Spencer POV

I woke up and rolled over, expecting to cuddle up next to Toby. But the other side of the bed was empty. I looked around and realized I was at the lake house and remembered why Toby wasn't here. Last night everyone had come to the lake house for the wedding rehearsal. Afterwards, Hanna, Melissa, and Mona kicked the guys out and they went to a hotel about twenty minutes away.

That meant today was my wedding day. I couldn't believe how fast the last two weeks had flown by. And I only had a few minutes to let it sink in before the girls came bursting.

"Happy wedding day, Soon-to-be Mrs. Cavanaugh." Hanna announced.

I had thought about someday being Mrs. Toby Cavanaugh. But today, in just a few hours, it would finally be a reality. But first the girls had to do my hair and makeup and they were determined to make me look perfect for the big day.

"Hair?" Mona asked about an hour later.

"Check," Hanna replied as she stuck the last bobby pin in. She had curled my hair and did a beautiful half up-half down style.

"Waterproof makeup?"

"Check," Aria replied. Aria's taste was bolder than mine, but she did an amazing job of doing natural makeup that highlighted everything just right.

"Jewelry?"

"Check," Emily stated as she finished clasping my necklace. I was wearing the Scrabble necklace that Toby had bought me years ago. It was my something old.

"Okay then, time to get changed. Your dress is in the closet and undergarments are in the white box on top of the dresser." Mona instructed.

Melissa grabbed the box and handed it to me. I took out the white lingerie that I had bought with the girls a couple months ago. That was a really crazy and fun shopping trip.

"You and Toby are gonna have the night of your lives." Hanna smirked as she pushed me in front of the mirror with one arm and held her baby that had just woken up in the other.

Hanna went into labor about two weeks early. We got together for Memorial Day and as the day went on Hanna kept saying she felt like she was having cramps and more back pain than usual. Both Aria and Melissa mentioned that she could be about to go into labor. And sure enough Hanna and Caleb welcomed Tyler Jamie Rivers into the world the next evening.

I stood there only wearing the fancy underwear. I was definitely a blushing bride. But I had to admit, I did look good and I hoped Toby thought so too.

"She's right, Spence, you look amazing." Aria agreed.

"You do, but you also can't go down the aisle looking like that. It's time for the dress." Mona reined everyone in, thankfully.

"I'll get it." Hanna volunteered and passed Tyler to Emily.

"Aww, he's such a cutie, Han." Emily cooed.

"Just wait until you see the outfit I have picked out for later." Hanna grinned as she handed the garment bag with the dress to Mona. "Sorry, Spence, but Tyler might outshine the groom."

I laughed along with the others. And a few minutes later the girls fastened the last of the many, many buttons on the dress.

"Thanks you guys, you're the best. I don't what I'd do if I had to do all those buttons by myself. I don't know what I'd do if I had to do any of this by myself." I told them.

I gave each of them a hug. Gently of course so I didn't wrinkle the dress or ruin my hair. They'd kill me if I ruined their hard work before the wedding.

"You're welcome, Spence, we wouldn't miss this opportunity for the world." Emily smiled.

"Yeah, and besides, that what friends are for." Aria shrugged.

"And sisters." Melissa added.

"Now, let's get you in front of that mirror." Hanna stated.

"Wait! Not yet!" Mona stopped us.

"What is it?" I asked.

"You have to have your veil on so you can get the full effect." She told me. "Melissa, where did you put the veil?"

"I thought you had it." Melissa replied.

"No, I thought you did." Mona stated.

"You know what; I actually do know where it is. Wanna get it with me?" Melissa said suddenly and she and Mona left the room.

But I knew it was just an excuse to get out of the room so they could sort out the problem without worrying me.

"I knew something would go wrong today." I sighed.

I never would have thought I'd be disappointed about a veil. But it meant a lot that my mom was letting me wear hers. I was looking forward to wearing it. And I couldn't believe I was saying this on my wedding day, but 'hope breeds eternal misery'. It was unrealistic to think that everything would be perfect and nothing would go wrong.

"Don't worry, Spence…" Emily started to comfort me but I didn't want to hear it.

"I'll just go without a veil." I decided trying to be practical instead of emotional.

"No, you will have a veil." Hanna stated. "You're right, nothing's perfect, even your wedding day. But there's a solution to every problem. Mona is a smart and she'll find a way to fix this."

As soon as Hanna finished speaking, our solution walked through the door.

"Sorry, I'm late. I'm convinced your father was purposely driving ten miles under the speed limit. I know there's deer around here, but being cautious doesn't mean you drive that slowly." My mom rambled as she walked into the bedroom.

"Mom, you have the…but how?" I asked completely speechless.

Right there in my mom's hand was the veil.

"You are a lifesaver, Mrs. Hastings." Mona sighed in relief as she and Melissa walked back in.

"You've been panicking that this wasn't here, haven't you?" She asked knowingly. "Oh, I'm so sorry. It was meant to be a surprise. But like I said, your father was trying to stop time."

"Typical." Hanna mumbled under her breathe and rolled her eyes.

"It's okay, as long as it's here." Mona stated, regaining her professional attitude.

"But how did you end up with it in the first place?" Melissa asked her.

"And what surprise?" I asked as well.

"Well, originally I thought the veil could be your something old. But you have your necklace for that. So I told Melissa I would take it to Mona for her, but instead I took it to a client of mine. She owns a sewing store and embroidered little blue flowers along the bottom edge. So now it can be your something blue and it'll make the veil a little more yours." She explained.

"Thank you, Mom." I said feeling speechless.

I gave her a hug and it was a good thing this makeup was waterproof. She placed the veil on top of my head and brought it over my face.

"Now, you're ready to look in the mirror." Mona smiled.


Toby POV

"Toby, relax man, people get married all the time." Jason told me as I stood in front of the mirror tying my tie.

"That's easy for you to say, you're not married." I mumbled.

"No, but Ezra is." He shrugged. "Ezra, tell Toby how great being married is and how he's panicking for nothing."

"I'm not panicking." I stated and rolled my eyes. "I'm just a little nervous that's all. It's totally normal."

"Just a little? Dude, you've been trying to tie that tie for five minutes." Mike pointed out and laughed.

"If you think this is funny, just wait until it's your turn, Mike." I told him and he suddenly stopped laughing.

"Toby's right, it's completely normal to be nervous. But it's not like your life's ending, it's just beginning really and change is scary sometimes." Ezra commented.

"I'm not scared." I insisted. "And I can't wait to be married to Spencer."

"Then what's the problem?" Caleb asked.

"Spencer has been doing so much planning for today to be perfect. And don't girls start dreaming about their wedding before they can even walk? I just don't want to screw this up for her." I admitted.

"This is one of the reasons I eloped with Hanna. No plans to make, so nothing to worry about." Caleb commented.

"Toby, there's no such thing as a perfect wedding. But you won't screw this up. As long as you're where you're supposed to be when the ceremony starts, repeat after Pastor Ted, marry the woman you love, and smile for the pictures everything will be just fine." My dad assured me as he helped me with the tie. "That is if you're marrying the right one."

"I know that the Spencer is the one for me, Dad." I told him a little defensively.

"Sorry, that didn't come out right. I didn't mean to imply that she wasn't. I just meant that everything went off without a hitch when I married that Marshall woman, but she wasn't the one for me. Your mother was the only one for me, just like Spencer is the only one for you." He explained.

"What was it like when you married Mom?" I asked him curiously.

"I was just as nervous as you are." He stated and laughed a little. "But take it as a good sign. I wasn't nervous at all when I remarried, it was just another day. A hundred years ago it might have been an arranged marriage."

"Well, this is no arranged marriage. But there are certain arrangements that have been made, such as the wedding starting at one o'clock. So we should probably leave in ten minutes. That way we'll have plenty of time and we can get some pictures out of the way." Mike informed us.

"Whoa, when did you become Mr. Schedule Keeper?" Jason laughed and the rest of us joined him.

"That's what happens when you're engaged to Mona, who is also the maid of honor. And she threatened to kill me if I don't make sure we're there with plenty of time to spare." Mike sighed.

"Well, we wouldn't anything to happen to you would we?" Caleb teased. "You ready for this, Toby?"

"As I'll ever be." I said with as much confidence as I could.


An hour later the guys and I were at the lake house in front of the dock. Caleb was on my left, followed by my dad, Jason, Mike, and Ezra. There were two sections of white chairs, all filled with family and close friends, and they were separated by a white aisle runner. And in just a few more minutes Spencer would be walking down this very aisle and we'd be husband and wife.

In the mean time I tried to calm my nerves and listened to the music that was playing. Instead of a real piano we had a recording of my mom playing Canon in D and it switched to Kiss the Rain when Hanna and the rest of the bridesmaids started walking down. And it was pretty entertaining to see the look on Taylor's face when Jay, who was supposed to walk beside her as she threw the flowers, ran down the aisle straight to Jason.

But finally the music changed once again to the Bridal Chorus and Spencer began walking down the aisle on her father's arm. I smiled when I saw her dress in all white and I felt tears forming in the corner of my eyes. I always thought Spencer was beautiful whether she was dressed up for a fancy date or wearing sweats around the house. But today there was something about her, a glow of happiness, and I'd never seen any so beautiful.

They reached the end of the aisle and Peter placed Spencer's hand in mine and the ceremony began.

"Do you, Tobias, take Spencer, to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, for richer or for poorer, keeping yourself solely unto her for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do." I stated and Spencer did as well moments later.

"And now for the vows." Pastor Ted stated after Aria sang. "Toby, repeat after me."

"I, Toby, take you, Spencer, to be my wife and these things I promise you: I will be faithful to you and honest with you; I will respect, trust, help and care for you; I will share my life with you; I will forgive you as we have been forgiven; and I will try with you better to understand ourselves, the world, and God; through the best and the worst of what is to come as long as we both shall live."

It was then Spencer's turn and she repeated the same vows that I had. I was glad we decided to go with traditional vows. There was no way I would've remembered anything I had written myself. Then Pastor Ted explained the symbolism of the rings and we placed them on each other's left ring finger.

"By the power invested in me by the state of Pennsylvania, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride." Pastor Ted happily announced.

Both Spencer and I smiled upon hearing this and I immediately removed the veil from her face and placed it behind her head. We shared a look with each other for just a moment and then I leaned in for our first kiss as a married couple.

"Ladies and gentleman, I give you for the very first time, Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Cavanaugh." Pastor Ted introduced us before we ran down the aisle and into the lake house for a little privacy while the reception was setup.


They're finally married! I really hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I had such a good time writing it. And I had a lot of fun looking up different vows and I ended up going with Lutheran ones since I felt like the words fit Spoby. And I put in the part about Marion playing the piano to make it feel like she was there. You might see her in another flashback/dream in the last chapter. I'm working on it now and I'm having some writer's block. Probably because I'm not ready for this to end. Anyway, once again I hope you enjoyed this and I'd love to hear your thoughts :-)