9 chapters, and the wedding is finally here! Who's excited?! Also, if you want to know more about Joey and Jessie, I'll have a bio at the end for each of them. :)


I woke up to Mel screaming at Jared. "Get out, Jared! We need to get Wanda ready!"

"I need my clothes, Mel!"

She sighed. "Fine, get them, and get out."

He grabbed his clothes and got out, and Mel shut the door. I sat up, rubbing my eyes. "What time is it?" I ask.

"6 in the morning. We only have 7 hours to get ready, so let's get moving!" Mel said, taking control as usual. Mel walked me to the bath, making sure I never saw Ian, and walked me back to her room. She dried my hair and put it in a bun for now. She pulled out my dress and made me put it on, even though we still had six more hours until the wedding. I pulled it up and she zipped the back up for me, making sure it was tight enough to not fall off. I put on my high heels after that, and Mel helped me practice walking in them. It took me an hour to really get the hang of it, and then Mel left me with a book by Nicholas Sparks to read while she, Lily, Sunny, Jessie, Jared, Jamie, Paige, and a few other people in the cave went to go set everything up for the wedding. It was called Safe Haven, and it was really good. I finished it in three hours, about the time that Mel came back with Lily, Jessie, and Sunny. I had decided to make Lily a bridesmaid as well, and Mel had gotten a dress for her on short notice. Lily, Sunny, and Jessie put on their white dresses, while Mel put on her pink one. They put on the sparkly wedges as well, and Mel gave each of them a rose; my favorite. She handed me a bouquet with white and blood-red roses held together by wires, and white tape that looked more like cloth. I held it close to my heart, getting nervous. Finally, there was thirty minutes until the wedding, so we headed over to the small room where we would wait while the guys walked down the aisle.

Mel was watching from the little space not visible to everyone in the audience. Jeb was going to be the minister, and he had really cleaned up nicely. Mel motioned for Jessie to walk out, since I had made her the flower girl, too, since she was the youngest in the cave. After her, Lily walked out, then Sunny, then Mel, and, after Mel was by Jeb, it was my turn. Everyone rose as I walked onto the red carpet, smiling at me. I walked down slowly, every step took two seconds. I smiled up at Ian from behind my veil, clutching the flowers to my stomach. I made sure I didn't look down and my back was straight. When I stepped onto the little platform with Jeb, Ian, Mel, and Jared -who was Ian's best man- I gave Mel my bouqet and Ian held my hands in his.

Jeb began his speech. "Dearly Beloved, we are gathered together here in the sign of God – and in the face of this company – to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony, which is commended to be honorable among all men; and therefore – is not by any – to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly – but reverently, discreetly, advisedly and solemnly. Into this holy estate these two persons present now come to be joined. If any person can show just cause why they may not be joined together – let them speak now or forever hold their peace."

Jeb paused and looked at the audience, knowing nobody would speak. He smiled and continued. "Marriage is the union of husband and wife in heart, body and mind. It is intended for their mutual joy – and for the help and comfort given on another in prosperity and adversity. But more importantly – it is a means through which a stable and loving environment may be attained.

"Through marriage, Ian and Wanderer make a commitment together to face their disappointments – embrace their dreams – realize their hopes – and accept each other's failures. Ian and Wanderer will promise one another to aspire to these ideals throughout their lives together – through mutual understanding – openness – and sensitivity to each other.

"We are here today – before God – because marriage is one of His most sacred wishes – to witness the joining in marriage of Ian and Wanderer. This occasion marks the celebration of love and commitment with which this man and this woman begin their life together. And now – through me – He joins you together in one of the holiest bonds.

"Who gives this woman in marriage to this man?"

I had completely forgot about this part. Before I could start worrying, Jamie stepped up. "I shall," he said simply.

Jeb smiled at him, nodding to take his seat. Jamie sat back down and Jeb continued. "This is a beginning and a continuation of their growth as individuals. With mutual care, respect, responsibility and knowledge comes the affirmation of each one's own life happiness, growth and freedom. With respect for individual boundaries comes the freedom to love unconditionally. Within the emotional safety of a loving relationship – the knowledge self-offered one another becomes the fertile soil for continued growth. With care and responsibility towards self and one another comes the potential for full and happy lives.

"By gathering together all the wishes of happiness and our fondest hopes for Ian and Wanderer from all present here, we assure them that our hearts are in tune with theirs. These moments are so meaningful to all of us, for what greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together – to strengthen each other in all labor – to minister to each other in all sorrow – to share with each other in all gladness.

"This relationship stands for love, loyalty, honesty and trust, but most of all for friendship. Before they knew love, they were friends, and it was from this seed of friendship that is their destiny. Do not think that you can direct the course of love – for love, if it finds you worthy, shall direct you.

"Marriage is an act of faith and a personal commitment as well as a moral and physical union between two people. Marriage has been described as the best and most important relationship that can exist between them. It is the construction of their love and trust into a single growing energy of spiritual life. It is amoral commitment that requires and deserves daily attention. Marriage should be a life long consecration of the ideal of loving kindness – backed with the will to make it last."

Now it was time for the vows. "Do you, Ian O'Shea, take Wanda Stryder to be your wife – to live together after God's ordinance – in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, for better, for worse, in sadness and in joy, to cherish and continually bestow upon her your heart's deepest devotion, forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto her as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," Ian said, looking deep into my eyes.

"Do you, Wanda Stryder take Ian O'Shea to be your husband – to live together after God's ordinance – in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, for better, for worse, in sadness and in joy, to cherish and continually bestow upon him your heart's deepest devotion, forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto him as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," I said, looking back into his eyes. I loved how Jeb had decided to use Mel and Jamie's last name as mine, instead of just Wanda or Wanderer.

Next were the rings. Jamie had been put in charge of that job. "What token of your love do you offer? Would you place the rings in my hand?" Jamie stepped up and put them in Jeb's hand. "May this/these ring(s) be blessed as the symbol of this affectionate unity. These two lives are now joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever they go – may they always return to one another."

Jeb handed Ian my ring, and he placed it on my ring finger. I did the same with Ian's ring.

"With the power vested in me, I pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride." Ian wrapped his arms around me and dipped his head down, his lips meeting mine. It was the first kiss of our marriage, and it couldn't have been more perfect. Everyone around us cheered, not that I noticed. We broke apart seconds later, and Ian wrapped his arm around my waist and knocked my feet out from under me, carrying me out of the room. They had set up a place for the reception in town. Mel told me they had booked a room in a hotel, and everyone would stay there tonight. We needed our contacts for the drive to town, and then we were safe. We all fitted into the three cars tightly, but it was a relitivaly short drive anyways.

Ian and I rode in the back of one car. Jared drove, and Mel sat next to him. Jamie and Jessie fitted into one seat, and so did Ian and I, so Lily sat in the middle seat, which was half the size of the others, but still enough room. I wasn't sure who was in what car besides our own. We got there in about thirty minutes, and Mel checked us in. The room didn't have any windows, and no exit except for the one. Mel locked the door behind everyone, and we took off our contacts. The table of food was set up already, along with the cake and the plates were there, too. Everything was there, actually, including speakers and an iPod, which held almost every song in the world from the past one hundred years. It actually wasn't as many as it sounded like; there's only about half of the genres that actually exsist. There was romance, pop, country, and dance, mostly. Lily wanted to be in charge of the music, so she sat up there with the iPod in her hand, playing music. Mel whispered something in her ear, and a slow song came on.

"The first dance goes to the bride and groom!" Mel announced through a microphone on stage. Ian took my hand and led me over to the dancefloor, and placed his other hand on my hip. I placed my hand on his shoulder, and we began swaying to the music. Before I knew it, it was over. I danced with Jamie, who was now taller than me. I danced with Jared and Kyle, too, and Joey, to my surprise. I guess since Lily was working the iPod, he didn't have anyone to dance with at the moment. I knew she would switch with someone soon. Joey was easy to get along with. He was funny, charming, and kind of a diva. Not to mention he was really cute. Not handsome, but cute.

I danced with Ian more, and then we had some food. Ian and I shared, as always. We had a big steak, which I had never tried before. It was really good, better than I had expected. We also shared a piece of cake. At the top were small wax figures of a bride and groom, and we each kept one. I was feeding Ian a bite of the cake, and accidentally smeared some on his lips and nose. He smiled deviously and grabbed a piece of cake and smushed it all over my face. A little bit of it got into my hair, and Mel went bezark. Luckily, I had changed out of my wedding dress and so it wasn't as big of a deal when some fell. Mel started yelling at Ian loudly, attracting everyone's attention. I punched her arm lightly. "Mel," I said. "It's fine."

She huffed and pulled me into the bathroom and cleaned my face off, getting it out of my hair. "All my work, for nothing," she muttered under her breath. I rolled my eyes as she redid my make up.


Next chapter is the rest of the reseption, the toasts, and possibly the honeymoon. I plan on uploading it after this story gets 40 reviews (3 more). Anyways, as I promised, the bio on Jessie and Joey.

Joey

There's not much to Joey. He's based on Joey Graceffa from YouTube and Amazing Race. This Joey is from, like, three years ago, so he still has his old hair, and not his hair from today. And if you don't know who that is and you want to, look up his channel on YouTube. It's just JoeyGraceffa I think. So yeah, that's Joey.

Jessie

Jessie is more complex than Joey. You don't really know much about her, because she isn't really her unless she's with Jamie. Since this isn't Jamie's point of view, you don't really get to see the real her, but I'm hoping to be able to write it in somewhere, maybe as Jamie talking to Wanda. She seems kind of tough and has a sense of humor that you also don't really see. With Jamie, she's open and loving, sweet. And Jamie loves her like he's known her forever. He's also really romantic. Jessie, I think, has brown hair that's usually in a ponytail, but she has long side bangs that are never in the ponytail. She wears leather jackets sometimes, because before Jamie, she felt it was nesesary to always act tough and try to be 'one of the guys' since there weren't any girls. She isn't really close to anyone in the cave besides Jamie, but she's coming around to Wanda, and possibly Mel because I think their personalities are similar. She also has those leather biker pants, but sometimes just wears jeans. The only time you'll find her in a dress is at weddings; she doesn't actually own any besides the bridesmaid dress. She wears tall boots, too, but she does not have any tattoos, although she wants one as well as a motorsycle. She's a pretty tough girl, but she's finally found what she needs; someone to open up to and be vulnerabke around. It took a while for her to open up to anyone, because she's got survival instincts from being on the run from souls and always living with boys. She had a rough past which might also be revealed in the story. I hope you guys like Jessie as much as I do, because I'm not planning on killing her off any time soon. Or at all. I'm surprised I haven't gotten any shit for bringing in characters that aren't in the book, honestly.

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