Love, Rosie (213 page)

hat
that
almost
stole
the
spotlight
from
her
daughter.
Catwalk
models
(and

very
new
friends
of
Bethany’s)
Sara
Smythe
and
Hayley
Broadbank
acted
as

Bethany’s
two
bridesmaids
and
wore
sexy
red
silk
spaghetti-strapped
dresses

that
clung
to
their
barely-there
curves,
half
a
dozen
roses
resting
between

their
French
manicured
fingers.
The
bride’s
bouquet
was
made
up
of
half
a

dozen
red
roses
and
half
a
dozen
white
roses
(and
was
caught
by
none
other

than
moi
).
Her
usually
flowing
long
blond
hair
was
tied
back
tightly
in
a

French
bun
that
sat
low
on
her
head
and
helped
the
mother-to-be
look
every

inch
the
perfect
bride.

At
the
top
of
the
aisle
a
confident-looking
Prince
Charming
looked
down

on
his
princess
proudly,
dressed
in
a
classic
black
three-button
cutaway
coat

with
white
wing
collar
and
red
tie,
accompanied
by
a
single
red
rose
in
his

lapel.
Everything
was
certainly
“rosie”
on
this
day.

The
extravagant
reception
was
held
at
the
Boston
Harbor
Hotel,
where

the
finest
speech
by
far
was
made
by
the
best
man,
8-year-old
Josh
Stewart,

son
of
the
groom
from
a
previous
marriage
to
college
sweetheart
Sally
Gruber.

The
day
lived
up
to
the
expectation
(and
standards)
of
“Social
Lives”
and

it
was
clear
for
all
who
witnessed
the
newlyweds
dancing
for
the
first
time
as

husband
and
wife
that
this
marriage
was
forever.
May
they
live
a
long,
happy,

rich,
and
fashionable
married
life
together.
As
for
me,
your
favorite
wedding

columnist,
I’m
off
with
my
bouquet,
to
find
myself
a
beau.

320

TO
ALEX

HAPPY
34TH
BIRTHDAY
YOU
GRAND
DAD!

YOUR
LOVING
GODDAUGHTER,

KATIE

Cecelia
Ahern

DEAR
ROSIE,

HAPPY
BIRTHDAY,
DAUGHTER!

LOVE
MUM
AND
DAD
XXX

HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
SIS,

GETTING
ANCIENT
NOW
AT
THE
RIPE
OLD
AGE
OF
33!

ENJOY
THE
NIGHT
(STAY
AWAY
FROM
HARD-BOILED
EGGS!)

KEV

ROSIE,

HAPPY
BIRTHDAY,
FRIEND.

ANOTHER
YEAR,
HERE
WE
GO
AGAIN.

RUBY

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Stephanie

Rosie

Your
visit

Can’t
wait
for
you
to
come
over
and
meet
Sophia
next
month,
she’s

excited
to
meet
you
too
and
Jean-Louis
is
as
hyper
as
always.

Happy
33rd
sis,
no
doubt
you
and
Ruby
will
be
out
until
the
early
hours.

Enjoy!

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Josh

Katie

Coming
over

Dad
is
bringing
me
over
to
Ireland
next
month
to
stay
with
Uncle
Phil

and
Aunt
Margaret
and
their
three
hundred
kids.
Bethany
is
coming
too
and

love,
rosie

321

I’m
gonna
meet
her
family
too.
Hopefully
we
can
meet
up
with
you
and
your