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“The Wedding” by Karen Telling

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Sarah woke with a start and checked the date on her phone. Nerves and excitement coursed through her body, vying for attention. Her first thought was for Mike. How was he feeling? Voices drifted up the stairs, the words indistinct but the noise familiar. Her mother’s fast, high-pitched instructions and her father’s low monosyllabic responses. The doorbell rang and light footsteps tapped along the hall. The front door swung open with a squeak, almost directly below her. More voices, low, but with an urgency about them. Sarah lay in her childh...

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“Once upon a time.” by Rose Lind

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Warning, One swear word.On Saturday afternoons, Jim typically dedicated his time to studying. However, on this particular Saturday, his role took a different turn as he was tasked with the simple yet important duty of directing wedding guests to their designated seating areas, as Bob, the usual usher, had fallen sick. Armed with the straightforward question, "Are you with the bride or groom?" Jim would then guide guests to either the right or left row of the long, wooden pews based on their responses.Maree chose not to respond to Jim's inqui...

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“THE TIME TRAVELLERS’ DILEMMA” by David Dean

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iAs Inti took in the local view before her, she looked at the sun, noticing that it was high in the sky. It was the day of her mother’s scattering. The weight of despondency melted away as she surrendered to the stirring sounds that were coming to her ears from Mount Pleasant cemetery’s pool of reflection and its waterfall. With each moment, she felt less constrained. As Inti soaked in the warm sun of a Toronto summer, her eyes glinted with sorrow for the life she was bearing, the enigmatic journey of her life behind her. Her recurring visit...

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“Echos From the Canyon” by Suzanne Jennifer

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October 7th, 2023 McCall, Idaho, Payette National Forest Deep in the wilderness, on the canyon’s edge, in the most unlikely of places, stood a small gathering of friends and family. They had made the trek to this special location with some offerings of complaint, but all with love in their hearts. They gathered on the ridge above the aspen stand to witness the marriage of their loved ones, Daisy and Ray.“They wouldn’t do this for just anyone, Daisy.” Ray had said as they led the procession up the trail.“It was the best way to be closest to m...

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“Walpurgisnacht.” by Jim King

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The huge thunderstorm raged around them, rain on the roof of the coach sounded like horses stampeding for fear of being struck by lightening. Up until Derbyshire all was calm, as soon as they hit Yorkshire, it seemed like all hell had broken loose. What a way to spend the eve of “Walpurgis Night”, for both innocents and sinners alike. Saying that it was the end of April and we should expect downpours, but this! The driver had his work cut out for him, he was well experienced and it wasn’t a big coach, just held 26 people and it was onl...

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“Wedding Rehearsal from Hell” by Gil Harris

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"No one noticed you staggering into the place" Wayno said as he and Gus were filling their plates from the buffet along the wall. Wayno was Gus's best man. They were at the wedding rehearsal a couple of days before Gus and Lisa, his fiancee were getting married"Yeah, thanks to David's entrance." David was Gus's soon to be brother in law and one of his hanging buddies. A few minutes after Gus and Lisa came through the door, David came in with the lady he had been seeing for the past couple of weeks. Lisa's parents, who had set up the rehearsa...

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“The Saviour” by Dahlia Z. Leblanc

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My feet met the cold stone floor, sending shivers up my spine. Seemingly I wasn’t the only one, I could hear gasps coming from the crowd that surrounded me. A few murmurs as well, probably comments regarding the unpleasant feeling. To be completely honest, the cold stone was the least of my worries if I could call it that to begin with. I wasn’t concerned, not really. Not about our presence here at least but the anxious aura surrounding the crowd I was part of could barely go unnoticed.I let my eyes wander around, pushing the people around m...

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“A Wedding of Lesser Gravity” by Claudio G. Henze

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You can do this, Bran reassured himself. You can do this. It is only a wedding. Only a party. It will be fine.But why did it have to be in space?Not so long ago, Bran wouldn’t have thought twice before boarding the ship. He had always loved the feeling of weightlessness and thrilling sense of traveling the unknown. He missed the quiet hum of engines burning and the many systems in a spacecraft working together.However, as he tentatively took a few steps forward and into the shuttle, he felt his heart pounding in his head. He focused on his b...

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“Choose Your Parents Well, Part II” by Bob Vaddiparty

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From a makeshift stage on a grassy patch next to the Talkeetna River, as their friends gathered to witness this most important ritual of her life, Uma peeked through the turquoise curtain, scanning the front row for her parents. She had stormed out of their house last month in a fit of rage. Her mind wandered to those summer nights with her grandparents during her high school years in Ojai and their stories of civil disobedience in the tumultuous Berkeley of the ‘60s. Conversations on religion, society, culture, books, and of ...

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“The Fake Wedding Date” by Dragon The Poet

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I don’t like drama. I avoid drama. I don’t even like shows with a lot of drama.So why did I ever agree to being this guy’s date to a wedding? The son of a mother who is my mom’s social enemy? And this wedding of some prominent people in this community? I hardly know those people. They’re only a year or two older than me. I made my exit from this giant social community because of how toxic it was. So did my date. Why did we come back?I fix my cobalt blue and forest green saree, Gods know why I decided to wear one. At my ripe age of 25, I stil...

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“Climbing the Ladder” by Tempest Phoenix Smith

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McPherson took a satisfied drag from his newly lit cigarette before getting out of the driver’s seat. Despite the fact that the three girls he transported here wore black, he admired the alluring view as they walked to join the crowd waiting outside the church. Sex on legs. Sex for hire. Sex that he obtained for himself when the time was right. Risky because it was against the business rules, but so very worth it. And not one of them, so far, had dared try to get him in trouble. They probably enjoyed it though they pretended to resist. He kn...

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“Frog Went A-Courtin'” by Ron Conte

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Not much happens in the forest resulting in big news. But the much-anticipated marriage of Felix Frog to Miss Mouse is an exception. It was the event of the decade down in the hollow, not far from here. The wedding was spectacular however it was the reception that has everyone talking. The speech by Uncle Rat honoring the couple was the highlight of the celebration. It did not take Felix Frog long to propose to Miss Mouse. He was smitten with her ever since he first saw her selling cheese at the local church bazaar. He regularly pursued he...

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“Identity Ceremony” by Lauren Normac

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Bethel sat, hands clasped on their round dinning table. A cooling cup of coffee sat beside her. She'd taken maybe one sip.Her oldest child, Vaa, sat asleep in a chair beside her. Not that oldest was saying much. She was three.Outside, her husband Nev was marching their younger child around the garden, trying to calm him down. He would normally be working by now, but he'd understandably been given the day off. If it was a normal day, Bethel would also have taken both kids to the nearby park. There was an area for very young children like her ...

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“Hotel People” by Adam Sifre

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It's 6:45 a.m. A gritty, mundane magic pervades the air at "Valentine's Cove" in the Hamilton Hotel, known for its three and half star service and rooftop views of the New York City skyline. Silver troughs filled with thick wedges of French toast, pounds of flattened, cardboard-like bacon, mounds of shiny sausage links, and piles of other artery-clogging goodies shine proudly side by side on a long faux wood table. All the tables are draped in white linen cloth. Large stainless steel urns of strong, hot coffee stand guard over the holy of h...

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“A Celebration of Park Preservation” by Daniel Brown

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And here we are, people...A young African American Male of 25 years old - who was intrigued and inspired by the historical rezoning of the city Paterson Great Falls by the way - was rehearsing his speech for Paterson Great Falls’ decade-and-a-half anniversary. He was a National Park Ranger affiliated with the National Park Foundation, strutting back and forth in front of his apartment wall mirror. His goal was to perfect his tonality and facial expressions for the recognition speech. He was not only going to be speaking to a massive cr...

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Start your story with people arriving at a special ceremony.

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✍️ 32 stories

“The Wedding” by Karen Telling

“Once upon a time.” by Rose Lind

“THE TIME TRAVELLERS’ DILEMMA” by David Dean

“Echos From the Canyon” by Suzanne Jennifer

“Walpurgisnacht.” by Jim King

“Wedding Rehearsal from Hell” by Gil Harris

“The Saviour” by Dahlia Z. Leblanc

“A Wedding of Lesser Gravity” by Claudio G. Henze

“Choose Your Parents Well, Part II” by Bob Vaddiparty

“The Fake Wedding Date” by Dragon The Poet

“Climbing the Ladder” by Tempest Phoenix Smith

“Frog Went A-Courtin'” by Ron Conte

“Identity Ceremony” by Lauren Normac

“Hotel People” by Adam Sifre

“A Celebration of Park Preservation” by Daniel Brown

🌟 Similar prompts

Center your story around two people who meet at a wedding.

Write a story in the form of a speech (or multiple speeches).

Write a story from the POV of a plus-one.

End your story with someone saying “I do.”

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