A/N Sorry about the delay folks, life keeps getting in the way! This is the wedding chapter, I hope you enjoy it.

BPOV

I wake early and for just a moment I snuggle into my feathery pillow. It smells of Edward, mmm, I inhale deeply. I open one eye to look at him when I hear his soft chuckle beside me. ''Sleep well?'' he questions.

''MmHmm'' for once the baby left me alone for a few hours and I got some much needed sleep. I am feeling better today but still a little tired. I'm in the middle of a yawn when I realise what day it is. ''Holy crap, Edward we're getting married today,'' I all but yell causing Edward to laugh out loud.

''That we are, my love.'' He grins at me. I can't help my answering smile. ''Wait here a moment, I'll be right back.'' Edward leans over to kiss me on the nose before he leaps off the bed and heads out of the room. ''It's not like I have much choice'' I huff as I stare at my massive bump. I can't get up without assistance now anyway.

Before long Edward has returned with breakfast for me. He helps me to sit up against a soft pile of pillows before laying the tray in front of me. Along with my cup of blood he has brought me some delicious blueberry pancakes and some crispy bacon. ''Thank you Esme'' I call out knowing she can hear me. Edward wasn't gone long enough to make all this.

After breakfast Edward helps me shower and then wraps me in a fluffy white robe, gosh it feels so good against my skin, I rub my cheek against the soft fabric just as Alice comes bounding into the room. She takes one look at Edward and points her dainty little finger at him. ''You. Out. Now.'' then she points to the door.

I am about to protest when Alice silences me with a look ''Bella I am prepared to overlook last night because of your condition,'' she nods at my belly ''but there is no way I am going to put up with him in here while I get you ready for your wedding. We have to at least try to follow some traditions.''

I look to Edward but he just shrugs kisses me quickly and heads for the door. Traitor. ''He needs to hunt anyway, so all the boys are heading off while us girls help to get things organised.'' Alice beams at me.

I roll my eyes as Edward disappears ''Honestly Alice, what's to organise? There's only going to be a minister and a few family here. None of you even eat for crying out loud so you don't need to sort out food. I can't dance like this,'' I point to my belly ''I can't see what the big fuss is all about.'' I grumble.

Alice scowls ''don't be a party pooper Bella, I'm sure you want this day to be special for Edward?'' she raises an eyebrow at me.

''Yes of course I do but…''

''No buts Bella, this is what will make you both happy. Edward wants something traditional…and you want to make him happy. So suck it up because we're doing this.''

Jeez Alice, I can't deny though that I want Edward to be happy, and he is a fairly traditional guy so I decide to shut my mouth and go with it. I nod and give in to Alice's primping and preening. She spends the next few hours going over my whole body buffing and scrubbing. She even fills in for Edward and rubs my back for me when she can see it hurts a little. I thought I would be shaking with nerves by now but I am feeling oddly calm. I know I am doing the right thing. Soon I am going to be Mrs Cullen and nothing in this world will make me happier than that.

Rosalie comes to do my hair a while later and Alice puts the finishing touches to my make-up before fetching my dress. God only knows what it looks like. It won't matter anyway because I look like a whale in everything.

I close my eyes while Alice and Rosalie help me into my dress. I am thankful that my bruises from a few weeks ago have all healed and I can once again walk unaided, if even only for short distances. ''There we go, perfect.'' Alice gushes. I am afraid to open my eyes, I am enjoying the feel of the silky material against my skin and I don't want to ruin the image I have in my head by seeing the harsh reality before me in the mirror.

I feel a pair of cold hands touch my shoulders and hear Rosalie's soft voice against my ear. ''Open your eyes Bella, you look fabulous.'' I am surprised, Rosalie isn't the type to say things just to make someone feel better, her brutal honesty is something I have come to admire and depend on. I can always trust Rosalie to give it to me straight. I cautiously open my eyes, and am pleasantly surprised at what I see.

My dress is an ivory, floor length, sleeveless creation. The fabric is gathered just below my bust and falls over my bump beautifully before opening up into wide pleats of fabric. It is a simple but beautiful dress that even I, with my expanding waistline, can't ruin. There is a beautiful ivory flower holding up one side of my hair. My hair flows in waves over one of my bare shoulders. I am not wearing any jewellery, the only piece I want is the ring Edward is going to place on my finger.

I didn't realise I was crying until Alice dabs my face with a tissue. ''Good thing I used waterproof mascara, I had a feeling you would need it.'' She grins at me.

I reach over and hug Alice to me as close as possible ''Oh, thank you Alice. This dress is…amazing.''

''Your welcome Bella'' Alice says before pulling away and grinning ''Everything is set, Carlisle will be here in a moment to help you downstairs, I'm just going to put on my dress and meet you down there.''

I take a deep steadying breath ''Okay.''

Alice and Rosalie leave the room just as Carlisle enters ''Bella you are a vision. Edward is going to be beside himself when he sees you.'' He extends his arms to me, I know he has to carry me downstairs as I am much too wobbly at the moment to chance it. ''Carlisle can I ask you for a favour. You can totally say no if you want. Don't feel like you have to…''

Carlisle cuts me off ''It's okay Bella, ask away.''

I wring my hands as I mumble ''Well I was just wondering, if you don't mind, could you give me away?'' I am staring at the floor as I ask, afraid he will say no.

I feel a cool fingertip under my chin and I raise my head to look at him ''I would be honoured Bella.'' he says quietly.

''Thank you Carlisle'' I whisper with fresh tears in my eyes. This means so much to me, there is no one I would rather give me away. Carlisle just smiles at me in response before picking me up and carrying me downstairs. I hear someone playing the wedding march on Edward's piano as we descend. Now I'm nervous. Once Carlisle deposits me on my bare feet and slips my arm through his I take a deep breath before taking my first step into the living room.

EPOV

Everyone has taken their seats in the living room while waiting for Bella to arrive. We all heard her ask Carlisle to give her away and it made us smile. I am the only one however to hear the pride in Carlisle's thoughts at being able to do this for Bella. He truly sees her as one of his own.

We didn't bother will all the extras of a 'normal' wedding. Alice has done a beautiful job of decorating the living room, where the ceremony is being held. Every spare surface is covered with fresh flowers giving the room the most gorgeous fresh aroma. Obviously it has nothing on Bella's natural scent. There are seats put out for our few guests and a small altar prepared for us to stand beneath as we say our vows. We decided to go with traditional vows, only changing 'till death do us part' to 'as long as we both shall live' which all things considered is definitely more appropriate.

I hear Carlisle and Bella descend the stairs and eagerly turn to catch my first glimpse of my love in her wedding dress. I don't know what I expected to see but when Bella rounds the corner I am blown away by what I see. She has never looked more beautiful. This is quite a feat as Bella is always beautiful to me.

She is wearing a stunning floor length ivory dress and her hair has gorgeous curls in it. But it is simply Bella that I cannot take my eyes off. She is looking around nervously at her surroundings before she finally finds me standing at the altar, waiting for her. I can't help but smile at her, a smile which grows impossibly bigger when she beams back at me. All the nerves seem to have left her body when she laid eyes on me. I reach for her hand as she approaches and Carlisle places her hand in mine, and I am home. Nothing has ever felt this right before in my long life. Bella was made for me in every way.

The ceremony is short but sweet and when the minister declares us husband and wife I swear I could burst from happiness. When I turn to kiss my new wife I see that she has tears running down her face. I rub her wet cheeks gently with my thumbs before I lean in to kiss her soft lips. The room and its occupants disappear when our lips meet and it is just the two of us. Bella's hands make their way into my hair as my arms wrap around her waist. I pull her close to me as I devour her mouth. We are only brought out of our own little world when I hear Emmett clear his throat dramatically. I pull away slightly only to stare in Bella's chocolate eyes. I deliberately ignore the thoughts around me. I don't want to hear Emmet's humour, Jasper's exasperation or even Alice's enthusiasm. I certainly don't want to hear Tanya's jealousy. All I want is to be absorbed into Bella's beautiful brown eyes.

Of course our moment can't last forever and Bella is eventually pulled away and into the arms of Alice who is practically vibrating with happiness. We are congratulated by everyone and I look over to see that Bella seems truly happy to be surrounded by my family. Well they are her family now too.

The evening passes quickly while we all enjoy the celebrations. It is a quiet and intimate gathering but it works for us. Bella would not have been happy getting married in front of a room full of people she didn't know just for the sake of having a lavish wedding. That just isn't her, and I love her all the more because of it.

Bella loves the ring I placed on her finger, she keeps looking at it. It is perhaps a little much by today's standards but it was my mother's ring and I wanted Bella to have it. Bella assures me that it is perfect.

We even manage to have a first dance, albeit a slow one. I hold Bella close as Rosalie plays softly on the piano and spin her slowly around the room. Bella stares up at me adoringly as we dance and I can't stop myself from leaning down to kiss her as we move. ''Thank you Bella.'' I whisper.

''For what?'' she looks confused and I have to laugh. ''For being mine.'' I say before leaning in to claim her lips again.

She pulls away after a few moments ''I should be the one thanking you.'' She says but I just shake my head and don't answer. I am the lucky one in this.

Eventually Bella gets tired, it's been a long day for her and the baby has been kicking a lot for the last few hours. She is hiding it well but I know she is in pain. I tell everyone that we are going to retire for the night and turn to pick her up only to see that she is biting her lip. ''What is it?''

''Umm are you sure you want to go up with me, I mean, your family is leaving tomorrow and you barely got to spend any time with them.'' She looks at me guiltily ''I don't mind if you want to spend the evening with them while I'm in bed.''

I just shake my head and don't answer as I carry her upstairs. Once we are in the room I don't let her go, I just bend my head to kiss her. She pulls away slightly and speaks against my lips ''I take it that's a 'no' to staying downstairs with everyone then?''

I chuckle. ''That's a 'hell no' sweetheart. I don't care if the pope is downstairs, I'm staying here with you.''

''Ssh they'll hear you'' she whispers, making me laugh harder. ''So? Bella love, no one expects me to spend my wedding night downstairs taking to my family while my wife is up in bed alone.''

''I like the sound of that'' Bella sighs. I raise an eyebrow in question. ''I like it when you call me your wife.'' She clarifies.

''Not as much as I do'' I growl. Bella brings out the caveman in me, I feel the need to claim her as mine constantly. I don't ever want anyone to even look at her the way I do. I see how beautiful she is, and so does everyone else. Well, now she is mine forever. The thought makes me smile.

I carry Bella to the bathroom and help her change for bed. Bella watches as I take my turn to change. ''Did I tell you how good you look in that tux?'' she asks. I smile ''a few times.''

Once she is comfortably situated in bed I pull her close and start to massage her aching back, making her moan in pleasure. ''Today was perfect wasn't it Edward'' she says with her eyes closed.

I lean forward to kiss her ''Yes baby, absolutely perfect.

Bella opens her eyes and watches me for a few moments. I can tell she has something on her mind. ''What is it love?''

Bella scrunches her nose adorably ''I was just thinking how it would be a shame if we didn't have a 'proper' wedding night.

I freeze ''we can't'' I whisper.

''But…I'm feeling so much better than I was, stronger. And it is a special occasion after all'' she says suggestively as she runs her hand down to my waist.

I can't help but laugh ''I thought you were tired.''

''Not now I'm not'' she grins ''C'mon Edward, who knows when we will get to do 'it' again.'' she pleads. ''Once I'm changed I'm going to spend all my time trying to control other types of urges for a while. Who knows when I will be ready to be with you.''

I lean in and bury my face in her neck, groaning. I know we couldn't do much physically while Bella was weak but now she is much stronger. I had a conversation about this with Carlisle this morning, just in case, and he said as long as Bella is up for it there shouldn't be a problem. I would just have to be even more gentle than I normally am with her breakable body. I wasn't going to bring the subject up but I had a feeling that Bella might be thinking along those lines. I wanted to be prepared.

''Okay'' my voice is muffled in her neck but she has no problem hearing me. ''Really?'' she squeals. I have to laugh again at her blatant excitement.

I hold her cheek in my palm as I kiss her button nose once. ''Really'' I breathe. Jeez my body is already aching for her in the best way but as I give myself permission to make love to Bella the feeling intensifies to fever pitch. I know as I stare into Bella's eyes that she is feeling the same way.

''I love you'' she whispers.

''As I love you'' I respond just as I take her mouth in a slow deep kiss. I trace her sweet lips with my tongue making her breath catch deliciously. ''We are going to have to be extra careful'' I warn and she nods her head. I help Bella to sit up and I remove her nightdress. She then watches as I leave the bed to take off my own clothes. She is biting her lip driving me crazy.

I climb back onto the bed beside her ''Lie on your side with your back to me, that's it'' I say as she complies. I move into position directly behind her, pressing my front to her back. Bella turns her head and smiles as she feels me hard against her behind. I lean down to take her lips again as I move one hand to her soft breast, making her gasp.

I move my lips to Bella's neck as I gently massage first one breast, then the other. I move my other arm underneath her to hold her against me. ''Are you comfortable baby?'' I ask against her silky skin.

''Yes'' she gasps. I move my hand away from her breasts and she whimpers softly until she realises my next destination. I run my hand down her body and rest it in between her legs. I feel with my fingers how ready she is for me. ''So wet.'' I murmur. Thank god everyone has taken Alice up on her 'impromtu' suggestion of a game of night baseball as there is no way I would allow them to hear me talking to my wife in this way. Something tells me Alice saw this coming.

Her response to my praise is a soft mewl. ''Are you ready for me love?''

''Yes, oh yes Edward, now please'' she begs. I carefully pull one of her legs back over mine to give me easier access.

I position myself at her entrance and push forward slowly. The feeling is…''Oh baby you feel so good.'' I have to be careful not to go too fast or hard, I can't hurt her. All I get in response is a garbled moan. I pull back only to push further into her. We have never tried this position before and I have to say, I like it…a lot.

I groan as I push all the way into her, my thighs touching hers. Bella reaches back one arm to grab my hair as her back arches. She wraps her fingers in my hair as I slowly plunge into her again. We make love slowly as I whisper words of love in Bella's ear and she responds by gasping and whimpering, incapable of speech at the feeling of me deep inside her.

It isn't too long before I can't feel the first clenches of her orgasm ''that's it baby, come for me'' I whisper. On cue Bella lets go with a moan and comes hard around me. The clenching of her tight sex sets me off as well and I stiffen as I come inside her, groaning loudly.

I hold Bella gently against me as she recovers from her orgasm. I could go again straight away, but there will be plenty of time for that once she is changed. For now this is enough as I hold my love in my arms.

I pull away from Bella and help her turn to face me, she has a massive, sleepy grin on her face. ''Thank you Edward, that was just…wow that was amazing. She leans over to kiss me.

I can help my chuckle ''you don't have to thank me love, the pleasure was all mine.'' I grin making her laugh out loud.

We talk for another little while but tiredness eventually gets the better of Bella. She has had such a busy day. I help her get into her 'sleeping' position as she calls it. With a pillow wedged under her bump and her leg draped over my hip Bella settles in for a night of uninterrupted sleep, hopefully.

''Goodnight, Mrs Cullen.'' I whisper and she smiles as she drifts away into sleep. I place my hand on her belly, willing the baby to let mommy get her rest tonight.

A/N I was dreading writing this one. Wasn't looking forward to writing about the wedding, at all! How did I do? Please review and let me know. X