"I now pronounce you to be Prince Kristoff and Princess Anna. You may now kiss the bride," Elsa declared as the great hall of Arendelle castle erupted into cheers.
Kirstoff lifted the veil backwards over Anna's head, revealing his new wife's face and pulled her in to kiss her deeply. Anna all but threw her arms around Kristoff's neck and leaned into him in response.
Elsa stood in front of the happy couple at the altar of the room and, having just joined her sister and the man of her dreams together forever, turned away as her eyes filled with tears of happiness.
It had taken some time, and a numerous amount of long, tiring meetings, but finally Queen Elsa had managed to convince the people of Arendelle and the rulers of surrounding countries that her sister should be free to marry whoever she deemed worthy.
Behind Kristoff stood Sven the reindeer looking very smart with his fur combed, antlers polished and bowtie that hung around his neck for the occasion. Very early in the engagement, Kristoff had insisted that Sven was to be his best man. The reindeer had been his friends all his life and Kristoff couldn't imagine getting married without Sven standing beside him. Anna was only too happy not to object to this arrangement. This, however, made things all the more harder for her sister. Not only was she trying to get clearance of this union, now she had to make it okay for a reindeer to be the best man.
Olaf, however, when offered the chance to be another member of Kirstoff's party, had refused the position. Now the little snowman stood across from Sven and behind Anna wearing a little blue dress trimmed with white, to match Anna's white dress trimmed with blue, and holding a bouquet of flowers.
He had insisted on being Anna's bridesmaid and even though snowmen couldn't cry tears, or blow their noses for that matter, his sobs could be heard very clearly from the door at the other end of the room. Watching the little snowman, you would see him mimic the action of blowing his carrot into the hanky he'd acquired for the occasion and then dab his eyes with it even though there were no tears there.
Anna, dressed in the traditional white of a bride, pulled back from Kristoff, detaching her arms from his neck, and smiled. Taking his hand in hers, they walked down the red carpet covered aisle which was decorated with little tea light candles, followed by Sven and Olaf walking side by side, with Elsa bringing up the rear. Petals rained down over the party, thrown by Kristoff's family of trolls and citizens of the kingdom as they made their exit.
The nineteen piece orchestra played a beautiful, yet different, wedding piece that, mixed with the emotion in the room, brought tears to one's eye.
The happy couple went through the doors of the castle into the white and blue carriage that awaited them. Now seated, they looked back at all their friends and guests smiling and waving tearfully at them.
Elsa caught Anna's eye and they filled with fresh tears. This was the first time she was to be alone truly since their parents died. Even though Elsa had kept her distance from Anna, she was always there, never truly alone. Now she would be. Anna felt this understanding pass between them and hoped that one day Elsa would find someone to share her life with.
Just as the carriage was about to leave Anna shouted at the driver, a troll, to stop. Kristoff looked at Anna with concern as she raced from the carriage to her sister.
Anna embraced the sobbing Elsa. Tears threatened to spill from her eyes. She held them back for the sake of her sister.
'Elsa it will be alright,' Anna soothed her sister, stroking her hair.
Elsa broke free of Anna's embrace and looked in her sister's eyes. 'I'm sorry,' she said, 'I didn't mean to cry like this. I was trying so hard not to, to be happy, and believe me, I am. It's just you're leaving, even if it is only for two weeks, and I'll be truly alone for the first time in forever. I know this is really selfish of me to hold you up like this. Don't feel guilty, I'll be fine.'
'I'll be back before you know it,' Anna reassured Elsa. The sisters hugged again.
'Now go,' Elsa told Anna. 'Go and have fun. I'll see you in two weeks.'
Anna ran down the stairs and back to Kristoff. The carriage started and the newlyweds left the cheers of the citizens and their friends behind them. Anna turned and waved to her sister before turning her head to join lips with Kristoff as they disappeared from view.
