This takes place after To Love, Honor, and Cherish (A Celebrity Wedding). Chandler and Monica are finally married. In front of five hundred guests, they recited their vows and
pledged their love for one another. The crowd loved the loving display of affection between them. Chandler managed to surprise Monica with a serenade from the famous singer Kenny
Lattimore. She was so touched that it brought tears to her eyes. After the ceremony, they had to use their Best man and Maid of honor to distract the media. There were lots of
reporters and photographers waiting to catch a glimpse of the famous groom and his new wife.
 

The guest were sitting at their tables and milling around, waiting for the bride and groom to arrive. They had been there for a while. Music played as some of the guest walked around and
talked to one another. This was definitely the social event of the year. There were celebrities at every table. The place was huge, and beautifully decorated. The colors were that of the
bridesmaids dresses, which were peach. The room was set in peach and black, with a huge photo of Chandler and Monica together hanging just above the bridal table. There were lilies
in crystal vases in the center of each table. There were four photographer who took pictures of friends, family, and celebrities who came to show their support. Just then the lights began
to flick off and on to announce to everyone that the bridal party has arrived. The wedding coordinator held the microphone in her hand and began speaking.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I will now introduce you to the wedding party."

The doors were opened and in came Jack and Judy.

"First, I would like to introduce the parents of the bride. Jack and Judy Geller."

They walked in casually to their table, and took their seats.

"I'm sure you all know Nora Bing, the famous novelist, and Chandler's mother."

Nora walked into the room and pictures were being taken of her as she glided across the room.

Soon after, Ross and Rachel walked in.

"This is Rachel Green, one of Monica's bestfriends, escorted by Monica's brother, who's one of Chandler's bestfriends."

Ross and Rachel walked slowly toward their table. Next came Phoebe and Joey. They stood there for a few seconds before their names were announced.

"Next up, is Phoebe Buffay, also, one of Monica's bestfriends.She's escorted by Joey Tribbianni, who I'm sure you all know. He co starred in Crazy Expectations along with Chandler
Bing."

As Joey and Phoebe walked to their table to join Ross and Rachel, Joey waved at the people he knew. Once they had taken their seats, Ben stepped into the room looking scared.

"This is Ben, Monica's nephew. Isn't he adorable?" She said smiling.

When Ben was seated, the flower girl came in looking as is she might cry.

"And talk about being adorable, this is Monica's cousin, Jenny. Come on out sweetheart, we won't bite you."

Chandler and Monica looked at each other and laughed as they watched her quickly make her way to over to Jack and Judy.

"Last and certainly not the least of the wedding party, is Cassandra Wallace, who's not only Monica's maid of honor, but her bestfriend as well. Cassandra is escorted by Michael
Thompson, who's Chandler's bestfriend."

Cassandra held on to Michael for dear life. She hoped that she didn't look as nervous as she felt. Michael seemed to enjoy the attention as they walked to their table. She couldn't wait to
get there. If felt like the longest walk of her life. She took a deep sigh when they had finally taken their seats.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor and a privilege to announce, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Bing!"

Chandler and Monica walked into the room proudly. Everyone rose to their feet, clapping and cheering. Chandler and Monica looked at the crowd, and then at each other, and kissed.
They crowd went wild. There were whistles, and people taking pictures. When Chandler and Monica broke the kiss, they slowly walked to their table, waving at everyone. The video
camera was in front of them, recording everything that was going on.

Cassandra knew that her maid of honor speech was coming up soon, and she wasn't sure if she could stand up in front of five hundred people, including celebrities, and speak. She
looked around the room and saw Drew Barrymore, Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, her husband Matthew Broderick, Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts and her boyfriend, Meg Ryan, Ben
Stiller, Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin, and so many more. She found herself becoming dizzy.

"Cassandra, are you all right?" Joey asked.

"I just feel a little dizzy."

"I'll get you some water."

When Chandler and Monica sat down, they noticed how pale Cassandra looked.

"Cassandra, what's wrong?" Chandler asked.

"She's feeling a little dizzy," Michael answered for her.

"I'll be okay. I'm just really nervous about my maid of honor speech. Why do you have to be so famous Chandler?"

"Sorry," he said smiling.

Joey came back to the table with a glass of water. He kneeled down beside her while she took a few sips.

"You okay?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine. I think."

Joey kissed her and held her hands for a few seconds. He looked concerned.

"Are you sure you're all right? You look kinda pale."

"Yeah, I'm just worried about my maid of honor speech."

"Oh, you'll do fine," he said rubbing her leg.

"I sure hope so."

Joey reluctantly went to his seat. He wanted to sit right next to her. He was afraid that she would pass out. They were sitting six seats down from each other. He kept looking at her to
make sure that she was all right. Cassandra noticed this and smiled. It was announced that the food would be served to the wedding party first, then everyone else would be able to eat.

When the food arrived at their table, the photographer took pictures of Chandler and Monica feeding each other, while the other photographers they hired, took pictures of their
relatives. Monica gazed at Chandler.

"I love you Chandler."

"I love you too honey," he said, leaning in to kiss her.

Phoebe got up occasionally to go over to the table where Jimmy was sitting. When she returned to the wedding party's table, the announcer got everyone's attention. When everyone
fell silent, Chandler and Monica stood up holding hands.

"We would just like to thank the people who have really contributed to our relationship. Cassandra, Phoebe, and Rachel, will you please come around the table to face us?" Monica said.

They all got up from the long table they were sitting at, and stood in front of Chandler and Monica.

"I was in Florida with my brother Ross for a Paleontology convention. Of course I just used the opportunity to relax and hang out on the beach. That's when I met Chandler for the first
time. We immediately hit it off, but there was an ex-girlfriend who didn't want to see us get together. She made me think that Chandler wasn't to be trusted. That's where you came in
Cassandra. You didn't know me, but you came to my hotel and found me. You sat me down and explained that Chandler was a really good person, and that everything his ex was telling
me were lies. From that day on, you've gone above and beyond the call of duty to make sure that Chandler and I not only got together, but also stayed together. You've given Chandler
and I so much support over the years. I don't know what we would have done without you. Thank you so much," Monica said, with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face.

"I grew up with Cassandra, and personally, I don't know how she put up with me all these years," he said grinning. You saw me through everything. You've always supported me, no
matter what. Even when I dated women you couldn't stand. Women you knew were bad for me. Imagine my surprise when I found out that you had gone to find Monica that day. You
knew that she was a good person and she would be good for me. When my ex was causing problems for us, you urged me not to let Monica go, and you fought along with us. You're
everything to us and we're eternally grateful that you were with us every step of the way. No matter what happened or how bad things got, you were there holding our hands. We love
you, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts."

Chandler looked at Monica, who was wiping her tears.

"I met Phoebe at a comedy club Chandler used to work at. We became instant Friends. Phoebe, from the start, you've been very supportive of our relationship. When I wasn't so sure
about how strong Chandler's feelings were for me, you assured me that he was crazy about me, and you didn't even know him that well. You gave me advice when I so desperately
needed it. You have amazing positive energy and it served to cheer me up when I was in doubt. You're such a good person and Chandler and I have been privileged to have had you
there by our sides. We thank you, and we love you." Monica said.

Phoebe wiped her tears with her fingertips and smiled.

"Rachel, although we didn't hit off when we first met, you have become one of my bestfriends. You're like a sister to me. You're heart is always in the right place, and you've been a great
support system. You stand up for me before even I get the chance to stand up for myself. You're like a protective sister and I love you for it. I did a smart thing by giving you another
chance to prove to me that you can be a great person, and also a bestfriend. I'm glad that I didn't miss out of the opportunity to have someone like you my life. Thank you."

Rachel placed her hand to her heart. She also had tears in her eyes.

"Cassandra, Phoebe, and Rachel, I especially want to thank you together. I don't know what I would have done without you guys. Because of my ex, we were going through a difficult
time and wasn't sure that we'd make it. The three of you came together to make sure that we did. You selflessly volunteered to not only help us patch things up, but you help set the tone
for a romantic engagement I had been thinking about before then. You all helped me with the ring shopping, which I had no clue about, and you helped me set up a romantic atmosphere
in the Penthouse where I proposed. You all went to a lot of trouble to help me that day, and I know that I couldn't have done it without the three of you. You give new meaning to the
word friends. We appreciate all the support you've given us and we know that the reason we're married was all due to the bestfriends in the world. We thank you and we love you."
Chandler said.

When they embraced, the crowd clapped and cheered. The photographers took pictures. Five minutes later, Michael stood up with a microphone in his hand. The room was silent once
again.

"Chandler, we've known each other since we were kids. You've always been a great friend and I've always looked up to you. Of course you've done some stupid things in your life, but
you've greatly made up for them," he said grinning. You've accomplished your dream of becoming a famous comedian slash actor. But your biggest accomplishment was finding that
special person to spend the rest of your life with, and that's you Monica. He's a better man because of you, and we're all thankful for that."

There was laughter in the crowd at his comment.

"You two are an inspiration to all of us. You share a love that's strong and I know that it'll last the two you as long as you both shall live," Michael said with his glass raised.

Chandler stood up and they hugged. Monica hugged him also. Minutes later, a nervous Cassandra stood up to deliver her maid of honor speech.

"I look at Chandler and Monica and the love their share, and hope that we can all be so lucky. They have the kind of love that time should lye down and stand still for. When I first saw
them together, I knew they were a perfect fit. From that day on, they were destined to be together. With a union as strong as theirs, I'm certain that it'll stand the test of time. You two
deserve all the happiness you've brought to each other and much more. Take care of one another as you always have. Let nothing and no one stand in the way of what God intended for
both of you. You truly are a couple in love, and I wish you a lifetime of love and happiness together."

Monica stood up and hugged her tightly. When they broke the hug, they both had tears in their eyes. Cassandra hugged Chandler, who also had tears in his eyes. When the speeches
were finished and the tears were dried, it was time for the bride and the groom to cut their cake. Chandler and Monica stood in front of the six tier wedding cake, with the bride and groom
at the top, the clear stairs, which held the three bridesmaids on one side, and the groomsmen on the other, and the small fountain with lights sitting underneath the cake stand. Before
they cut the cake, the photographers wanted to get a picture of Chandler standing behind Monica with his hand on top of hers to show their wedding rings as the cake was being cut.
When the cake was cut, they each took a small piece to feed to each other. Not only was the photographers getting shots of everything, the cameraman was too. The guy operating the
camera recorded everything.

After the cake was served, it was time for Chandler and Monica's first dance as husband and wife. Chandler and Monica walked on to the dance floor hand in hand. They looked each
other in the eyes as the lights were dimmed. Chandler rose his hands to her face and softly kissed her. When he broke the kiss, he mouthed the words, I love you. Monica smiled and
touched his face. Chandler turned his head and looked at the doors and nodded his head. Monica wondered what was going on because the music hadn't started yet. Chandler looked at
her and smiled. Seconds later, the music began and out came another surprise. Famous singers, Mariah Carey, Joe & 98 Degrees, all walked out on to the dance floor a few feet away from
them with microphones. Monica looked at Chandler in awe. She knew that this would be the song they danced to, but hand no idea that Chandler would get them to sing it at the
reception. Chandler held her in his arms as they sang "Thank God I Found You."

THANK GOD I FOUND YOU

I would give up everything
Before I separate
Myself from you
After so much suffering
I finally found unvarnished truth
I was all by myself
For the longest time
So cold inside
And the hurt from the heartache
Would not subside
I felt like dying
Until you saved my life

Chorus:

Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
My every wish and every dream
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight
Completed my whole life
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Cause baby I'm so thankful
I found you

Mariah Carey, Joe, and 98 Degrees, looked at the happy couple in each other's arms, and they slowly walked a little closer to them while singing. Monica looked into Chandler's eyes and
they lightly kissed. The camera recorded it all, and the crowd loved every minute of it.

I will give you everything
There's nothing in this world
I wouldn't do
To insure your happiness
I cherish every part of you
'Cause without you beside me
I can't survive
Don't want to try
If you're keeping me warm
Each and every night
I'll be all right
Because I need you in my life

Repeat Chorus:

See I was so desolate
Before you came to me
Looking back I guess
It shows that we were
Destined to shine
After the rain, to appreciate
The gift of what we have
And I'd go through it all over again
To be able to feel this way

Repeat Chorus:

When the song came to a close, Chandler and Monica kissed, and again the crowd went wild. When they broke the kiss, they went over to Mariah Carey, Joe, and 98 Degrees and
thanked them. Mariah Carey told them that they were more than happy sing for them. When it was time for just the wedding party to grace the floor, Kenny Lattimore stood on the dance
floor to sing another song. Chandler and Monica went back to their table to watch the wedding party. Ross and Rachel, Joey and Phoebe, and Michael and Cassandra made their way to
the floor as he began to sing.

FOREVER

Girl I want to know what's on your mind
'Cause when I look into your eyes they're saying
Words you don't express
I don't want you feeling you're wasting your time
While everyday I live just to please you, that's my
Only desire

If you think that this love won't last
'Cause of what you've been through in the past
I'm loving you only (you don't have to worry no)
If you're afraid to let your feelings show
'Cause inside you're just not sure
I'm gonna show you that nothing's changed

Chorus:
I would never let you go
No one's gonna love you more
This time it's forever

Girl I want to be right where you are
Sharing every moment together
Everyday, every night
Girl I promise you that I'll be faithful
Because your happiness is all I'm living for

Chorus

Once the dance was over, it was announced that Monica was ready to throw the bouquet. All the single women ran to the floor. Monica stood with her back to all of them with her arm in
the air. The photographers took pictures of her before the throwing of the bouquet. With her arm in the air, she threw her arm back pretending to throw the bouquet to tease them and the
women lunged for it. She laughed. When she turned around, she noticed a few more hundred people on the floor. She turned around again and threw the bouquet into the large crowd.
She turned to watch who would get it and laughed even harder at the women tackling it. Monica was surprised to see that Phoebe had emerged from the crowd with the bouquet in her
hand. She was waving it all around teasing the other women. Monica went over and hugged her.

"Congratulations!" Monica said to her when they pulled apart.

"Yay me!"

She then casually walked over to Jimmy and kissed him. Chandler came over to Monica smiling. Chandler kissed Monica on the lips as Michael sat a chair in the center of the floor. She
sat in the chair with Chandler standing in front of her. He came closer to her with a grin on his face. He knelt down and began sliding his hand up her thigh.

"Hey, what do you think this is, a porn movie!" Joey teased.

The crowd laughed and so did the bride and groom. Chandler continued to slowly slide his hand up her thigh, and then he slowly slid his hand back down. All the while, giving her a
flirtatious grin. When his hand reappeared from underneath Monica's wedding gown, there was the guarder in his left hand. He held it up twirling it around on his finger. Monica smiled
and soon left the floor. The chair was taken away, and the single guys were soon on the floor.

"You think I'm gonna make this easy for you?" He asked, smiling.

"Come on, just throw the damn thing!" Michael yelled.

"All right."

Instead of Chandler standing in the center of the room as Monica had done, he went a little further up.

"Come on Chandler, that's not fair!" Joey said.

"You guys can catch."

He turned his back to them and stood there seconds after they were ready, laughing.

"Come on!" They were yelling.

Without warning, Chandler threw the guarder and it landed perfectly in the hands of Jimmy, Phoebe's boyfriend. He was surprised. The two of them embraced and patted each other's
back.

"Good catch man," Chandler said.

"I know," He said looking at Phoebe.

When the excitement finally died down, Phoebe was placed in the same chair Monica was sitting in. Jimmy walked over to her and stood in front of her. She smiled as he knelt down to
put the guarder up her thigh. When he had done so, he gently kissed her.

"Awww," Cassandra said while sitting on Joey's lap.

One photographer stood there taking pictures of Phoebe and Jimmy, while another took pictures of Joey and Cassandra. They watched as the photographers snapped shots of everyone.
They had never seen anything like it.

"Chandler and Monica don't have to worry about not getting enough pictures," Cassandra said.

"That's for sure."

The music played as Chandler and Monica were taking pictures with their parents and few celebrities, including Mariah Carey, Joe, and 98 Degrees. Everyone else milled around and had
drinks. After taking pictures, Chandler and Monica walked around to greet as many guest as they could. They, along with everyone gathered there was ready for the party to start. They
didn't go around to greet everyone because it would have taken up too much time, being that there were hundreds of guess there. Chandler looked around from Ross because he hadn't
seen him since he'd thrown the guarder. He spotted him over by Joey and Cassandra. Hand in hand, he and Monica went over to them.

"You guys drunk yet?" Chandler asked.

"We will be." Ross said.

"Where's Rach?" Monica asked.

"Oh, she's over there talking to Matt Damon," Cassandra said.

"How long has she been over there?" Chandler asked.

"For a while now."

"Well, are you guys ready to party?" Chandler asked.

"Of course!" Joey said.

"All righty."

Chandler and Monica walked off. Seconds later, the microphone was in Chandler's hand.

"Okay, it's party time!" Chandler shouted.

Monica smiled and he turned to kiss her. The lights were dimmed, and the music was raised. Chandler took Monica's hand once again and was leading her to the dance floor when he
realized that he still had the microphone. Monica shook her head and took the microphone from him. She put the microphone down and they headed toward the dance floor where it
seemed everyone was gathered. Monica spotted Rachel on the dance floor with Matt Damon. She was dancing with a drink in her hand, as many of them were doing. The wedding was
special and successful. Now it was party time. Time to celebrate the joining of Chandler and Monica. They, along with everyone else were really enjoying themselves. They were so busy
doing other things, that they didn't even stop to have one drink, even when a toast was made. While dancing, the guests that they didn't get to greet came up to them to hug and
congratulate them. Chandler and Monica was glad that everyone was enjoying themselves, especially the wedding party. They kept a close eye on Cassandra because it looked like she
wasn't feeling that well. She seemed much better once she had given her maid of honor speech. Chandler and Monica thought it was cute how Joey barely left her side. When a slow
song came on, Jack came over to them and asked to cut in. Chandler smiled and stepped aside. Nora came up behind him and motioned for him to join her on the dance floor.

"I'm very proud of you," she said in his ear.

"I'm very proud of me too," he said grinning.

Nora smiled and hugged him. She had never seen him so happy. The first time she had met Monica, she could see the instant attraction between Chandler and Monica. Chandler talked
about her so much when she asked him about his trip to Florida. She knew that from the way he described her that she was different from all the other women before her. She was relieved
that he had enough sense to get rid of Tonya and settle down with Monica. She was the reason why he was happier now than he'd ever been.

When the song ended, Monica received a kiss on the cheek from her father. As he was walking off the dance floor, Monica went over to Chandler.

"Okay, you can have your husband all to yourself now," Nora said.

"Thank you," Monica said hugging Nora.

Chandler and Monica decided to sit the next song out, so they went back to their table. Monica sat on Chandler's lap. They watched the crowd as she sat and played in his hair.
Although he was having a good time, he wished that they were now on their honeymoon consummating their newly committed relationship. She looked into his eyes as he touched the
side of her face, and they kissed. Joey and Cassandra looked over and noticed them kissing while the camera man recorded it all.
 

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