Elena's p.o.v.
last night i had two dreams. the first was the night that he proposed to me. that was wonderful. the second, less wonderful; i dreamt the wedding was a disaster. even though he's dead, john came to the wedding, strictly to profess his disapproval. he didn't make a scene or anything, but still made me feel just awful. my shoes were like two sizes too small, and i tripped walking down the aisle.( why i didn't borrow carolines is beyond me, i mean we have the same shoe size and are wearing the same shoes.) the guitar player for the band was out so all we had were drums. and when the priest asked if anyone objected, damon did, and nobody knew what to do about it. i woke up before stefan said i do. to say the least it was bad. none of it would make sense in real life, but that's how dreams are and it still managed to shake me up a bit. i knew, though, that everything would be okay, after all stefan and i had been through, nothing could get break us now. i love him, more than anything.
Stefan's p.o.v.
i am so hungover. one the unfortunates of being human again. like... i don't even... ugh.
(three hours later) so after, as much aspirin as aloud, and a but-load of gatorade, i'm doing okay. i'm really excited actually. i feel more that slightly girl-ish. but i love her so much, i am the most lucky as anyone could ever be. last night, at my bachelor party the guys took me to a strip club, and i was bored! i mean it was weird, the only way i could enjoy it was if i imagined the boobs in my face were Elena's. i just wanted to be with her. and today is the place in time were we mark the beginning of me getting to do that for the rest of my life, and love her longer still.
Elena's p.o.v.
i step out onto the porch, it is such a perfect day. the sun looks different in the fall, somehow. warmer. sweeter. im in my robe and it's a little chilly. all of a sudden i feel caroline tackle me in a hug from behind.
"Oh, i'm so happy for you!" she started bouncing as she let me go, i turned around and smiled at her. i lent against the fence of the porch.
"Thanks," i say.
"You really deserve this, elena," she says, heartfelt. "I know how much you love him and how much he loves you. and after all you've been through, you know, after all the both of you have been through..." that's when she started to cry.
"Oh no, don't cry." i said as i grabbed her hand and held it tightly. i knew what she was feeling, its how i felt when matt and bonnie got married. like after everything i've done for them and they've done for me, after everything they've been through, we've been through, they're happy. they're finally happy. i've done my job as a bestfriend. and now she has too.
"No, i'm fine. i just love you so much. and it's so great" she said as i pulled her into my arms. "I mean your like perfect for each other! yaknow?" i smiled, lightly to myself, blinking back tears of my own.
"Yeah, i think i do." she pulled back, and i tucked some hair behind her ear.
"Sorry, i soaked your robe." she said looking at her tears, melting themselves into the threads of the silken robe. i let out a small laugh, but it kind of sounded more like a sob.
"Now, enough tears. let's get you back inside were i can work my magic." i tried to laugh at the joke, but i was too afraid i'd just start balling. i don't think i'd have made it this far without caroline. she has done everything, i asked, and everything i needed. she has always been and will always be essential to my happiness, as will bonnie.
we made our way back inside, and started getting ready.
Stefan's p.o.v.
i really don't have alot to do except put on my tux. and also try and talk my way out of damon's lectures about how marriage is a trap. he eventually came around anyways.
"Stefan, i don't mean anything by it. i'm okay with this. and i am actually glad to see you happy, whether you believe it or not." i just give him a smile. it's nice to have him back
after that bender he went on a 7 years ago when elena broke up with him after turning back into a human. he was gone for 4 years. when he came back, he had changed. and he won't tell us what happened to change his mind. but he's still damon. less selfish, but still damon. i think he met someone, you know. sometimes he slips up and uses the name julia. but who ever she is, i don't know where she is now.
we arrive at fells church just before the girls. the caterers are finishing up the decorations and we don't have much to do, until the guests get here. unlike the girls, they apparently have alot of work to do on elena. i don't know why, she always looks perfect. they won't let me see her. i don't know why, she's not in her dress yet or anything. it's really annoying, whatever the reason. so i wait as matt, and jeremy, arrive in there suits, my groomsmen. they can't change at the church, there's only one room for the bride to get ready. i don't have alot to do but wait. and it was getting harder and harder. i want so badly to see elena, but i also want it to be all the more special when she walked down the aisle. it's near two hours before our guests arrived. and i of coarse am there to greet them at the door.
Elena's p.o.v.
caroline is taking the loose curlers out of my hair, and it looks nice. only slightly waved, and not at all like katherine. i made very clear, i did not want to look like katherine. caroline gathers a tiny section just at my ear and twists it, pulling it back, and pinning it to my head. she does the same with the other side, creating a half up half down look.(though more down than up, the twists are very subtle). i look from Bonnie, who is doing her makeup in the mirror next to me, back to the mirror, silently asking for her opinion. she tells me she loves it. i do to. she smacks her lips and puts the cap back on the lipstick.
"Okay, all done with me." bonnie said. Caroline was doing everyones hair, and bonnie was doing our makeup. it was all pretty simple, we didn't have enough money for hairdressers and professional makeup artists, and whatnot. i still think we're doing okay so far. bonnie, april, and caroline are only wearing a little mascara, one color of brown eyeshadow, really intense rose colored lips, and concealer wear needed. they look so beautiful and so classy. they have their hair in side ponytails, flipped within themselves. they're perfect.
"So what exactly do you want for your make up?" bonnie asks me.
"I told you, not to much, but i just kind of want my eyes to pop." i tell her.
"okay, how do you want your lips?" i take this into consideration.
"I think pretty subtle, that light natural looking pink of carolines would work." Bonnie nods her head.
"Come here." she said, and i swiveled my swivel chair towards her. she wipes my face clean before starting on my makeup.
Stefan's p.o.v.
some of the guests are arriving now, as it nears 4:00. one of the women who's invited was apparently Elena's 5th grade teacher, and previous babysitter. she tells me how lucky i am, and that i better take good care of her. it starts sweet enough but then she starts to get scary. i tell her i love elena very much, and i'll do every thing i can to make elena happy, and i get the hell out of there before she starts threatening me. the rest of the guests are mostly people i know or elena has told me about. i see mayor lockwood, sheriff forbes, tyler, klaus, rebekah, and elijah, all show up. i'm starting to get nervous, every one keeps telling me how lucky i am and im starting to think im not good enough for her, and i shouldn't tie her down. i think i'm okay, though. matt reassures me it's normal, and he felt the exact same way. but it doesn't matter if i'm no good for her or if there are hard times ahead, because our love is worth the fight.
"yeah it is." i know. it is. what we have is special, i would never throw it away. it's gonna be okay, i know it. but i just want to see her face to be reminded how. stupid caroline.
Elena's p.o.v.
i'm finding myself missing stefan. i want to see him. but i know i can't just yet. stupid caroline. grayson runs through the door and into aprils arms.
"No, daddy's coming!" he yells. "Hide Hide!" he tells us, i smile. he's so cute. even though jeremy and april still aren't married, i am so proud of them. they made it. they're happy, with an adorable 4 year old son. he looks so much like the original grayson, his grandfather, but he had his mothers eyes.
jeremy burst through the door, "Where's that little rascal." he said, as grayson hid behind. his mother. i watch the playful banter, happily. as jeremy tousles his sons hair and throws him over his shoulder. being marched out of the room, grayson is smiling as he yells and reaches for his mother. april just giggles.
"He's so cute." i tell her, once the door is closed. she smiles at me. the girls are all in their dresses, and they look wonderful. the dresses are a lovely light purple, to go with the flowers and color scheme of peach, a lighter and a darker purple, white, and sage. they are floor length and off-the-shoulder but rather simple.
"'lena, it's almost 4:30." bonnie tells me. "you should get dressed and we should get going." she says, almost nervously.
"okay" i tell her as she and caroline get out my dress. they place it around the little platform thing, and i step into it. usually i don't care that much about what i wear, i always liked simple. but this dress was not anything short of phenomenal. it has very intricate beading around my middle, and fading out with the soft flare at the end of the skirt. it has a beautiful beaded applique as a sash. it is a little more flashy than my normal style, but that kind of made it special. i know this perfectness. it is not unfamiliar to me. having spent so long with stefan, i feel not one person could deserve this much happiness. he is waiting for me, and in this dress, at this church, with this man, i will mark a moment, which from forever on, will see me through to be this happy. i try so hard not to cry and make such a mess of my makeup. but now i am all zipped up and ready to go. i am nervous, but it's okay. we walk down the hall and we assemble behind the wall before i go, and bonnie squeezes my hand just before she walks down the aisle. his face is slightly obscured by some flowers, but i'll see him soon enough. as they tell me it's time to go, and i make sure my dress is flowing correctly, the music swells as i make my entrance.
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