A/N: Sorry this is late! I've been trying to post it for hours, but FF was having internal issues and it wouldn't let me! So here we are! The wedding! There is only 2 more chapters left and then an Epi/Future Shot. *Sniff-Sniff* I am going to miss these characters! :(
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EPOV
"In preparation for today's nuptials, it's customary for the person officiating to sit down with the intended bride and groom and go over details of the ceremony. When I sat down with Edward and Bella, the first thing they said was "We're not traditional and we don't want traditional." Pastor Webber chuckled, as our friends and family also laughed in agreement.
"They went on to say that music has been an important component in their relationship. Often they would express their thoughts and feelings for one another through song. So important is their love of music, that named their daughter's Melody and Harmony as homage to their beautiful girls being the music of their lives."
Fuck! Don't cry Cullen.
"So it was with this in mind, that Edward and Bella came to the decision to forgo traditional vows, opting to use music to declare their allegiance to one another. Edward? If you would begin please.
Shit! I'm on.
I turn to Bella with watery eyes and a broken voice…
"Bella. You mean everything to me. You've given me life, stability, everything I never thought I wanted and two beautiful daughters. When it came down to choosing a song that would express my love, appreciation and gratitude, nothing seemed good enough. Then one night I was frustrated and starting digging through my old CD's and I found one by fucking Richard Marx." I chuckled, rolling my eyes.
But then I heard gasps from the audience and a huff from Pastor Webber and realized what I said.
"Oh, shit! I'm sorry!"
"Edward!" Bella laughed, looking back at Rose who was covering her mouth, trying to hold in her snickers.
"Just continue, Edward." Pastor Webber groaned.
"Anyway," I started again, trying to keep my filter intact. "I almost threw it out, appalled that I even owned the fu…er, it. But something told me to put it in and play it…which startled me. I mean, I'm on Lithium. Theoretically, I shouldn't be hearing voices that want me to listen to Richard Marx."
With that, Bella starts to giggle and the next thing I know, everyone is laughing. But I ignore them and press on.
"So I play the CD and this song comes on and he gets one verse into it and I know it's perfect. So Princess, this is for you."
I nod at Emmett, signaling for him to press play. I smile at Bella and bring her hand up to my mouth for a kiss.
I'm expecting the music to start, but I hear Emmett's mouth instead.
"Dude, you know this song is from that movie with Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger. You know that one where they are all Bonnie and Clyde!"
"Oh yeah! And then Jim Carey and Tea Leoni made fun of one of the scenes in their movie "Fun With Dick And Jane". What was the name of that movie anyway?" Rose muses.
"I know which one you're talking about!" Alice claps, all excited. "Kim wears a totally to die for Chanel head scarf in it!"
"Oh my god!" Jasper mutters in disbelief next to me.
"THE GETAWAY!" Pastor Webber bellows, rubbing his forehead anxiously. "The movie is called "The Getaway". Can we get on with it now, please?"
"Yup! That's it! Way to go, Pastor W!" Emmett cheers, offering him a high five.
"Music!" I grunt at Emmett, angrily pointing to the CD player.
"I got it!" Emmett says, but pauses before pressing play. "Hey wait. Didn't Richard Marx end up marrying that skinny blonde broad from "Dirty Dancing"? You know, the one that had the illegal abortion that Baby's dad paid for?"
I look around and everyone has gone quiet. My mom and dad have their hands firmly braced over the twin's ears. Bella's mouth is hanging open. Pastor Webber is mouthing a prayer and I'm hearing crickets.
"Excuse me." Rose says, breaking the overwhelming silence and handing Alice her bouquet.
She walks around Bella and I, storming up to Emmett and smacking him violently upside the head.
"What is the matter with you?" she scolds, loudly. "We are in the House of the Lord! Ya know, VIRGIN MARY, immaculate conceptions and you want to bring up abortions? God, Emmett! You are such an ass!"
"I can't breathe." Bella stutters, grabbing onto my arm.
My eyes are huge and I have no idea what to do. I cursed, Emmett's brought up abortion, and Rose has taken the name of the father in vain and gotten violent.
Then my pleading eyes land on Charlie. Salvage this, Asshole!
"Alright, alright…" Charlie says standing and unfastening his tux jacket, so everyone can see his holstered side arm on his hip. "Let's just focus, people and get back on track. I didn't drive all the way up here to see a comedy. I came to see my daughter make the biggest mistake of her life in marrying this, Jackass."
I roll my eyes and storm over to the CD player myself and hit play. I walk back over to Bella and offer her a smile of apology, as the music starts.
Whenever I'm weary from the battles that rage
in my head
You make sense of madness when my sanity
hangs by a thread
I lose my way but still you seem to understand
Now and forever
I will be your man
Sometimes I just hold you
Too caught up in me to see
I'm holding a fortune that heaven has given
to me
I'll try to show you each and every way I can
Now and forever
I will be you man
Now I can rest my worries and always be sure
That I won't be alone anymore
If I'd only known you were there all the time
All this time
Until the day the ocean doesn't touch the
sand
Now and forever
I will be your man
Now and forever
I will be your man
BPOV
I'm stunned. Absolutely speechless. Sure, I'm still recovering from the totally random and humiliating scene that just played out, but Edward's song, while gay and cheesy, is also perfect. The words, they are so amazingly profound, that they take my breath away.
I stare into Edward's green eyes and mouth "I love you" while I let my tears flow unchecked.
"Bella?" Pastor Webber prompts, getting impatient and probably just wanting us the fuck out of his church. "If you'd like to proceed with your song, you may do so."
I clear my throat and wipe at my wet cheeks.
"Edward, you are a third of my life, my heart and my soul. Everything that I have and everything that I am, belongs to you and our gorgeous daughters. When we first came up with the idea of using songs for our vows, I thought I knew exactly which one I would use…"Crazy For You" by Madonna. But then one day I was in the car, flipping through stations and this haunting song started to play by Sade. By the end of the song, I knew without a doubt, that I had to use it. It expresses everything that I want to say and more. I love you so much, Edward."
I nod at Emmett and wipe a stray tear from Edward's cheek as the music starts. Thankfully, Emmett was smart enough to just press play and not offer any commentary.
You think I'd leave your side baby?
You know me better than that
You think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees?
I wouldn't do that
I'll do you right when your wrong
I-Ohhhh, Ohhhh
If only you could see into me
oh, when you're cold
I'll be there to hold you tight to me
When you're on the outside baby and you can't get in
I will show you, you're so much better than you know
When you're lost, when you're alone and you can't get back again
I will find you darling I'll bring you home
If you want to cry
I am here to dry your eyes
and in no time you'll be fine
You think I'd leave your side baby
You know me better than that
You think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees
I wouldn't do that
I'll do you right when you're wrong
I-I, Ohhhh, Ohhhh
If only you could see into me
Oh when you're cold
I'll be there
To hold you tight to me
Oh when you're alone
I'll be there by you're side baby
As the music fades to black, Edward's mask has crumbled and his tears run in rivers down his face, his chin quivers and his eyes are full of love and reverence. He's beautiful.
EPOV
She'll never give up on me. She'll never just walk away from me. She'll always believe in me and see the best of me.
I never believed any of it, more than I do right now.
"I've always seen the best of you, Edward. And it's what made me want you, wait for you and run after you. Your innate goodness is all I ever wanted and all I ever will want from you."
Silly girl…
"Bella, you already have the best of me and they are sitting six feet to your right on my parent's laps."
Bella gives me a watery chuckle, as I put my forehead to hers.
"I know baby," she whispers. "And you'll never know how grateful I am for that."
I suddenly hear an unfamiliar sniffle and look up at the same time Bella does and laugh.
"Suck it, Cullen." Rose blubbers, while she wipes her eyes with a hanky Pastor Webber handed her.
Bella and I exchange rings and then Pastor Webber is pronouncing us man and wife.
I kiss my wife and Bella hands her bouquet to Rose and together we walk over and each grab a baby from my parents. We clasp hands and proceed up the aisle as a family.
It isn't long before we are engulfed in well wishes from our friends and family. Harmony and Melody are both excited about the extra attention and seem content to think that it's all being directed at them.
"Well, well, well, Cullen." James says, sauntering up next to me.
"That was quite the production you and the missus just put on. I'm so glad I was here to witness it. I got the whole thing on my Blackberry too. I'm thinking you'll be a YouTube phenomenon when I post this sucker!"
"Great." I mutter, helping Harmony, who's on my hip, with her bottle.
"Wow." James gasps, looking between Harmony and Melody, who is perched in Bella's arms. "You're girls look just like you, Edward. It's fucking freaky!"
"Language!" I scold.
"You'd look in good in drag, Cullen." he smirks, fingering the hem on Harmony's dress.
I smack his hand away and position Harmony on my other hip.
"Piss off, James. I think my girls are still a little bit too young for your charms, even by your standards."
"Touché." James laughs. "I guess I'll see you at the reception? Be sure and save me a dance with Mrs. Cullen."
"Keep your greasy fucking paws off my wife." I growl, making him laugh as he walks away.
"Language, Cullen." he throws back at me, over his shoulder.
Fucking idiot.
BPOV
I am Mrs. Edward Cullen. Even as I stand here, engulfed in a sea of well wishes, that reality is still hard to absorb.
"You ready to get to our reception, husband?"
"Absolutely, Mrs. Cullen." Edward smirked, leaning over and giving me a kiss, while the girls in our arms, squealed and slapped at our faces.
"Hey, this is mine and Mommy's day, you silly girls!" Edward cooed.
I am still amazed at how hot he is when he's engaging our daughters. The smooth velvet of his voice and eyes, chock full of love and adoration, is enough to melt my fucking panties.
Everyone was already in the ballroom by the time we made our way there. Rosalie and Jasper met us outside the door.
"Do you want us to take the babies?" Rose asked, poking Melody in the tummy.
"No. We're going to walk in there as family." Edward said, grabbing my free hand and squeezing it.
"Alright." Jasper laughed, throwing open the doors, signaling the DJ to announce us.
"Ladies and Gentleman, it is my honor to present you with Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Isabella Cullen. Who are being escorted by their lovely daughter's, Melody and Harmony Cullen."
As we entered the ballroom, the place erupted into cheers and applause. At first, Melody startled and reached out to Edward. After a quick baby swap, she calmed down and shyly buried her face in Edward's neck. Always the Daddy's Girl.
Harmony on the other hand, basked in the attention. She waved her hands around, squealing and bouncing in my arms. It's amazing to me how extroverted she is.
We made our way to the head table, depositing the girls in their high chairs, positioned on either side of Edward and me. The plan was for them to stay with us through dinner and the first dance. After that, Rosalie's mother would take them back to the hotel for the remainder of the evening.
Dinner was amazing. The filet mignon was butterflied and cooked to perfection. The grilled vegetables were crisp and amazing and everyone seemed to dig in and enjoy it, as well.
Finally, it was time for our first dance. During the planning process, when we talked about songs, I was frustrated and told Edward to surprise me.
Edward gave me a sly smirk, as he made his way over to the DJ booth, which had me worried. Esme and my dad came over, taking the girls from me.
"Excuse me, please. If I could have everyone's attention." Edward bellowed into the microphone, as he waited for things to quiet down.
"It's time for my first dance with my wife. When we were planning the wedding, Bella became frustrated with the little details, like finding a wedding song. In her infinite stupidity, she left that job up to me. So Isabella, get your ass out here and come take a spin with me around the dance floor."
Oh. My. God. What the fuck has he done?
I made my way out to the floor and waited for him to join me. He stalked around me like a predator, before finally coming to stand in front of me.
"Ready for this, Princess?"
"Just please tell me it's not "Get Off" by Prince!" I squeaked.
I was lying in bed one night, while he was going through songs in the living room and heard him play it. It never occurred to me, that he could be considering it.
A huge, beautiful smile lit up his face and he winked, as he signaled the DJ to start the music.
The music filters throughout the ballroom and I stare at him in disbelief as he grins and spins me around the floor.
"I can't believe you!" I laugh hysterically as everyone starts whooping and laughing around us.
All day starin' at the ceilin' makin' friends with shadows on my wall
All night hearing voices tellin' me that I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for somethin'
Hold on, feelin' like I'm headed for a breakdown
And I don't know why
But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay a while and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be, me
I'm talkin' to myself in public, dodging glances on the train
And I know, I know they've all been talkin' about me
I can hear them whisper, and it makes me think
There must be somethin' wrong with me
Out of all the hours thinkin', somehow I've lost my mind
But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay a while and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be
I've been talkin' in my sleep
Pretty soon they'll come to get me
Yeah, they're takin' me away
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know, right now you can't tell
But stay a while and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know, right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be yeah, how I used to be
How I used to be
Well, I'm just a little unwell
How I used to be, how I used to be
I'm just a little unwell
By the end of the song, all of our friends and family have joined us on dance floor, twirling around us, laughing and singing at the top of their lungs.
Esme and Charlie brought the girls out and now Edward and I were twirling with them and laughing as they clapped and squealed.
On my last twirl with Harmony, Edward reached his arm out and snagged me around the waist.
"Happy Mrs. Cullen?"
"Ecstatically!" I smiled, tilting my head and giving him a kiss.
"Thank you so much. This day is everything I ever dreamed of and more."
The smile that lit up his face was brilliant.
"You're most welcome." he smiled against my lips. "But these people need to clear the floor, so we can have our real first dance."
My heart started to race again. Not "Get Off"…anything but "Get Off"!
Esme and Carlisle took the twins, as everyone else filed off the floor.
"You know you're beautiful, right, Mrs. Cullen?" Edward murmured into my ear, after he spun me out and back in again.
Before I could answer the music queued up…and it was definitely, Prince.
Could U be the most beautiful girl in the world?
It's plain 2 see You're the reason that God made a girl
When the day turns into the last day of all time I can say I hope you are in these arms of mine
And when the night falls before that day I will cry
I will cry tears of joy cause after you all one can do is die, oh
Could you be the most beautiful girl in the world?
Could you be?
Its plain to see you're the reason that God made a girl
Oh, yes you are
How can I get through days when I can't get through hours?
I can try but when I do I see you and I'm devoured, oh yes
Who'd allow, who'd allow a face to be soft as a flower? Oh
I could bow (bow down) and feel proud in the light of this power
Oh yes, oh
Could you be (could you be) the most beautiful girl in the world?
Could you be?
It's plain to see you're the reason that God made a girl
Oh, yes you are
And if the stars ever fell one by one from the sky
I know Mars could not be, uh, to far behind
cuz baby, this kind of beauty has got no reason to ever be shy
Cuz honey, this kind of beauty is the kind that comes from inside
Could you be (could you be) the most beautiful girl in the world?
So beautiful, beautiful
its plain to see (plain to see) you're the reason that God made a girl
Oh yeah! (Oh, yes you are)
Girl (Could you be?)
You must be ... oh yeah!
(Could you be?)
You're the reason ... oh yeah
(Could) {x3}
"Hey. No crying, beautiful girl." Edward murmured as the song came to a close.
"Happy…" I breathed, as I wiped at my wet face. "I love you so much."
"I know." he smiled and then spun me out and back in again. "As I love you."
"Forever." I breathed, wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Forever, Mrs. Cullen."
So it's official...they're hitched! What did we think? Was it a classic Edward and Bella moment? Talk to me people! :)