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fairy lights and set up a table with candles and flowers. Just before Mum and Dad were due to arrive Poppy planned to lay out the delicious feast that Granny Bumble was making for the occasion. The wedding box would be placed near the table for her parents to discover during dinner. Now all she had to do was make sure they both received the love letters . . .

Chapter Eight
    WHEN POPPY GOT back, Mum was busy getting the twins ready to go to Grandpa’s for the afternoon. He’d promised to look after them to give Mum a break for a few hours. This was the perfect time to plant the letters!
    Poppy decided to leave the letter for Mum on the desk in her studio. Dad never went in there so he definitely wouldn’t find it, and because Mum was working so hard at the moment she was in there all the time. The question of where to put the letter for Dad was more tricky. She thought about putting it in his golf bag, but then she remembered that he only played on Saturdays so he wouldn’t find it in time. His trouser pocket was a possibility – but what if he decided to wear a different pair? Eventually Poppy decided to leave the letter in the drawer of his bedside table. Dad definitely looked in that every night because he kept his reading glasses and ear plugs there.
    That should do it
, thought Poppy when the letters were both in position.
    Just then Honey arrived to pick her up for a dress fitting at Saffron’s Sewing Shop. Mum seemed to be in a very good mood when the two friends set off, Poppy thought.

    â€œHave fun, girls!” her mum called.
    â€œBye, Mum!” replied Poppy.
    Poppy and Honey were both very excited about being measured for the dresses. They were still surprised and thrilled that they had been asked to be flower girls at all. It would be so much fun doing it with their friends.
    â€œRight!” said Saffron as everyone assembled in her little shop. “Stand in a line alphabetically. We’ll start with Abi at the front, then we’ll have Helena, Honey, Lola, Mimosa, Poppy and Sweetpea. Now, I’ve made a chart for each of you . I need your height, and then your waist, chest, arm and shoulder–to-waist measurements. And look, the fabric has arrived! Isn’t it divine?”

    Saffron held up a swatch of the soft flowery cotton.
    â€œWow! It looks like a summer garden,” said Lola. “I love it.”
    â€œMe too!” said Poppy.
    It made a nice change from shiny and sparkly materials – and it would be much more comfortable to wear on a warm summer’s day as well.
    Just as Saffron finished taking and noting down all the measurements, Lily Ann from the Beehive Beauty Salon arrived. It was time to talk about the girls’ hairstyles for the wedding. They flicked through the glossy magazines Lily Ann had brought with her and chatted excitedly about the styles they liked.

    â€œSally wants you all to have a hairstyle that suits you so I’m not going to try to make you all look the same. If we decide on the styles today, we can have a practice run nearer the time,” explained Lily Ann.
    After that Holly Mallow arrived to discuss the charm bracelets that Sally had promised her flower girls. She explained that each bracelet must reflect the personality or interests of the person who was wearing it.
    â€œFor example, if you like ponies, I can make a horseshoe charm for your bracelet.”

    As they were all chatting about the bracelets, how they wanted to wear their hair and whether or not they might grow it a bit before the wedding, Sally arrived at the little shop for a wedding dress fitting.
    â€œDoes that mean we get to see the dress?” asked Poppy.
    â€œWell, I
might
let you have a peek,” said Sally. “As long as you promise not to tell Sol anything about it!”
    â€œPinkie promise!” chorused the girls.
    Ten minutes later Sally came out of the fitting room. The girls gasped. Sally hardly ever wore