A week or so before the wedding, Laurence went out on a 1. ____ with his male friends, while Carol enjoyed her 2. ____ with her female friends. At last, the big day arrived. Laurence and Carol had wanted to get married in a 3. ____, but their parents insisted on a traditional church wedding. The church was packed, friends and family of the 4. ____ on the left, friends and family of the 5. ____ on the right. Laurence sat nervously at the front with his 6. ____, who was carrying the 7. ____ in his pocket. The organist started playing the 8. ____ and Carol walked up the 9. ____, accompanied by her father and followed by the 10. ____. The priest conducted the ceremony and, after Laurence and Carol had
exchanged 11. ____, pronounced them husband and wife.