception venue. 

The section that was going on was the c.o.c.ktail hour. So guests chose to walk around and interact with the people they were familiar with, as the live orchestra played them a song.

Since the ceremony didn't last for a long time, there was no need for Chen Lihua and Liu Longwei to rest, so they immediately went to their reception venue, to proceed with the next item.

There was a pause during the c.o.c.ktail hour, for the guests to welcome Chen Lihua and Liu Longwei.

A soft, but not slow music played in the background, as the lights dimmed, except for the ones at the stage.

The striking aspect about the entrance was that they literally walked out from what looked like a painting of rose flower petals, and the guests greatly marveled at the scene.

Hand in hand, Chen Lihua, and Liu Longwei walked out with happy smiles on their faces as they waved to their guests with their other free hands.

The hall was now filled with joyful noise, as everybody was happy about seeing the bride and groom's spectacular entrance.

During the c.o.c.ktail hour, the MC made an announcement to gather everyone, so that helped, taking photos much faster.

You may be wondering why the wedding ceremony was so perfect, and everything was going on so well.

And that is because every little detail about this ceremony had long been taken care of, after thorough delegations, prior to this day.

As for taking perfect shots within the span of three minutes per shot, and knowing the exact location for it, that was because the photographer scouted the ceremony (church) and reception venue since the first day he was employed.

And the last time he scouted the reception venue, was yesterday, so he could find the perfect area for perfect shots.

He even took photos of Chen Lihua and Liu Longwei from a distance when they visited the venue yesterday to test his shots and to see if they were perfect.