WEDDING DAY

 

GERTRUDE
WEDDING BELLS AND FLOWING LACE.

THELMA
THAT CERTAIN LOOK UPON HER FACE.

GERTRUDE & HELGA
YOU CAN TELL TODAY'S HER WEDDING DAY!

KATRINA
MY HEAD IS IN A SPIN,
I'M MORE NERVOUS THAN I'VE EVER BEEN.
CAN THIS REALLY BE MY WEDDING DAY?

GERTRUDE
TAKE LONG, DEEP BREATHS.
JUST RELAX AND COUNT TO TEN.
EVERYTHING WILL TURN OUT FINE.

KATRINA
I'M A NERVOUS, FRAZZLED MESS,
BUT I GUESS… YOU'RE RIGHT.
EVERYTHING WILL-

GRETCHEN
Papa drank the wine!

HELGA & GETRTUDE
A WEDDING! TODAY'S THE WEDDING!

THELMA & HELGA
THE DAY THAT WE HAVE WAITED FOR FOREVER
AND A DAY!

GERTRUDE & THELMA
A MARRIAGE! THERE WILL FINALLY BE A MARRIAGE!

KATRINA
(Nervous and frantic)
AND I'LL STAND BESIDE THAT MAN,
AS HE HOLDS MY SHAKING HAND,
AS I PROMISE TO BE FAITHFUL
THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD!
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH…
FOR RICHER AND FOR POORER.
AS I STAND BEFORE MY FAMILY
AND PROMISE I WILL HONOR AND OBEY!

GERTRUDE (Playing as Baltus)
Gretchen, I can't find my trousers?

THELMA (Playing as Gretchen)
Look on the bed, where you left them.

GERTRUDE (Playing as Baltus)
I can't find my other shoe!
CELEBRATING, NERVOUS WAITING, EVERYONE IS
CONGREGATING.

THELMA (Playing as Gretchen)
Baltus…! KATRINA'S SHAWL WILL NEVER DO!

GERTRUDE (Playing as Baltus)
EVERYBODY GRABS MY STUFF,
WHILE I JUST STAND HERE IN THE BUFF,
SEARCHING FOR MY TROUSERS AND A SHOE!

Then KATRINA has finished changing into her wedding gown. GRETCHEN and the LADIES are in awe at how beautiful she looks. The mood of the room changes and becomes much more reverent as KATRINA becomes the center of attention.

KATRINA
(Reverently, as if stating her vows)
THIS SACRED PROMISE I WILL MAKE TO YOU.
TO GIVE LOVE... UNSELFISH LOVE, FOR AS LONG
AS I SHALL LIVE.

VOWS NEVER BROKEN, LET OUR SPIRITS NOW
UNITE AS ONE. FEEL THE PASSION IN MY HEART.
I AM YOURS FOREVER MORE, MY LOVE.