An: i decided to make this cahpter abit different...but here it is...the wedding...x) thnx fo the reviews...loved them...and yeah...
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Chapter 36-From This Moment On
I do swear that I'll always be there.
I'd give anything and everything and I will always care.
Through weakness and strength, happiness and sorrow,
For better or worse, I will love you with
Every beat of my heart.
From this moment life has begun
From this moment you are the one
Right beside you is where I belong
From this moment on
-Shania Twain, From This Moment On-
Sirius…
I arrived at the small room that James was in only to find Moony and Wormtail there trying not to laugh. I gave them a confused look and Wormtail pointed at something in the corner. I turned and had to bite my cheek so I wouldn't laugh out loud. There was Prongs, his hair messier than ever, his tie untied and he looked stressed. His eyes where wide open and he looked like he was going to throw up any minute…better watch out for my shoes…
"I can't do this…what if she doesn't come? What I she's changed her mind? What if I throw up on her dress?" he asked me when he spotted me.
"Prongs…Lily won't leave you. And if you throw up on her dress…well then I'm pretty sure Damien will kill you" I grinned and he laughed weakly. Before I could say anything else the door opened and Mr Evans poked his head in and said;
"It's time"
Char…
When I approached the small room Lily and the girls was in the first thing I noticed was the sound level. It didn't exist. I was expecting my friends to be full of chatter but it was silent. I saw the door and all the bridesmaids were outside when they spotted me they looked relieved.
"Char! Thank goodness you're here! Lily is freaking out, you have to help her!" Amelia said and I raised an eyebrow at Jas, Alice and Petunia the three remaining bridesmaids.
"Uum…why?"
"We don't know! Just go in there and fix it!" I shook my head and did as they asked. I entered the room where I found a hysterical Lily.
"I can't do this. I can't do this. I can't do this…" she mumbled not even noticing me.
"Yes you can" I said matter-of-factly smiling at her, she looked up and I saw the panic in her eyes.
"Char"
"Lilith" she did a double take and said;
"Lilith?"
"Yeah…I wanted you to snap out of it" I grinned. She actually laughed and looked more relaxed.
"See…I'm a genius" I said.
"And modest too" she said sarcastically.
"Why thank you, Lil." I said and then I said;
"So what's up buttercup? What are you fretting about?" she smiled but then she frowned again.
"What if he changes his mind?" she muttered quietly.
"Who? James? James Potter? Jamesie? Your husband to be? You're kidding right Lil? He loves you…he's been wanting to marry you since forth year" I said smiling at her. She giggled a bit but she still looked nervous.
"Lily it's just before wedding jitters…okay?" I smiled gently and she nodded and took a deep breath and relaxed. Then lily's dad knocked on the door and said;
"Girls…its time"
Remus…
Padfoot calmed prongs down. And then we made our way to the altar. Prongs, Padfoot, I and Wormtail now stood there waiting for the girls to arrive. Prongs was fidgeting and Padfoot tried to make him stop. I spotted Damien running around ordering people to this and that with a headset on…and a very blue shirt. Then the music started…
It was time.
Amelia…
Lily freaked. She was just nervous, that's all. It's understandable really. But now we were standing in line, waiting to be able to walk down the isle and start this wedding. I looked through the window in the still closed doors and saw all the people seated in the rows. But my eyes were drawn towards the altar where the guys stood, Remus looked so handsome. Then Damien slipped inside and grinned at us and said;
"It's time"
Damien…
Those idiots that Lily had hired knew nothing. Next wedding we plan I'm hiring the staff, period. Although one of them was cute…no, no…this is not a time for those kind of thoughts I have a wedding to attend. Speaking of…I should probably fix the girls dressed before the groom decides to kidnap the bride and elope… but first, where is that damn photographer? Ah there he is and in place too…he's getting a bonus. Onwards to the dresses!
I slipped inside and fixed Jasmine, who was first in line's dress. I signalled to the guy that handled the music and it started to play. I signalled Jasmine and she started to walk, next was Alice, Amelia and then Petunia. Then there was a small pause and then I made a good luck sign to Char and she walked down the isle as well. Then I fixed our lovely brides' dress and then the wedding march started and she and her father took their place in the isle. I slipped away to the front row and waited for them to walk down the isle.
It was finally time.
James…
Padfoot tried to calm me down. It helped a little. I watched the girls walk down that isle one after one and I resisted the urge to roll my eyes when I saw Padfoot wink at Char. Then the wedding march started and I straitened. And there she was, next to her father. Lily. My breath hitched in my throat when I saw her. She was beautiful. The dress suited her perfectly; Damien and Char really had outdone themselves. The time that it took for her father and Lily to walk up to us seemed to go in slow motion. But then she was there next to me. Her dad kissed her cheek and then he sent me a small smile. Lily then turned and looked at me with sparkling eyes. I took her hands in mine and then we both turned to the priest.
Lily…
That walk down that isle was one of the longest walk of my life. I was nervous but as soon as I saw James, I relaxed. I walked up to him with my dad and then he kissed me on the cheek, then I gave my bouquet to Petunia and I stood in front of James. He smiled at me and then we both turned to the priest.
"Dearly beloved we have gathered her today…" I didn't hear much of what he said after that all I saw was James.
General POV
The whole church was silent as they listened to the words of the priest. Everyone's eyes where on the couple in the front.
Lily Evans in her beautiful white and pink dress, her red hair was up in a complicated up-do and the veil hung loosely around her shoulders.
James Potter dressed in a black muggle tux, mostly because half of the people gathered there were muggles. Even if all attending knew that he was a wizard and that Lily was a witch.
His shirt was white with some very small gold details and his black hair was messier than ever.
The priest said the usual speeches and vows.
And it was time to take their vows.
"James, please repeat after me…" the priests voice said and then James started to repeat every word.
"I, James Harold, take thee, Lily Marie, to be my wife, knowing in my heart that you will be my constant friend, my faithful partner in life, and my one true love. On this special day, I give to you in the presence of God and these witnesses my sacred promise to stay by your side as your faithful husband in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, as well as through the good times and the bad. I promise to love you without reservation, honour and respect you, provide for your needs as best I can, protect you from harm, comfort you in times of distress, grow with you in mind and spirit, always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall live." He smiled and the priest said;
"Lily, please repeat after me…"
"I, Lily Marie, take thee, James Harold, to be my husband, secure in the knowledge that you will be my constant friend, my faithful partner in life, and my one true love. On this special and holy day, I give to you in the presence of God and these witnesses my sacred promise to stay by your side as your faithful wife in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, as well as through the good times and the bad. I promise to love you without reservation, comfort you in times of distress, encourage you to achieve all of your goals, laugh with you and cry with you, grow with you in mind and spirit, always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall live." She smiled at him.
And you could hear small sniffles coming from both the mother in-laws and even Mr Evans looked teary eyed. All the brides' maids were in some stage of tears.
Then they watched as James' best man Sirius Black handed the priest the rings. The priest took them, blessed them and turned to James and nodded.
"I give you this ring to wear with love and joy. As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my wife this day and forevermore." And with that he slipped the gold ring with his name engraved on it onto Lily's finger. Lily smiled and then repeated the same line.
"I give you this ring to wear with love and joy. As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my husband this day and forevermore." She slipped the ring with her name engraved on it onto James finger and smiled. The whole wedding party smiled with the couple and more sniffles could be heard plus the sound of someone blowing their nose loudly.
"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife" the priest said and then nodded and said the final words.
"You may kiss the bride" and that's when James Potter for the first time ever kissed his wife Lily Potter.
Petunias POV
So now my little sister was married. I smiled when I watched her and James rush out of the church while we threw rice on them. Then we all transported us to a building near by for the wedding reception. We all stood and waited for the newly weds to come inside and when they arrived a voice boomed out;
"May I present for the first time ever…Mr and Mrs James Potter!" and everyone cheered and applauded. I saw James friends start to wolf whistle and the couple came in laughing. We all sat down to eat and I had been placed close to the couple and next to this guy that apparently worked with James, his name was Alexander Wilkins. And he was quite the gentleman. We were eating and laughing and the mood was high, I found myself being charmed by the very charming man next to me and I couldn't help but blush. Suddenly Sirius stood up and clinked his glass, everyone quieted down. He cleared his throat and grinned.
"Welcome everyone; I hope that you are having a great time. I as the bestman thought that I should start the toasts. A couple of days ago Remus reminded me that I was supposed to give a toast and I panicked since I had completely forgotten about it. And then I started wondering…which embarrassing story about James should I tell? Well since they are so many I had to ask Char if she would help me with choosing one. She suggested that I should tell you about the time that James in an attempt to impress Lily with his non-existing potion skills, managed to blow up Lily's potion and land both him and her in detention. Myself I preferred the time James decided that he a new look would make Lily like him. The spell failed miserably and he walked around with purple skin and a bright blue mohawk for two weeks…As you can see James has been trying to impress Lily for as long as I've known him. This is since first year, when he became my best friend and my brother. Through the years I have watched my brother try to win fair Lily's heart and fail miserably. Until our last year when he finally decided to become less bigheaded and she finally said yes. I never think I've seen him so happy. And I cant even try to come up with anyone more perfect for James then Lily…so…To Lily and James!" his speech made everyone laugh and then we all repeated;
"To Lily and James" next up was Char who smiled at the couple and said;
"And I as the maid of honour am going to go next. Unlike Sirius I actually remembered that I was supposed to do a toast. And unlike him I will skip all the embarrassing stories about Jamesie…since there are none about Lily. Everyone seems to forget those, I highly suspect a memory charm…well anyways. I tried to come up with what to say and I ended up with thinking of a thing James once said to me about Lily and his love for her. so I chose to read this poem that I think represents their love.
Today is a dream realized from years past
The white dress, the wedding cake, the promise of a love that lasts
Today is the beginning of a journey the two of you now share
The vow to love, honour, and cherish now seen in the rings you wear
But tomorrow, tomorrow you will wake as husband and wife
Where the person next to you is yours for life
And so my wish to you both is that when you wake each day
You will turn to each other with the same look you share today…
To James and Lily" she smiled and I saw Lily mouth thank you to her. the reception continued with some toasts and then they cut the cake smiling and laughing. And then it was time for their first dance as husband and wife. Alexander turned to me and then we attended the first dance.
Chars POV
The wedding was a huge success. Everything went smoothly and soon enough it was time for the first dance. They had picked "From This Moment One" by Shania Twain to be the first song they danced to. Soon mrs and mr Evans joined them and Sirius came up to me bowing. I giggled and accepted and soon we were dancing around.
"This was a success, eh?" he said grinning.
"It sure was…" I grinned back. He dipped me and I let out a surprised sound. He grinned proudly and then he got this mischievous glint in his eyes.
"You know I heard one of Lily's cousins say that it's a tradition for the bestman to sleep with the maid of honour. We shouldn't ignore tradition should we?" he smirked and I rolled my eyes.
"Is that so…so what would you have done if Lily made Petunia her maid of honour?" I smirked at his shocked expression. We both glanced at Petunia who was dancing with Wilkins. Hmm…interesting.
"Then I would have…ignored the traditions" he said lamely obviously disappointed that his attempt in charming me had failed. I grinned and pecked him on the lips causing him to grin. We danced a few more danced…drank a bit more champagne and took pictures.
Then it was time for Lily to throw the bouquet. All the not married girls took their places. Jas and I in the back both of us giggling at Lily's cousins who looked desperate to catch it. Lily threw it high. It flew through the air, over the heads of the desperate cousins and right into my hands. I looked down at the bouquet in surprise and when I heard Jas giggle at me I started to blush. I caught Sirius eye and he grinned at me. Lily's cousins looked devastated. I saw James pat Sirius on the back and say something that if I read his lips right, looked like;
"I told you so" the party continued on and soon it was only us left. We said goodbye to the bride and groom that were off to their honeymoon in France, yes Damien was ecstatic about that. At this time Sirius and I was as predicted slightly tipsy. Moony found us sitting against the wall giggling to ourselves.
"How much did the two of you have to drink?"
"Not much…I promise Santa" Sirius slurred and I giggled and said;
"Yes…only itsy bitsy little…spider…hmm…hmm…" Moony sighed and then he helped us up and Sirius leaned against him and I leaned against Sirius. I think I saw a giggling Petunia leave with Wilkins but in my state of mind I also thought that I saw Damien dancing with a bear so I couldn't be sure. Moony somehow managed to take us home…with the help of Amelia. I don't remember much after that…apparently there is a thing called; "Too much to drink".
An; duuudes and dudettes...thats that...onwards to the next one...dunno when it will be up...could be a while...yah...thanx for reading and reviewing! Ta!
