With their love affirmed, the song transitions from Breath Me In into the LIA Reprise with Joe and Rose Marie singing about love and acceptance. With dancing in the streets, the song belts out big drums and horns solos, building the energy of the moment.
Finally, the couple arrive at alter to make it official only for Renita to stop the ceremony because she has “…somethin’ to say!” But rather than condemning the lovers as she’s done in the past, Renita sings about an epiphany she had bearing witness to the power of true love and proclaims that love can come in all shapes and sizes. The chorus agrees and the song crescendos into a lively gospel revival, now with the entire congregation joining in the love fest. The Reverend announces Joe and Rose Marie, man and wife. At long last, they’re married!
The song slows as Joe and Rose Marie exit the church with well-wishers throwing rice as the newlyweds tap dance down the church steps and into a waiting car. Joe presents a pair of shoes, designed especially for Rose Marie But they’re not from him. Joe and Rose Marie look to the sky and we hear the tinkling of a small bell… Luigi?? The newlyweds drive off into a golden sunset as the chorus sings their final “Love, love, love is afoot!”
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