AN: Spoilers for like, the middle of the game, but hey, the whole thing got spoiled basically.
If there was one thing Princess Peach couldn't deny as she gazed at her reflections in the trio of mirrors before her, it was that Bowser had surprisingly good taste. Though she was forced to wear it with minimal help from Harriet Broodal, the wedding dress Bowser had obviously painstakingly stolen from the Lake Kingdom for her was gorgeous. Tiara, though not actually providing the veil, only added to the stunning effect of Peach's natural beauty, and the dress was a rather comfortable fit. And even she couldn't help but comment on how pretty Peach looked.
There was a loud and almost forceful knock at the door of this room that Bowser had given her, and it was obviously his impatient knock, that she knew without him having to say anything.
"Is she ready yet? I wanna see how the dress looks on her!" Despite his impatience, he sounded rather giddy.
"Its bad luck to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding Bowser!" Peach called back in a pitiful effort to keep him from seeing her, as even she knew he'd be drooling the second he saw her.
"I don't believe in that stupid superstition! Nice try though, Peachy~!" He shot back and then cooed affectionately. His claw was on the handle and only made about half an inch of a turn before Peach interrupted him again.
"You open that door and see me, then it will guarantee that Mario will stop you and this wedding!"
"I'll take my chances, Peachy!" Bowser retorted. "I'm comin' in!"
Peach pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance as she heard him barge in, not bothering to look at him just yet, though she heard a ruffle of fabric from behind her and could only assume that Harriet had curtsied before Bowser's presence.
Deciding to face the inevitable, Peach finally faced Bowser head on, keeping a neutral face so as not to give him any hopes of her mind changing on the entire situation. The look on his face was priceless, though he wasn't drooling, he looked like he could if he kept his dropped jaw open for too long. She decided to give mercy to the carpet at least by making him say something, playing along for now since there was nothing better to do.
"So, what do you think?" She asked in a neutral tone so he didn't get too excited, giving a slow turn around so he could see it on her from all sides.
"It's….It's… It's perfect….." Bowser stammered in awe, before shaking himself out of his stupor and back to his boastful personality. "And of course it is! Only the best for my future Queen!" Then he became giddy again as he thought of what was next on the to-do list. "Now c'mon, we've got to pose for pictures for all the advertisement, and the sculptor who's going to make the figurines on top of our wedding cake!"
"Fine," Peach replied with a shake of her head in exasperation. "But don't expect me to smile."
"Fair enough. I'll be smiling for the both of us anyway!" Bowser quipped cheerfully.
It was then that they all heard a chugging that could've been a locomotive, but Bowser knew all too well that it had to be Mario.
"Sounds like those two finally caught up." Bowser mused aloud, well aware by now that the hat ghost with Mario was the brother of Tiara. "C'mon Peachy, we might as well let them have a glimpse of your new dress. Oh, and here, to complete the look!" He then gave her a bouquet of small Piranha Plants and pretty white flowers, and he was happy when she took them without question, even if she was keeping a neutral face.
"I had a funny feeling you'd make me hold a Piranha Plant bouquet with some other flowers if it ever came to this." Peach sighed dejectedly. She really did have a feeling about the bouquet, but of all the items he had stolen so far it was the Binding Band he had snatched from the Sand Kingdom that upset her the most. Had the circumstances been different, the Binding Band that was said to bind lovers together for eternity through their matrimony, was extremely romantic in theory. Of course Bowser would nab it for his ulterior motives in forcing it upon her.
"Of course! I would've made it a bouquet of Fire flowers and Ice flowers, but you and I both know what you'd do with them." Bowser countered casually.
Peach couldn't help but snicker darkly at that, she knew he was referring to her most likely giving them to Mario to use against Bowser. Little did Bowser know, Mario wouldn't get the chance if those flowers actually were her bouquet.
Bowser stepped aside from the door to let her out first, and as she passed him with her head held high in obvious defiance, he burned the image into his mind for the sake of the memory as he wanted to remember everything about this wedding….except for how stressful planning it is.
In any case, the sun was setting, leaving the sky in various and gorgeous shades of orange and yellow, clouds were both arching over the ship as well as lying flat enough to stand on below. Perfect spot to have a little battle with Mario and ultimately delay him from catching up again.
Even when Bowser was defeated by Mario, enough to leave him stunned for a number of moments, it pained Peach and Tiara both that they couldn't simply jump off the ship, Mario would've caught them easily, but Bowser was extremely smart in having placed that barrier on the ship, preventing them from leaving until he said otherwise. Which was most likely not going to be until his kingdom or until wherever it was that he planned to have the wedding.
The girls could only look on in horror as Bowser regained his senses and decided to use the ship's cannons to fire upon Mario and Cappy, and the cannonballs trailed right behind them even hitting their ship, and Mario wasn't able to get on it and away in time as they fell to the world below.
It was clear to them then, just how determined Bowser was for this wedding to go off without a hitch. However, Peach knew Mario, and she knew he was one of the luckiest men alive to have survived even worse than what she and Tiara had just witnessed. It was just a matter of time before he could get back on his feet and come for them again.