Chapter Ten

The Wedding

"Do I look pretty, daddy?"

-Kate, My sister's keeper

Renesmee Cullen

This was my wedding day, the day I would remember for the rest of my life, the day I was no longer Renesmee Carlie Cullen, I would be Renesmee Carlie Cullen-Black, and I would finally get what I wanted, I would get Jake forever.

I had seen all of the decorations been prepared, the house looked beautiful covered in white and blue flowers and streamers and fairy lights, it was like a scene out of a disney princess movie. Something told me that today would also be my fairytale ending, that I would finally get to live happily ever after with Jake and we could be together without condition.

I swung my legs out of bed, and I screamed when Alice was stood there with a plate of eggs, an apple and hot chocolate on a plate for me.

"Alice!" I yelled, "You gave me a fright!"

She chuckled slightly and pointed at the clock. "You're late so I got your dad to make you some eggs sunny side up-"

"Just the way I like them?" I asked her.

"Just the way you like them." Alice smiled and patted my arm as she sat the tray down on my lap and I began to feast on the amazing eggs. I had always loved my fathers eggs more than anything, except maybe blood. Maybe.

"You know if you eat any faster you're going to make yourself throw up and I can't have you been sick on your wedding day." Aunt Alice rolled her eyes and began to look at me up and down. "Hurry up and we can get started on getting you ready!"

"Already? But it's first thing in the morning. I don't even have to be at the altar till five!" I exclaimed as Alice shook her head at me.

"We still need to get you ready though, you look awful." She said to me as she moved the empty tray off my lap and took my arm, pulling me up and then to the stairs as she pulled me up them to get to her makeover room that we were all getting ready in, or all of the girls were.

I saw that every girl who was a Cullen, (Or in Izeya and Nefertiti's casem a Racluse as they were been my flower girls) was standing in the room. Me, Maddie, Winnie, Lottie, Mary, Alice, Rose, My mom and Esme were all congregated in the very large ornate room that had mirrors from roof to floor along one wall.

The room was amazing, I had to admit, it was like a salon in Alice's own house.

"COME ON THEN YOU LAZY LOT!" Alice yelled at everybody as they all began to scatter around trying to find a place to sit. It was as if we were on a ship and Alice was the captain.

"Right, Maddie, Winnie, seen as you two are the main bride's maids, I need you two to get ready first as you will be sorting out any last minute arrangements with the guests and you will be greeting any early comers. Rose and Bella, I need your help with Renesmee. Esme, could you please get Izzy and Tee sorted out? Tara, Lottie and Mary, seen as you are the minor bride's maids, I need you to please get ready also, but you must help everybody else as well as your selves, so help Winona and Madison get ready first!" ALice ranted and then as she finished, everyone began to scatter around the large room getting ready and pulling on dresses. I didn't see the rush, we had almost five hours.

Alice began to brush through my hair, the curls seeming frizzier than usual.

"First I'm going to have to wash your hair, it's filthy!" She groaned as she pulled my chair over to an honest to god hairdressers sink in her room. Like I said, it was like a salon in her house!

She pulled my head back and placed my neck into the hollow bt of the sink to lay your head on, I found it rather uncomfortable, but as she turned on the shower head, I began to relax.

The warm water had a calming effect on me as it whooshed down my semi-long hair and into the sink. I heard a noise, almost like a fart as she squeezed the bottle of what must have been shampoo.

I moved my head as she was about to touch the shampoo to my head. "It's strawberry, don't worry." She rolled her eyes and pushed my head down to the sink again and began to rub soothing circles on my scalp as she lathered up the shampoo. I saw that some of the other's also had wet hair now as well in the mirror, I presumed they must have washed their hair.

"Remember the styles for the bride's maids! I want everything to be perfect!" Alice said to Mary who I guess was going to start the bridesmaids hair soon. I wouldn't have expected any less from her daughter though.

The shower came on again, the water tickling the back of my neck as the water washed the suds of soap away from my hair. The strawberry scent tickled my nose and made my smile at the memories it brought back of my childhood.

Alice quickly got to work on using the same method to put conditioner on my hair, this time been slower to let the conditioner soak into my hair a little so that I could have shiny hair for my wedding day.

The shower came out again and washed the conditioner down the drain, and Alice wrapped my head up in a towel, turban style like I used to when I was younger when I got out of the bath.

I laughed at my image, I looked very young all of a sudden and I realised that today was the day that I really did begin to grow up and start my forever with Jacob, rather than living my life to how my parents willed it.

I smiled in the mirror as Alice began to rub the towel on my curls, giving it a shake to towel dry my hair before she blow dried it.

I smiled as she looked in the mirror at me, I felt a tear go down my cheek and I whispered, "Thank you."

"What for?" Alice asked with a sympathetic smile.

"For this, for everything." I blinked the tears away.

"It's fine, Nessiebear." She said using a childhood nickname that I had not heard her call me in years, she usd to add it to all of our names, all of her nieces, nephews and her own daughter.

She finished towel drying my hair and she then ran a brush through it, the hair unknotted with remarkable ease, probably due to the conditioner she had put on it earlier, and then she began to carefully blow dry it so it would go straight for her to put my hair up in the style I had chosen.

I liked people brushing my hair, my mother used to do it to me when I was younger before I went to bed, but she stopped as I got older. I don't know why, I guess I missed those little moments between us, but I had always liked the feeling of people brushing my hair, it was one of the small pleasures in life.

Alice finished with the hair dryer and the whole process took maybe an hour to complete, and then she began to style my hair with beautiful pins and interlocking diamantes and beautiful gems in my hair.

After that she began to put makeup on me, a beautiful assortment of powders and foundations to make my skin look perfect.

She surrounded my eyes with make up and made them look beautiful and smokey just like I had asked, and when everything was done, she pulled out my dress.

Everyone else was ready now in their different dresses. My bridesmaids were all in floor length dresses that were low cut and sleeves with holes in them, a sash wrapped around each of their waists, and surprisingly the dark blue suited everybody.

The flower girls were both in white dresses with blue sashes around the middle and blue flower embroidery on the bodice and skirt of the dress. They looked adorable with their hair hanging loosely, the bride's maids on the other hand had their hair curled in an ornate style like mine, only different and each had a white flower in their hair.

They all looked beautiful.

As Alice pulled my dress out of the closet, everybody squealed. It was almost time…

I stood at the altar waiting for the music to start, my dad holding firmly onto my arm as he ws giving me away.

"Do I look pretty, daddy?" i asked him one final time before the music started for me to go out.

"You look beautiful sweetie." He whispered to me, I smiled half heartedly as my heart beated faster and faster.

"Don't let me fall." I murmured.

"Never." My dad smiled and with one final squeeze of his hand, the music started, and I walked out into the crowds of people.

Third Person

The alter of white and blue flowers stood at the head of the beach, snow fell making a white blanket over the sand as the tide lapped low on the end of the beach. The snow glistened in the dappled sunlight and it looked like magic filled the air.

As the music began, two girls began to walk down the aisle tossing flower petals all along the way, Izeya and Nefertiti were dressed in little white dresses trimmed with icy blue lace and icy blue sashes around their waists. Their feet crunched in the deep snow. Their hair was braided back, falling into loose curls. Jacob watched them for only a fraction of a second, he waited impatiently as the only person he wanted to see walk down the aisle was Renesmee. Once the flower girls reached the end of the aisle, they took their places at the end of the alter and waited for Renesmee.

Finally the music changed and everybody turned to face the back of the setting, waiting for the bride to enter. Slowly, Renesmee entered with Edward on her arm leading her down the aisle, with her bride's maids trailing behind her. Everyone gasped quietly at the sight of Renesmee as they laid eyes on her.

Jacob stared in wonder, watching as his beautiful Nessie walked towards him, holding onto her fathers arm along the way. As she made her way towards him, his eyes didn't leave her even for a second as he gazed upon the woman of his dreams, his soulmate, who had never looked more beautiful to him than right now.

Renesmee was wearing an ivory wedding dress that was rather plain; it was long and flared out at the bottom. The dress was backless and gathered at the skirt with many microscopic jewels on the skirt that shimmered every time Renesmee made even a slight gesture. She also had a veil on, covering some of her hair and showing her face. It was attached to her tiara that sparkled like the skirt of the dress. She even had on her engagement ring, Jacob noticed, which made him smile. What really made everybody stare though was her face, she was only wearing some light eyeliner and blusher, but to Jacob that was enough. Her skin seemed to have a majestic shine to it.

Finally, Edward and Renesmee made it to the alter, Jacob smiled lovingly at Renesmee and she smiled back at him. Edward gave Jake Nessie's hand and then made his way to his seat on the front row next to Bella and the rest of the family.

As Renesmee and Jacob waited for the musicians to finish playing their song, the two smiled lovingly at one another and suddenly Renesmee's fear disappeared instantly. The music came to a close and then the priest raised his head and began to speak, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join two souls who love one another unconditionally, Jacob William Black and Renesmee Carlie Cullen, in the most sacred of all bonds, in holy matrimony." There was a pause as some of the guest began to cry and whimper with happiness.

"At this time, I would like to ask for the rings please." Immediately Eddie walked over to the priest and handed him the small case which he opened up for Jacob and Renesmee to each take a single silver band. When he shut the case, Renesmee nodded to him and he went back to his place behind Jacob.

"At this time, Renesmee and Jacob had each decided to deliver their own personal vows to each other, Jacob; you may begin when you are ready." Jake nodded to the priest and took a deep breath. He was so nervous right then; he almost couldn't find his words. But after looking into Renesmee's eyes briefly, Jake forgot everybody else and found his words as he let them flow from his mouth like he was telling a story.

"Renesmee Carlie Cullen, from the first day I saw you all those years ago, I knew we were destined to be together. When I saw you it was like gravity moved- it was no longer holding me here. You were, my Nessie. I thought that day was the best day of my life, but I was wrong." Jake said, and then everybody looked a little confused, including Renesmee herself but she also looked a little hurt. "We dated for the past few years and I can honestly say I've never been happier. I love everyday I get to spend with you whether it's the entire day or even just a few seconds, my time with you means more than everything to me and I never want to take it for granted. All those times we've had, I'll treasure for the rest of my life, both good and bad, but none of those were the best day of my life." Jake took a breath to compose him self as he went on with Renesmee holding his hands. "When our friendship blossomed into love and I told you I loved you and you told me that you loved me, I thought that was the happiest day of my life, but it wasn't. But starting today, our wedding day… Everyday I wake up next to you and I get to see your beautiful smile will be the best day of my life."

Renesmee now smiled as tears crept to the corners of her eyes, threatening to escape in front of all of the people watching her and Jake. Jacob took her hand and lifted the silver wedding band up, slipping it onto the same finger as her engagement ring. "Renesmee... I promise to love you everyday for the rest of my life. I promise to love and to cherish you forever, no matter what. When you are sick, I'll be there to take care of you. When you are upset, I'll be there to comfort you. I will make it my life's mission to make sure you are happy because today you have made me the happiest and luckiest man in the entire world. With this right I solemnly vow." He pushed the right completely onto her finger.

Renesmee took a few short breaths and after looking into Jake's eyes, she smiled back and then opened her mouth to speak. "Jake, for so long you were my best friend, the only person I really could talk to about anything. I wanted nothing but to be your friend, but that all changed the day I realised I was in love with you. I don't really know when I actually fell in love with you, it just happened. I remember when we used to play together when I was a little girl, I'd call you Jakey and you used to play with me for hours in the tree house with my siblings even though nobody else would. I remember the first time you ever kissed me, I thought that nothing could be better than when that happened, but just now as I walked down the aisle, I realised something. That wasn't the best day of my life. Today I've finally realised that I get to keep you forever, Jakey." Renesmee cried and then began to laugh at herself for not keeping it together. She took a deep breath and looked into Jacob's eyes again.

Jacob began to cry with happiness too, he choked on a sob, he knew Renesmee loved him, but to hear her say those things to his face in front of so many people made him love her even more if that was possible. After, Renesmee slipped the ring onto his finger completely and then they turned to the priest.

"Do you, Jacob William Black, take Renesmee Carlie Cullen to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love and to hold, in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?" Jacob began to shake with anticipation as he looked Nessie in the eyes.

"I do." He whispered with a smile, choking back another happy sob.

"Renesmee Carlie Cullen, do you take Jacob William Black to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love and to hold, in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?" The priest asked Renesmee.

"I do!" She chirped joyfully as she awaited the final words.

"Then, without further ado, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss the bride." The priest spoke, and with that Jacob cupped Renesmee's face in his hands and planted the most powerful kiss he had ever given her upon her lips, trying to put all his love for his Nessie behind it as she kissed him back with just as much love. Immediately the guests began to cheer and clap at the now newly weds.

What do you think? _ Took me ages to get right, I didn't want it to be too long or too short! Hope you enjoied it! Pictures of the wedding dress + Brides maid dresses are on my blog :) This isn't all so stay tuned for the after party!