Chapter 20:
A Spring Wedding
Elsa declared a snowball fight in the ballroom in celebration of her powers returning. It was every man, and woman, for his or herself, each person trying to beam the other and not get beamed himself. There were no rules or winners, only fun. As Elsa nailed Anna in the face, Elsa showed a childhood excitement not seen by Anna since they were little. Anna saw this, and laughed with her sister. While she was distracted, Anna was beamed by a snowball Olaf had thrown.
Jase and Kristoff, though reluctant to throw away their manhood and play like children, were forced when Elsa ordered it (being queen). Though not into it at first, the children in them came out when the sisters teamed up and pelted them with snowballs. Eventually, they joined in whole heartedly.
On the sidelines, Kai and Gerda watched as the two children they watched grow up act like the children they were. From the doorway, a sleepy-eyed Isaac walked up, wide-eyed at the spectacle before them. Standing still in disbelief, he turned to Kai.
"Elsa got her powers back?" he asked.
Kai nodded. "Yes sir" he replied happily, but still keeping his gentleman like stature.
Isaac turned back to the group.
"And they're playing in the snow to celebrate?"
"Yes sir."
Isaac nodded. "Just when you think you've got one thing figured out, life throws a curveball...oof!"
Isaac was beamed in the face by a stray snowball. He fell backwards in surprise.
Kai chuckled to himself. "Life, Sir Isaac, is full of curveballs, some more literal than others in your case."
the rest of the morning, Elsa went on to tell anyone she passed in the castle about having her powers back. As soon as the sun rose, she ran out into the courtyard. Seeing that it was covered in snow, she swirled her hands around, lifting the snow out of the way and making it disappear. Everyone there gasped, seeing Elsa use her powers, which were supposed to be gone forever. Elsa looked around, then stomped her foot against the ground, recreating the ice-skating rink she made after the Thaw. The people stared as word spread, rapidly, that the Snow Queen was back.
Anna and her friends watched as Elsa skated around happily. Then, amiss Elsa's excitement, she froze, realizing something.
"Anna! Your wedding is tomorrow!"
Anna nodded. "Yes, yes it is. Why, is something wrong?"
Elsa smiled. "You wanted a Spring wedding, right?"
Anna stared perplexed, then opened her mouth in joyous shock when Elsa raised her hands. All around them, the snow lifted of the ground, carried away into the sky by magic. Throughout all of Arendelle, the same phenomena was occurring. Everyone in the kingdom, even those on the outskirts in town, came to know that the Queen's gift had returned when the snow and ice lifted up into the sky, disappearing into thin air. Along with the snow, the cold left as well. The sun's warm rays made it down to Arendelle, warming the country. Elsa ended winter early, bringing spring to Arendelle.
Elsa then turned back to Anna, whose mouth was wide open in awe. All around her, her friends had similar reaction.
"Well" said Elsa, "I guess you're going to have a Spring wedding after all!"
Anna looked back at Elsa, eyes streaming with tears of joy. "You're awesome, you know that?" she said, hugging Elsa.
The day continued with wedding preparations. Anna (and a reluctant Kristoff) oversaw the decorations, Elsa, being the head of state and sister of the bride, greeted the guests as they arrived, most of whom decided to come the day before, so there were many guests to greet, man foreign dignitaries. Some were familiar, like the dignitaries from Elsa's coronation, and a princess and her husband from Corona who also attended, but never met due to the incident (Gee, I wonder who they are? I can only see the back of their heads, so who knows?).
Anyway, the day went by rapidly as evening came. Jase, Isaac, Craig (and oddly enough, Sven) took Kristoff away for a "night on the town" (I would say bachelor party, but, it's Disney), since he was not allowed by tradition to see Anna until tomorrow. Anna, Elsa, Gerda, Merriam, and some of the maids had a little get together of there own, chatting about marriage and whatnot until it was time for everyone to turn in, they did have to wake up early to get ready for a wedding.
The next day, the entire castle was in chaos as everyone was getting ready for the wedding. servants ran around, preparing tables in the main dining room, while cooks and caterers prepared the foods. Elsa and Gerda helped Anna get into her dress, while Jase, Olaf, and Sven help Kristoff try to get into his suit (which was the one thing about a wedding he was not happy about).
Eventually, late morning came around, and came time for the acutal ceromony to begin. Everyone flocked into the courtyard, and only a select few were allowed to sit in the church to attend the ceromony. Behind the pews, Mashallow stood at one corner of the church, while Gunnolf sat at the other corner. Eventually, amongst the many foreign dignitaries and guests, Isaac, Craig, and Merriam tried to find there seats.
"Alright" asked Isaac, "Bride or groom..." he finished with emphasis on the "m", seeing that the majority of the guests on the groom's side were trolls, with Gran Pabbie sitting near the front.
"I don't think the couple will mind which side we sit on" said Merriam, "but I would love to sit next to trolls. I haven't seen any since I was a little girl!"
Merriam and Craig proceeded to sit on the groom's side next to Boulda, while Isaac cautiously sat behind them next to some youngster trolls.
"Hello" said one of the younger trolls. "I'm Flint, what's your name?" he asked enthusiastically.
"Um, Isaac."
"Are you Kristoff's friend?"
"Well, yes, yes I am." Isaac was starting to get used to the idea of talking to this rock creature when the Bishop walked up and started the ceremony...
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the wedding of Princess Anna and Kristoff Bjorgman. Let us begin the ceremony..."
After some brief introduction, the Bishop stood back as the groom walked up the aisle. Kristoff then stood there just ahead of the altar as the the rest of the procession walked up. Sven, his best man, walked up next. Many gasped and whispered at the sight of a reindeer walked up the aisle, though to the Corona couple, it seemed normal. Followed behind was Elsa, the made of honor, wearing her crown and her ice dress (though a more modest version of it), and Jase, who is escorting her. After a few more bride's maids walked up, Everyone stood as a lone Lute player started playing a familiar tune. Turning around, Everyone watched as the doors opened, revealing the bride...
( Please go to YouTube, look for the video "Frozen Medley - Let It Go (fingerstyle guitar cover by Peter Gergely)" and skip to 2:15 minutes into the song. Not the traditional wedding march, but it seems to match)
Anna stood there, glowing in joy. Next to her was Kai, who was escorting her down the aisle. Her dress was mostly white, minus some lines of purple and red rosemaling trailing down her simple, single layered skirt. Her waist had more rosemaling, silver and light red in color, styled similar to a vest. She wore a necklace of various, colorful crystals, curtsey of the trolls. Her veil was white, with snowflakes embroidered into it, courtesy of her sister. Everyone stared in awe as the princess walked down the aisle.
Kristoff froze. His uncomfortable suit, the crowds staring at him, every single discomfort faded away as he saw Anna walk down the aisle towards him. He was so out of it, his jaw began to drop. It took his best man to nudge him in the side to snap him out of it.
Eventually, Anna and Kai made it to the altar, where Kai left Anna to Kristoff.
"You're, uh, beautiful" said an awestruck Kristoff.
"Thanks, you're beautiful too. No, wait, what?" said Anna, meaning to say handsome. They were interrupted when the Bishop continued with the ceremony.
"We are gathered here today, to bring together Princess Anna of Arendelle, and Kristoff Bjorgman, in matrimony..."
The Bishop continued with the familiar proceedings. After what seemed to last forever, the Bishop finally came to the main part.
"May we please have the rings?" asked the Bishop. Elsa walked forward with Kristoff's ring to present to Anna, while Sven walked over with Anna's ring on his antler. Kristoff went over to remove the ring...
It was stuck.
Kristoff froze. He looked at the crowd, then back at Anna, trying to keep his composure, then tried again. Nothing.
"I'm dead" he thought to himself, trying not to look like he's struggling. Sven tried to hold his head still so that Kristoff could get a better grip. Sven gave an annoyed snort.
"I'm trying."
He turned to Anna, who as expecting to see the ring in his hand. Anna glared at him, then just smiled, trying to look like nothing's wrong.
"Kristoff?" she asked through her smile. "Where's the ring?"
Kristoff gulped. Anna was against this from the start, but her had to insist. Sven was his best friend after all.
"It's, uh" he said through his smile. "Stuck?"
Anna's eyes went wide, but continued to smile. She glanced at the guests, who's eyes were fixated on them.
"Ha, ha, ha" laughed Anna sarcastically through her teeth, low enough so only Kristoff could hear. "That's funny, but you can stop playing now."
Kristoff had resumed trying to pull the ring off, but it wouldn't budge. "Anna, believe me, I wish I were playing, but it's really stuck."
Anna paused, keeping a smile on. "You better get it off soon, cause we're about to say 'I do' in less than five minutes!"
"I'm trying, dear."
"Well, try harder."
Eventually, the guests started murmuring to themselves, seeing Kristoff anxiously trying to get the ring off, with Anna nagging down his back. Elsa grew edgy seeing the struggle. It was her sister's wedding, and the ring got stuck on Sven's antler. "How could this have happened?" she thought. She glanced to the Bishop, who mearly shrugged, not knowing what to do.
Meanwhile, in the crowds, some had become amused.
"Aw" said Isaac to Craig from behind. "They can't even wait to get married to start bickering."
Craig simply rolled his eyes. Sitting across from them on the bride's side, the Coronian couple couldn't help but feel reminded.
"I'm starting to see a pattern; animals and rings don't mix!" joked the husband.
"Eugene!" remarked the Princess.
A minute passed and the ring refused to come off. Elsa stood there, keeping a smile on her face as the fiasco continued.
"Kristoff, can you hurry it up?" asked Anna anxiously. Throughout all of this, she continuously forced herself to smile, standing there like nothing was wrong, though she was starting to sweat, well, more so anyway.
"I'm, trying" he replied, trying not to look like he was struggling.
Eventually, Olaf, who was sitting in the front pew, shook his head and sat up.
"Alright, alright, I've got this!" he said, walking up the aisle and to Sven.
"I think I can get this off, let's see" he said, standing in front of Sven and examining the ring. Without warning, he grabbed his antler down to his level and bit the ring. On the second pull, he twisted it off and dropped it into his hand.
"There we go. I believe this is yours!" he said cheerfully, giving it to Kristoff and turned to walk back to is seat. Everyone, bride and groom included, froze in shock at how easily, and unorthodoxly, Olaf was able to get the ring out. As Olaf sat back down, the Bishop eventually broke the silence.
"Uh, Kristoff, may we begin with the vows?" he asked.
"Oh, yes, of course!" he replied, both having snapped back into wedding mode. The bishop continued with the vows. As they placed the rings on their fingers, the Bishop then proceeded with the final, most iconic phrases in any wedding.
"Do you, Kristoff Bjorgman, take Anna to be your lawfully wedded wife, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"
Kristoff nodded, looking at Anna. "I do."
The bishop then turned to Anna. "Do you, Princess Anna of Arendelle, take Kristoff to be your lawfully wedded wife, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"
Anna looked at Kristoff, froze in excitement and joy. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Kristoff looked at her nervously.
"Uh, Anna?"
"I forgot what to say" she replied, half whispering, half in a high pitched voice. It was the simplest part of the ceremony, and she forgot it.
"Anna, it's 'I do'."
"I...what?"
"I do!"
"I...do, I do!" she said, finally remembering.
Elsa couldn't help but roll her eyes.
The bishop, too, rolled his eyes, sighing. "Then I pronounce you, man and wife, you..."
The bishop couldn't finish, cause they had already grabbed each other and kissed.
"...know the rest, apparently" continued the bishop, closing his book as everyone cheered. "I now present to you, Princess Anna Bjorgman of Arendelle and Prince Kristoff Bjorgman of Arendelle!"
As Kristoff and Anna turned to be presented to the crowds, Anna caught the sight of someone familiar in the back of the room. Standing against the back wall was Irene, with her black vibrant hair and green dress. Standing next to her was a blond haired woman, also with vibrant hair, whom Anna had never seen before. Irene and Joan both smiled and waved. Anna smiled, then looked to Elsa, to see if she could see them. Elsa turned to Anna and smiled, acknowledging that she did indeed see the two angels staring back. Joan then motioned her head to the right, referring to two other figures standing on the bride's side. When Elsa and Anna turned, they nearly gasped out loud in astonishment. There, standing next to each other were King Adgar and Queen Idun, there parents.
They both smiled and waved at there daughters, while both daughters simply smiled in return, trying to hold back a tear. Outside protocol, they waved, which everyone assumed was to the crowd in general. Everyone stood in applause, blocking there view. Eventually, they vanished, disappearing behind the crowds. Anna looked at Elsa one more time before walking down the aisle, confirming with each other what they had just seen.
Ditching protocol, Kristoff swept Anna off her feet and carried her down the aisle. Elsa just smiled, clapping her hands to congratulate the new couple.
The reception in the Ballroom went without incident. Everyone had a good time. There was eating, dancing, and all sorts of merrymaking. Kristoff and Anna, as in tradition, had the first dance, and when it ended, everyone else followed. Olaf went around introducing himself to everyone. He particularly freaked out the Prince from Corona, who screamed like a girl at the sight. Many came to congratulate the happy couple and asked for a dance with the bride, who happy to oblige. She saved most of her dances, however, with her new husband.
Elsa, having been taught by Jase how to dance, couldn't use her normal excuse as many noblemen asked her to dance. When Elsa did find a break, she found Gran Pabbie, who was standing near the edge of the party, unfamiliar with many of the human customs.
"How are you enjoying yourself?" asked Elsa.
"Oh, very well your majesty. I'm just not used to talking so much. I never knew so many people knew so little about trolls. There curiosity is amazing!"
Elsa smiled as she turned, seeing some of the other trolls enjoying themselves.
"Um, Pabbie, I never got to thank you for, well, helping me."
"Oh, you are most welcome. I enjoy helping people, and your family holds, a special place in my heart."
Elsa smiled. "Thank you."
"And besides, I guess we're in-laws now!" he joked.
"Yes, I guess we are."
They paused for a moment, watching the festivities unfold before them.
"Elsa, I am both astonished and relieved that you're powers returned to you. Your family is truly special indeed, to receive such blessings. I am honored to be a part of it."
"And I am glad to be a part of yours. You have done so much for us."
"And we are glad to help you. Just come over every now and then!" he said happily. "We don't get enough visitors"
"Oh, we will."
Then, Anna walked up to them, with an odd, older, moustached man walking up to them.
"Elsa! There you are. May I present, Barren Viktor Van Bogdan of Arstaken."
The man bowed rapidly, then shot back up. "Your majesty, it is an honor to meet you" he said in a quick, Russian accent.
"Welcome, Barron Bogdan" greeted Elsa.
"He was going to ask me for a dance, but I hurt my ankle on the last dance, so I asked him if he would like to dance with the queen" said Anna, with a hint of mischief in her voice.
"Oh, um, yes, I would be honored..."
"Well, lucky you, my Lady!" he said, grabbing her hand and leading her to the dance floor. Elsa, suddenly seeing what was going on, glared back at Anna, who mouthed 'payback!'
So, Elsa was forced to dance to the man's awkward dance moves. He moved round, making odd, ballet styles moves, and would occasionally trill her around, stepping on her feet.
"What are the odds" thought Elsa, "that she actually found someone more obnoxious than that duke!"
Elsa caught site of Anna on the sidelines, giggling at Elsa's predicament. Elsa replied with a smirk. Eventually, Elsa was saved, when Jase walked in.
"May I cut in?" he asked, standing next to the pair.
"Ah, of course" said the Barron, who respectably stood aside as Jase took his place.
"Thank you" she said, glad to be free of that crazy Barron. Jase grabbed her arms and they started to dance.
"I see Anna got her revenge?" he asked, aware of the stunt Elsa pulled at her coronation.
"Yeah. I should have seen it coming."
They continued to dance for a few more seconds.
"So" started Jase, "how does it feel to be a sister-in-law?"
"I, like it. Really. I'm just, so happy for those two. I'm so glad Anna found him."
"Well, I'm glad you're happy."
"Jase, you are looking at the happiest, most content queen in the world. I could not possibly want more."
They continued to dance for a while, careful not to show too much affection, since Elsa didn't announce their courtship yet, wanting Anna to have her moment first. Then, it came time for Anna and Kristoff to leave on their honeymoon. Everyone met them with Sven in the courtyard, where Sven was to ride them to a small, secluded village east of Arendelle, which supposedly had spectacular views of the sunset. Before meeting with Kristoff and Sven, Anna ran to Elsa one more time.
"You take care, OK?" said Anna, grabbing her sister's hands.
"I will, and you take care of yourself. Don't run into trouble, you hear?"
"Please, Elsa, I have a strong mountain-man for a husband, I think we'll be more than fine!"
Sharing one last hug, Anna went to Kristoff, who was already standing next to Sven. He carefully lifted Anna onto the best man (wow, that sounded weird), then he hopped on behind her. Turning Sven away from the crowd, Anna lifted her bouquet and, though she was supposed to throw blindly behind her back, she looked back briefly to aim it directly at Elsa. Heading directly at her, Elsa caught it, blushing when she caught Jase staring at her. They waved goodbye, and Anna was off with her Mountain man; her true love.
Well, Anna and Kristoff are now married, and there is still an epilogue to go.
Yeah, I had to include another cameo from Rapunzel and Flin. It seems that every fiction out there has them in there somehow, but always as cousins. I figured I switch it up and just leave them as unrelated.
So, Anna's dress. Obviously, more colorful than most wedding dresses, but after looking up traditional Norwegian dresses, I see that they were way more colorful. So, take the two, add a troll necklace and some ice magic, and bam! Forgive me if you can't imagine it, cause I don't know the first thing about nomenclature in dress-making (and I hope I never have too).
Well, see you in the epilogue I guess.
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