A/N: I have posted a few wedding links on my profile if you are interested. (Hair, flowers, gift)

Huge thank yous go out to my trusted and faithful betas – halojones, bittenev, and Tracey. They make my hot mess all pretty and reader worthy. :)

Stephenie Meyer owns all things Twilight. I just made up this story, and used her characters for their star power.

...and so the story continues...

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Previously BPOV (Memory)

"I can't believe it," Rose sighed, "our best friend is finally getting married. Who'd of though she'd be the last one of to surrender?"

"Oh, Rose, you guys know I was never one of those girls who would run off and get married immediately after High school," I teased, she having done that very thing. "Who'd of thought you were that girl?"

Her eyes sparkled as she reverently thought about her life with Emmett over the last two years. Yes, Rose had turned out to be "that girl" and things couldn't have worked more perfectly for her.

The clicking of the door being opening caused us all to turn. The sight of Charlie caused the torrent of nerves to churn once again.

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Ch. 28 I Give You My Life

This I Swear

by Nick Lachey

You're there by my side
In every way
I know that you would not forsake me
I give you my life
Would not think twice
Your love is all I need believe me

I may not say it quite as much as I should
When I say I love you darling that means for good
So open up your heart and let me in
And I will love you 'til forever
Until death do us part we'll be together
So take my hand and hold on tight
And we'll get there
This I swear

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BPOV (Memory)

"Breathe baby, breathe," Charlie said stepping forward and taking me in his arms, sensing I was becoming overwhelmed. "Daddy's got you."

He rubbed my back in that comforting way that fathers do and asked, "You ready to go? It's time?"

I nodded into his chest. "As ready as I'll ever be."

We followed after Alice and Rose making our way down the stairs, stopping in front of the French doors that led out to the deck in the backyard. Much to my dismay, the aisle that lay beyond the glass door appeared to be at least a mile long.

Good grief, could they have possibly made the aisle any longer? There was enough space out there to land a 747 with room to spare. What on earth could have ever possessed Alice to pick something so long? How could I have possibly over looked this HUGE detail when all the plans were laid out before me?

I clutched Charlie's arm tighter. "Breathe, baby, breathe," he uttered once more, patting my hand in reassurance. "Daddy's not going to let his little girl fall, especially on her big day."

Oh God, daddy's little girl. After tonight I wasn't going to be daddy's little girl anymore. My bottom lip began to tremble.

Breathe, Bella, breathe. I began to say over and over in my head trying to keep the panic at bay. Only happy thoughts. I wasn't sure how much that was going to help. It seemed right at this moment the simplest thoughts were threatening to send me right over the edge into another full blown panic attack.

You'll always be daddy's little girl. A small voice sounded deep within my heart. That thought brought the smile back to my face.

"Thanks daddy," I sniffled, biting down on my tongue in an effort to stave off the tears that threatened to flow. After all this was over I was probably going to have to have reconstructive surgery on what ever was left of my tongue.

As the music began Emmett stepped forward and opened the doors holding out his arm so that Rose could loop her arm under his.

Watching them, and then Alice and Jasper, caused my heart to race, and the thumping in my chest was reaching deafening proportions in my ears. Breathe in, breathe out. I continued to recite in my head.

When I heard the wedding march begin, my body began to vibrate. Charlie leaned in giving my cheek a quick peck. "I've got you baby. Just hold onto me. Now, let's do this, as Emmett would say."

He couldn't have said a more perfect thing to ease my nerves. As we began to move down the ridiculously long aisle (I'll be having words with Alice about it later), I looked up to find my comfort, my strength - my Edward.

As soon as my eyes met his, everything around me disappeared. It was if we were the last two people on earth. My nerves settled instantly as a peace settled over me. He smiled as bright as the sun, and his eyes twinkled like stars in a midnight sky.

Dear God, he is so handsome. Just the sight of him takes my breath away. He is always saying I am a vision, but he had it all wrong. It is Edward who possessed true unadulterated beauty.

With his trademark-crooked smile gracing his face he mouthed, "I love you."

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EPOV (Memory)

Exquisite, I thought the moment the love of my life stepped through door from inside the confines of the house. Bella's lush chestnut hair was wrapped up in what Alice called an "up do" helping to highlight her already flawless features. Her eyes sparkled with unshed tears.

She held onto Charlie's arm as if her life depended on it, while her expression conveyed an ebbing panic. It was obvious she was using all the strength within her to keep it at bay.

As she and Charlie moved across the deck toward me, her elegant gown that hugged her in all the right places flowed and fanned out behind her. She looked like a fairytale princess come home to be with her prince. She was sheer perfection in human form.

How I was ever granted the role of prince in this real life fairytale, I'll never know, but I'd spend the rest of my days thanking God for it.

The instant her eyes met mine, I breathed, "I love you." The panic I'd seen on her face just moments ago blew away in the wind, as a genuine smile of relief moved across her radiant face.

Having spoken just audible enough for those around me to hear, Emmett nudged me with his elbow. "Not yet, little brother," he chuckled, sensing my eagerness to get this show on the road, performed, and over with. All I wanted at this moment was to have Bella in my arms as my forever wife.

It took everything in me to keep my feet rooted in place. I wanted to run to her, and gather her up in my arms. Keeping my emotions in check at this point was futile as a few stray tears of joy slid down my cheek.

Yes, yes, my heart cheered. In a matter of minutes this splendid creature will be all mine for the rest of eternity.

I quickly brushed away the traitorous tears with the back of my hand hoping that no one noticed my moment of weakness.

Thankfully for me, it appeared that all eyes were on Bella making her grand entrance at this moment.

I felt a large hand firmly grip my shoulder. Emmett, of course he'd understand. We both shared a mutual emotional draw towards the women we loved. I took a deep breath letting it out slowly, willing away any more tears that might be considering making their presence known.

As she moved sinuously towards me, her long veil flittered behind her in the cool afternoon breeze, while the emerald earrings my mother and father had given her the night before, glimmered in the soft glow of the late afternoon sun.

I sent another prayer up to God thanking him for granting me the keys to Heaven.

When she finally reached me, it was all I could do not to reach out and touch her. My nerves were set to vibrate, and controlling them was nearly impossible. I had never in my life felt so many things at once: joy, fear, impatience, happiness, and so many more. I was nearly consumed by my emotions. If I didn't have her soft hands in mine soon, I didn't know that I could be held responsible for what I might do. Sheesh, I wasn't even sure what I might do. I needed her touch in order to settle myself. Slow and even breaths Edward, I reminded myself.

Being at full throttle was distracting me. All I could see was the angelic beauty before me. Everything in my periphery seemed to have faded away. When Charlie began to speak, I nearly jumped out of my skin.

"Take care of my little girl," Charlie said in that fatherly tone.

"Always," I nodded.

Charlie lifted her veil and kissed her cheek with trembling lips, unable to hold back his emotions any longer. He realized there was no going back now; his little girl was only moments away from taking the final step into womanhood.

"I love you baby," he choked out.

All Bella could do was nod. It was more than obvious if she spoke at that moment that the floodgates would surely open to full flow.

Witnessing the emotion between the two of them left many of our witnesses in tears. I had a feeling by the time this was all over there wouldn't be a dry eye in the house, or the backyard in our case.

As he handed her over to me, a giddy excitement built within me, and it was all I could do not to jump up and down like a contestant on the Price Is Right who'd just won the grand prize. I opted instead to bite down on my lower lip as Bella often did. Alice and Rose giggled from behind Bella, seeing my reaction.

I reached out to take Bella's hand. Now it was I she was hanging onto for dear life, as it would be from this day forward. I loved her more than I ever thought was humanly possible for one person to love another, and I intended to spend the rest of my life showing her just how deep my love for her was.

While still teary eyed she turned to face me with a smile so bright, it illuminated her whole face. I couldn't resist, I just had to feel her lips against mine. I swiftly moved in and pecked her on the mouth, eliciting a chuckle from everyone including Pastor Webber.

"Soon enough, son," he chided cheerily.

My eyes never left Bella's radiant face. Even though she was now biting down slyly on her bottom lip as she looked up at me through her long mahogany lashes, her smile remained. I knew how much she hated being the center of attention, and stupid me had just made it more evident to her that all eyes were watching her to see her reaction. While I would never regret kissing my girl, I did want to kick myself for causing her any undo discomfort.

I didn't realize I'd been holding my breath until it whooshed out noisily as I took Bella's other hand with mine. Pastor Webber took this as a signal to get this show on the road.

"Dearly beloved, on this blessed day we gather to witness the glorious union of Edward Anthony Mason Cullen and Isabella Marie Swan. Today they will join their lives as one, and commit themselves to each other forever in holy matrimony," he called everyone to attention.

"Edward, do you stand here today in the presence of these witnesses of your own accord to wed this woman?" he continued as his eyes fell on me.

"I do," I breathed, bringing Bella's hand to my lips. The unintentional seductive tone in my voice caused her eyes to go wide. Now I'd not only embarrassed her, I could feel a bit of heat rising to my own cheeks. Get a grip Cullen, there will be plenty of time for seduction later.

"Down boy," Emmett whispered from behind me.

Jasper snorted in an attempt not to laugh, and a wolf call from the back of the small crowd surely came from Jacob.

I made the mistake of peaking over Bella's shoulder to find Alice and Rose covering their mouths in a twin like gesture to stifle giggles.

Stick to the script, I reminded myself. This is not the time for improvisation. Again, I released another nervous breath, switching my weight from my left foot to my right.

Smirking, Pastor Webber turned to Bella and continued with the ceremony, "Isabella, do you stand here today in the presence of these witnesses of your own accord to wed this man?"

"I do," she said assuredly. She brought my hand to her lips laying a sweet butterfly kiss there.

Rose and Alice sighed in unison, followed by nearly all the other females in attendance. My mother sniffled. I had a feeling it was taking everything in her not to sob. Who would blame her? Her baby was becoming a man today.

"May I have the rings please?" At Pastor Webber's request I caught Emmett's massive hand out of the corner of my eye slide past me and laid them firmly in his out stretched palm.

Holding the rings up for everyone to see, he continued. "These rings are a symbol of a never ending love, an eternal love. Where once Isabella and Edward were two they now will become one."

At his words, Renee joined Esme in a choir of sniffles.

Simultaneously Bella and I reached for each other's rings. When our fingers bumped together, her giddiness bubbled over in a small giggle. I smiled hugely at her.

"Edward," Pastor Webber proceeded, "it is time for you to say the vows you have written for Isabella as you slide her ring into place."

"I, Edward Anthony Mason Cullen, take thee, Isabella Marie Swan, to be my wife, my forever love. Bella before you I was just your average teenage boy plodding along through life without any real direction. But from the moment you tripped into my life, I instantly knew where my life was headed…straight for you. And now I can say without a shadow of a doubt you are my destination. Where you go I will follow, because without you I would be a man lost in a desert with no hope of finding my way home. But fortunately for me Bella, you are my hope, and therefore I have found my way home. You are my heart, my life, my best friend, and I am honored to be your husband." After slipping her ring firmly into place, I again brought her hand to my lips kissing her ring sealing my commitment.

"And now you Isabella," Pastor Webber instructed.

"Good grief," she breathed nervously, "I'm the writer and I don't know how I'm going to ever top that." The audience chuckled as Bella mouthed, "I love you," looking lovingly into my eyes.

Taking a deep breath she began, "I, IsabellaMarie Swan, take thee, Edward Anthony MasonCullen,to be my husband, my forever love. Edward," she stammered briefly as a fresh round of tears seeped from her eyes, "From the moment you dropped me off from our first "date" I knew there was no way I could ever live without you or even go one day without hearing your voice. You are my hope, my life, and my happiness. I love you now, always, and forever, and I am honored to be your wife." She returned the loving gesture bringing my hand to her lips tenderly kissing my ring solidifying her commitment to me.

I nearly began to vibrate with joy. I couldn't imagine any other moment in my life topping this. This was most definitely the happiest day of my life.

"Isabella and Edward, you have declared today that you will live together forever as husband and wife. Having made these vows, I do now, by the authority vested in me by the state of Washington, pronounce you to be husband and wife. Edward, you may now kiss your bride."

Without hesitation I firmly pulled her to me and kissed her like I'd been longing to since she crossed the threshold of the house onto the deck. As her lips joined mine, and her arms locked securely behind my neck, the world around us dissolved and it was only she and I floating on our personal cloud nine.

Had she not of pulled back from me I would have stayed there all night, completely caught up in our own little world of love and happiness. "I love you," she breathed.

"And I, you," I returned. "Always."

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BPOV (Memory)

After we finally broke from the most glorious kiss I'd ever shared with Edward, he scooped me up bridal style. For a moment I thought he was going to throw me over his shoulder, tapping into his inner cave man. "Edward Cullen if you don't put me down…" I tried to sound menacing, but failed miserably as I began giggling with an overwhelming joy.

Honestly, I was too happy at this moment to care how he got me back down the aisle. As long as I was wrapped in his arms he could have carried me upside down for all I cared. Oh, what a show that would be for everyone. I giggled at the thought.

"I'm never letting you go," he breathed into my ear, his voice filled with pure joy.

He turned us to face the small crowd of family and friends as. Pastor Webber presented us to them as, "Mr. and Mrs. Edward Anthony Mason Cullen!" Edward carried me all the way down the aisle and into the house. I was too happy to give him any grief. I was so over come with an all-consuming happiness that he could have carried me anywhere his little heart desired.

With our rings now firmly in place, I now had the everlasting sign that we were one. We were now tethered to each other for life. There would be no turning back for us now.

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With our nerves settled by having the ceremony go off without a hitch, we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly at the reception. We ate, and talked, and danced as the evening wore on. The garter was removed and the bouquet tossed. Of course, Angela intercepted that throw with skill and precision. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she'd been practicing.

The thrill of her accomplishment shone bright on her face as she tackled Ben, knocking him back into a chair at their table. Edward didn't even bother tossing the garter after seeing her reaction. He just walked straight over to our dear friend and handed it to him. "Like we told you, you're next my brother," Edward chuckled as Ben smiled back knowingly.

After the cutting of the cake, we were both more than ready to get on our way. While we were both nervous about the activities to come, we were a little more than eager to move things along.

Alice, God love her, immediately sensed our desire to get the heck out of Dodge; and in a matter of minutes, shooed everyone out the frontdoor and had them all lined up to bid us farewell.

Taking my hand firmly in his, Edward led me down the cobblestone walkway leading to Carlisle's Astin Martin. Our family and friends said their good byes and enveloped us in a nearly constant stream of miniature bubbles.

After securing me and my mountains of silk and lace in the passenger seat, Edward jogged around the car, jumped behind the wheel and closed the door with a little more force than necessary.

He leaned across the console sighing as he kissed me tenderly, "You ready?" He asked.

"As I'll ever be," I said giddily, "Now let's get out of here before my dad gets any bright ideas about stopping my husband from deflowering his little girl tonight."

Edward and I both looked out the driver's side window to see Charlie standing stoically next to Renee who appeared to have a firm grip on his arm as she whispered sweet nothings in his ear. He shocked both of us as he gave a slight wave mouthing, "I love you baby," while a tear slid down his cheek.

I nearly sobbed at the sight of him, but I had promised myself no more tears. So I sighed and blew him a kiss returning his loving sentiment. As the words left my lips Edward punched the gas and we were off to take our first step in our new lives, as husband and wife.

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A/N: Yay! ExB are finally married. I would hope it was worth the wait. I would love to hear you thoughts.
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