Loyal and faithful readers: I have finally gotten to a point of wanting to start publishing this. I hope you like it as much as the first. I appreciate any and all reviews, even the ones that have a little heat.
Chapter One:
Harry was right. Hermione wasn't going to admit it anyone out loud though. Even internally, she was having trouble doing so. Both Potters were able to sit back and finish their year out without the added pressure of planning their wedding. Once the group of mothers and aunts saw their plans, they ran with it. By the end of the week, it was all arranged. Hermione focused on her OWLS and encouraged Harry and Draco to do the same. Both told her afterwards that it was easier too.
"Arrgh!" Lavender exclaims after getting an owl from home. "What is the matter Lav.?" Parvarti asks as she looks over the guest list for her and Seamus' wedding at the end of the summer.
"All three of my dates are booked at the venue that I want. They won't say who, but they did say that the parties were very elite."
"Where are you trying to get into?" Hermione asks. Both Lavender and Parvarti look at her. "What? Maybe I can help with it or at very least help you find another place."
Lavender picks her head up from the table, where she had slammed it in a "Woe is me" gesture. "I have always wanted to get married at this place called the Griffin's Ledge. It's the most sought after all in one events complex near Godric's Hollow." 'Hmm' Hermione had heard of the place, because that was where Pansy and Leo and Katie and Draco were getting married. Daphne and Jake were still up in the air. "Lav, did they mention any openings?"
"Yeah, I guess I was so worked up about my dates. A couple of them are the same day as a few of my friends, but one is not. Thanks for calming me down. How come you aren't freaking out? Normally, this would have you pulling your hair out."
"Harry and I sat down and planned it all out in about twenty minutes. Our mothers, aunts, sisters and the like grabbed the reins and it's all arranged. There is nothing for me to fret over." Hermione tells her. Both girls groan and give each other looks of 'It must be nice.'
All the planning ends and it is time for the first wedding.
On April 29th, everyone involved and invited to Alec and Alicia's wedding floo to the Neapolitan International Floo Stop. From there, everyone is transported via the Volturi fleet to Volturi Castle. The wedding takes place in the castle gardens.
Angelina was asked to be maid of honor, Katie Bell, Jane, Reyna and Hermione are Alicia's bridesmaids. Marcus officiates as he still is a practicing priest.
On Alec's side he has his brothers; Remus is his best man. Frank, Draco, Nico and Harry are his groomsmen. The whole extended Mars/Cullen/Potter/Granger/Black family is on hand.
Hagrid is impressed by the whole place. That and that Alec wanted him here.
Aside from the sparkling groom, officiant, guest and the blood at the reception, it turns out to be a lovely affair. Their blood red glassware helps to hide the color of the beverages.
The groom chokes down a bite of the cake even though everyone in attendance knows that he will have to choke it back up later. The three kings join together and give the couple tickets to an island off the coat of Guam. Because of the number of weddings coming up, the tickets were good for whenever they could go.
Daphne and Jake spent many hours trying to decide whether to have everyone go to Washington or to have the rest come over to London. They decide that other than tribal elders and the Clearwaters, Jake's sisters and Charlie Swan (Bella's dad), everyone is over here.
Enyo finds a lovely site for the ceremony. It's in the countryside. Grover and Juniper help make it woodsier. When they see it, Daphne and her parents pronounce it perfect. Astoria is astonished that anyone, let alone the heiress to the Greengrass name, would want to get married outside. The fact that it was made to look woodsier confounds her. In addition, her parents are excited about it.
Two days later, Daphne Greengrass followed her best girlfriends down the aisle on her father's arm. All the girls were in soft brown gowns; Pansy had a light blue gown as the maid of honor. There was a double ceremony, once in the Wizarding world's eyes and then again for the Quileute nation, as their Chief was getting married. Old Quil Altera performed the Quileute ceremony.
At the reception, Daphne spun her father in law's wheelchair around the dance floor to a song as the pack congratulates their leader. Billy comes up to them later, panting from his jaunt on the floor. "Daphne will be a good wife for you Jacob. I am glad that you came over here to help Enyo. Your mother would have loved to see this." He claps his son on the back.
"Thanks Dad." Jacob says as his new wife walks up to him.