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business.
    It was usually done on a monthly basis, but with the new surge of potential business they would have to report weekly just in case they really needed to hire additional staff.
    Just before the meeting was over, the receptionist buzzed in.
    Ivy picked up the phone. “Yes, Gwen.”
    “There is a young woman on line one who said she read the article on the Wedding Channel website and she needs our services right away.”
    “What’s her name?”
    “Lauren Kabins. She’s twenty-six years old and she wants to get married in three weeks.”
    “She wants to get married in three weeks,” Ivy repeated so her sisters could hear.
    Weddings with short timelines only meant a lot of rush work for them. If the client was uncooperative and unresponsive to their requests it made it even more frustrating. Ivy hoped this would not be the case with this young woman.
    “Thanks, Gwen.” Ivy ended the call and cleared her throat before she spoke.
    Pressing the button, she said, “Good morning, Lauren, this is Ivy Hart speaking.”
    “Ms. Hart, I read your bio on the Wedding Channel website and I need your services right away. My fiancée is going to work overseas in three weeks. Can you help me?”
    “You have a three-week timeframe?
    “Yes. Can we put something spectacular together in such a short time?”
    “Yes, we can, but we’d have to start planning right away. Are you looking to have a ceremony in a church or synagogue?”
    “Neither. I’d like to have the ceremony and reception in the same place.”
    “How many guests do you expect?”
    “One hundred of our closest friends and family.”
    “Will you have a large wedding party?”
    “Eight. Two bridesmaids, two groomsmen, a maid of honor, best man, flower girl and ring bearer.”
    “Have you purchased a wedding gown?”
    “No, the only other thing I’ve done is call you.”
    Ivy chuckled as she wrote quickly on her writing pad. There were several banquet halls that came to mind. She’d have to call Jonathan’s first.
    “Lauren, are you free this afternoon?”
    “Yes, I’m free. Can you see me today?”
    Ivy could hear the excitement in the young woman’s voice. “Hold one moment; I need to check the calendar.”
    Ivy turned to Violet. “Can you pull up the schedule and see what we have in three weeks? I don’t want to tell this young lady we can help her when we’re booked solid.”
    “How does she sound?” Lili wanted to know.
    Quickly everybody gave her the eye. They didn’t want her to start causing trouble. Lili hunched her shoulders. “Hey, I’m just asking. I don’t want to have to bring out the Vaseline and the straight razors if this girl is a fruitcake.”
    Ivy shook her head. “Anyway, Violet, what do we have?” she asked, ignoring Lili’s comment.
    The schedule popped up on the large screen of the laptop computer they kept in the conference room. “We have one event, the Chamberlain wedding, that Saturday afternoon, but that’s it.”
    Ivy was satisfied. They didn’t have a lot to do for Shauna Chamberlain, so planning Lauren’s wedding would be a breeze. “Good, we can handle that.”
    She went back to the caller. “Lauren, we are available.”
    “Yes, yes, yes. Oh, I’m so relieved.”
    Ivy could hear the excitement in the young lady’s voice. She nodded, confirming to her sisters that they had a new client.
    “I have to put you on hold one more time, Lauren. I want to call the banquet hall to check their availability. I may be able to get us an appointment for this afternoon, and we can get started.”
    “I’ll be right here until you get back.”
    Ivy put her new client on hold, and then switched to another line and dialed.
    “Magic Moments, Bessie speaking, how can we help you?”
    “Ms. Bessie, Ivy Hart calling for Jonathan.”
    “Ms. Hart, how are you today?”
    “I’m great. Is he in the office?”
    “Yes, let me get him on the line. Hold one moment, please.”
    Suddenly butterflies swarmed in Ivy’s