Chapter One: The Wedding of the Century
It was a nice autumn day and Ginny was rushing around frantically looking for a necklace.
"Mum, have you seen my necklace?" yelled Ginny.
"Yes dear, it was on the table with Auntie Muriel's tiara" replied Mrs. Weasley.
"Thanks Mum!" said Ginny as she ran to grab the necklace and the tiara.
When she returned downstairs, she was wearing both along with a beautifully embroidered dress. Molly Weasley began to cry uncontrollably.
"You look so beautiful Ginevra. I just can't believe this day has come so soon."
"At least we waited five years unlike George and Percy."
At the mention of their names George and Percy both appeared wearing dress robes, followed by the rest of the Weasley family.
"Mum, why are you crying? It's not like your only daughter is getting married today," said George jokingly.
"Don't forget that Ron is also getting married today," said Bill.
"Ron! You better get out of here before Hermione comes down. You know it is bad luck to see the bride before the wedding," said Ginny looking cross.
"I still can't believe you two decided on a double wedding!" fussed Molly.
"You know it's what Fred and I would have done," said George.
"Oh, you're right, at least it will feel more like he is here this way," replied Molly trying not to burst into tears again.
And with that the Weasley men all left to meet Harry outside.
The Burrow's backyard was delicately decorated just as it had been for three of the older Weasley's when they were married. Silver and gold baubles floated magically in the air as butterflies flew all around the yard. The enchantments placed on the yard made room for almost five hundred guests and still had room for a dance floor. An elaborate rose trellis was at the back of the fence with rows of chairs lined up neatly in front of it. Bouquets of red, gold and silver roses were placed at the ends of each row of chairs along the aisle leading down to the trellis.
Harry turned around and smiled as he saw his soon to be brothers-in-law and father-in-law. He still couldn't believe that this day was finally here. Thirteen years had passed since he first met the Weasley family and he had been treated like a member of the family ever since. He would now be marrying the girl that had been so shy around him.
"The women finally kick you all out?" asked Harry.
"Yeah, just promise you won't faint when you see Ginny," said Ron.
"Yeah, we don't need the one who rid the world of Voldemort to pass out at his own wedding," said Charlie.
"Hey, at least I found my perfect match, you can't even keep a girl for a year," replied Harry.
"I can't help it if no woman loves dragons as much as I do," retorted Charlie.
"If you love them so much, why not marry a dragon?" George said jokingly.
"Boys quit arguing and help make sure everything is ready. The guests should be arriving soon," said Mr. Weasley. "Ron and Harry come here please; I would like a word with both of you."
Ron, Harry, and Mr. Weasley walked over to a corner of the yard so that they could talk. Bill, Charlie, Percy, and George started making sure there were enough chairs for everyone, checking that everything was in the right place, and then walked back to the entrance to the back yard where the guests would be apparating to. Just as they got to the gate the first guests arrived. As everyone had guessed, it was Audrey carrying baby Molly followed by Fleur carrying baby Dominique and holding Victorie's hand. By this time Ron, Harry, and Mr. Weasley had returned. Mr. Weasley took Victorie so that she could get changed into her flower girl dress. Percy and Bill escorted their wives and young daughters down to the front. Audrey was seated on the brides' side while Fleur was seated on the grooms' side. It had been decided the family would be split since there was a Weasley as a bride and as a groom.
After all the guests were seated, the pastor walked forward. Harry and Ron went to the trellis to await the beginning of the ceremony. Both were wearing dark blue dress robes. The rest of the men work black dress robes with dark blue wizard hats. The women were in elegant red dresses with spaghetti straps made of silk. The music began to play and Bill escorted his mother, dressed in her favorite green dress robes, down to her seat on the grooms' side. Then Charlie escorted Mrs. Granger, wearing a light blue knee length dress, to her seat on the brides' side. A few minutes later Cho Chang was escorted down the aisle by Dean Thomas. Pavarti Patil was next, escorted by Lee Jordan. She was followed by Luna Lovegood who was escorted by Seamus Finnigan. The last bridesmaid to come was Hannah Abbott escorted by her husband Neville Longbottom. They were followed by the flower girl, Victorie Weasley, and the ring bearer, Teddy Lupin. The music changed and everyone stood to see the brides come down the aisle. Ginny was wearing an embroidered, sleeveless gown. Her veil covered her beautiful face but it was so sheer it still showed every detail of her face, tears included. As her father walked her down the aisle she thought to herself, "Why am I crying? This is the happiest day of my life. I finally get to marry the man of my dreams."
Harry turned to face the house. As he saw Ginny walking towards him the only thing he could think was "Don't cry. Don't cry."
As Ginny and Mr. Weasley reached the trellis, the pastor asked "Who gives this woman?"
Mr. Weasley replied, "Her mother and I." He then kissed Ginny on the cheek and gave her hand to Harry.
The music began again and this time it was Hermione walking down the aisle. She was wearing a satin dress with long sleeves made of lace. Unlike Ginny, she was managing to hold back her tear. Even now she wanted to remain calm even though her heart was racing as her father walked her down towards Ron. Hermione had to hold back laughter now as she got closer to Ron and saw the expression on his face. When Ron had turned to see his soon to be wife, he was stunned. She looked even more gorgeous than he had ever seen. Ron snapped out of his stupor when the pastor asked again "Who gives this woman?"
Mr. Granger replied "Her mother and I do." and then gave her a kiss on her forehead and sat next to his wife.
Ron took Hermione's hand as they, along with Harry and Ginny, turned to face the pastor.
Throughout the ceremony everything was just like a fairy tale. Harry and Ginny had even written their wedding vows, while Hermione and Ron just went with the traditional ones. At the end of the ceremony the pastor announced the two new wedding couple and all the guests stood and cheered as the couples made their way back up the aisle.
Harry and Ginny went inside to have a few minutes alone before joining in at the reception. As Harry stared into his wife's eyes, all he could think about how happy he would be now.
"Ginny, you have made my life worth living again. I am glad that we get to spend the rest of our lives together."
When they returned outside, family and friends surrounded them, wishing the happiness and words of congratulations. After what seemed like an eternity to Harry, but was only thirty minutes, the one person he didn't think would actually come was indeed standing right in front of him and his wife.
"Hi Dudley, I am glad you were able to make it, and Tamsen, right? How has married life been for you?"
"Yes, this is my wife Tamsen, and I thought it was only fair since you came to our wedding. We have been doing well, except for last week," replied Dudley.
"Oh, what happened?" asked Harry and Ginny at the same time.
"Father passed away, heart attack, it made me see what will happen if I don't change my ways."
"I am sorry to hear that, please tell Aunt Petunia that Ginny and I send our condolences, love and prayers."
"I will. And this is Ginny correct?" asked Dudley, turning to face her. "Welcome to the family. I hope that we can all get along better since we have matured over the years."
Ron and Hermione were also being surrounded by all the family and friends. Everyone was anxious to find out what they planned on doing for their honeymoon.
"I don't know," said Hermione each time. "Ron is keeping it a secret until we leave. He is even making me pack for hot and cold weather!"
"Don't worry hon; you will love it when we get there."
"As long as I am with you and we can just be alone I will be happy. I love you so much Ron."
"And I love you just as much Hermione."
"Hey Hermione, can you believe it? We are both married to the men of our dreams now," said Ginny as she and Harry came over to talk to them.
"So where is Harry taking you for your honeymoon?" asked Hermione.
"I have no idea, but he told me to pack for warm weather."
"At least he told you that much! Ron refuses to tell me anything."
"What are we going to do with them? Don't they know women hate secrets?"
"You two wouldn't be talking about us now would you?" asked Harry. "Why can't we try to surprise our wives on the first day of the rest of our lives together?"
"It was all Harry's idea," said Ron and when he noticed all three of them looking at him weirdly, he quickly added "But I did decided on the hotel."
"What? Are we going to the same place?" asked Hermione and Ginny at the same time.
"Ron! They weren't supposed to know that!"
"Sorry mate, you know I can't help it. At least I haven't mentioned H..."
"RONALD! Stop or you really will spoil it," yelled Harry cutting Ron off mid-sentence.
"Ok, ok, I will stop talking now"
"Drat, he was so close to giving it away," said Hermione.
"Well, at least now you know you only have to pack for warm weather. I can't wait to find out where they are taking us."
After a couple of hours the guests started to leave. They said their goodbyes and congratulated the happy couples again. Soon it was just family and a few close friends left. They all went inside while Mrs. Weasley used locomotor gifts to send the presents inside to the living room. Everyone sat and chatted until it was eight o'clock in the evening. It was almost time to grab the port key. Harry and Ron went upstairs to send the luggage on to the hotel. They had been lucky to find two rooms in the only wizarding hotel where they were going. They came back downstairs just in time.
The two newlywed couples grabbed onto the portkey and went flying. They landed right in the middle of the lobby of the luxurious Heavenly Getaway Hotel. They were greeted by a witch dressed in beautiful purple robes with teal edging along the seams.