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attention to the front entrance as our fourth Bridesmaid, Miss Josephine McMaster, is now arriving.”
    All heads turned toward me. It was a miracle that I hadn’t been scratching my nose or fidgeting with my dress. I smiled graciously and nodded in a few directions. Hushed whispers followed me as my escort guided me to the front of the room where the other Bridesmaids were already waiting.
    Each of the girls was absolutely gorgeous. Any one of them could have made it big in the modeling world. They were all also in designer gowns, though I thought mine was the nicest.
    I spotted Emma VanHorn in the center, the lady in red, between us girls and the men that I assumed must be the groomsmen, though sadly, Jake Hall was nowhere to be seen.
    “And now for the final member of our wedding party,” the invisible voice announced. “Please turn your attention once again to the entrance where Mr. Jake Hall is now arriving.”
    Much louder applause followed Jake Hall as he walked with his blonde bimbo escort down the aisle. I was surprised when my heart started racing at the sight of him.
    I clutched my purse as gracefully as I could in front of me, mostly so I had something to do with my hands besides fidget, and smiled like the other girls as he approached.
    For just a moment, our eyes locked. I panicked and dropped my gaze.
    You idiot, I screamed in my head. So much for first impressions, bonehead.
    The other girls seemed to have their eyes glued on him. Geez, why can’t I be that cool and collected? I suppose they’re more used to this sort of thing than I am. Except maybe that girl that had been standing in the field of wheat in her picture. Surely she couldn’t be some sort of debutante, could she?
    We were all seated on a slightly raised platform. It felt like a graduation or something, with all the spotlights on us.
    Soon, the announcer came back over the loudspeaker.
    “Miss Emma VanHorn and Mr. Alan Hall would like to thank you all for coming to this very special evening.”
    Now that the guests had also been seated, I could see a TV camera at the back of the room. The logo on the side said ‘Entertainment News.’
    I’m going to be on TV, I thought. I’d never like the idea before, but since I was looking my best, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. I imagined all the people that I’d gone to high school with seething with jealousy.
    The announcer continued. “Before we get to the meal, the happy couple would like to say a few words.”
    Emma VanHorn and Alan Hall stood up and walked to a freestanding microphone in the center of the stage.
    “Good evening ladies and gentlemen,” Emma VanHorn started. “Welcome to our official engagement party.”
    There was a spattering of applause.
    “We’d like to thank all of you for sharing this very special occasion with us.”
    More applause. The fake smile was beginning to hurt my face. I tried to relax it a little.
    “We wanted to celebrate tonight with my new Bridesmaids,” Emma said, and turned towards the four of us. “Thank you so much for agreeing to stand up for me girls, I just know we are going to have so much fun planning and celebrating.”
    I smiled my most gracious smile one more time, trying especially hard to make it look sincere. This was the woman who held my travel fate in her hands. Well, her and my mother, that is.
    The speech droned on a few minutes longer while Alan introduced his groomsmen and the Bridesmaids were all introduced one more time. We each stood as our names were called.
    Yup, just like graduation I thought again.
    “And, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for, Alan and I would like to officially announce the date of our wedding.”
    The crowd grew silent. The cameraman at the back looked closely into the lens.
    “We will be married on July 21!”
    All the people started smiling and nodding and even applauded a bit.
    Good, I thought. Not too far away; only three months. I clapped quietly along with the rest of the