Bellas POV
When we woke up the next morning after our parties, Alice went into immediate overdrive. I wasn't nervous about my wedding, but being around Alice could make a sane person insane. All I wanted to do was go back to sleep because I had a splitting headache and mostly because I wanted to stay in Edwards arms.
"Bella, you guys will have an eternity together, you can sacrifice a day without him," she huffed. Edward started chuckling and I gave him a death glare. He quickly shut up after that.
"Ugh.. Fine! But the 'human' gets to eat first." I got up and looked down at my clothes, "and a shower, before I do anything."
Rosalie and Alice looked down at their clothes and agreed. So we said good bye to the guys and headed back to the house to get showered and changed. They let me go first so while I was waiting on them to finish I could get something to eat.
Esme was in the kitchen making some breakfast when I walked in.
"Morning Bella, how was your night?" Esme smiled sweetly.
"It was good, but I have a splitting headache," I said while rubbing my forehead.
"I figured. Here have some aspirin. Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes," then she went back to cooking. I could tell we were having waffles and sausage. Yummy.
By the time I finished breakfast I was starting to feel better, and up for today's adventures. Alice said we had a lot to accomplish today. We had to go to our final dress fitting, go to the florist, the bakery, and to the meadow.
We went to the florist first. We had to make sure they received their order in. Alice had gone over board with the flowers, they were going to be everywhere. We decided to have an archway built and it was going to be covered in white orchids, sweet peas, and peonies. I was not a big flower person, but when we first starting looking at flowers for the wedding these 3 quickly became my favorites. I wanted simple and they were perfect.
The flowers were also going to be along the walkway, and on the back of the chairs. When I said everywhere, I mean everywhere.
I was very excited about my bouquet; I was going to have a mixture of orchids, sweet peas, and peonies tied together in a blue ribbon. It was breathtaking. We had decided that Edward's boutonnière would have one orchid. Jasper, Edward's best man, would have a peony, and Emmett would have some sweet peas.
After Alice was content that the florist had everything under control, we headed over to the bakery. We decided on a three tier classic cake, it would be made with red velvet cake and classic white icing, and blue flowers would be its only design.
I could never forget the horrid day that we went to taste cakes. I walked out of there feeling beyond full. I had tried over 25 different types of cake, some were amazing but most of them were absolutely horrible. It was a tough decision but I decided that the red velvet cake was the best.
The baker had everything under control, and after showing us a few more design options we headed to the meadow. I was very excited to see the meadow. It was mine and Edward's special place, and I was very happy to be getting married there. Our first wedding was so rushed and sad in a lot of ways that I was glad I was getting a redo.
When we arrived, the archway was completed. I could picture it covered in orchids, peonies, and sweet peas. I was starting to get more and more excited. They were currently draping lights in the trees surrounding the meadow. We decided a night wedding would be best. We didn't want to have to worry about it getting to sunny and freaking out our guests. So we decided to get married at dusk, that way the mixture of rays would set the perfect back drop. The lights would give a beautiful glowing light. I couldn't wait to see everything all put together.
A few of the contractors had questions for Alice about where to set up the sound equipment and which entrance I would be coming in so they could line the chairs up accordingly. The guest list had grown to approximately 50 in attendance. The whole cheerleading squad had begged to come as well as the football team. They had been a big part of our lives in high school so I agreed. I was feeling less and less uneasy about a bigger crowd. All I cared about was getting to marry Edward again.
Once we were done at the meadow we headed to do our final fittings. I was really excited about my wedding dress. This was the one area I wouldn't let Alice go crazy on. The first time we went dress shopping I almost had an aneurysm about the types of dresses she was picking out. They were pretty, I'm not going to say they weren't but they were big and poofy. I was determined to have simple, and elegant. After 3 trips to different bridal stores, I finally found a dress that sang to me. The minute I laid eyes on it, I fell in love with it.
It was a white sweetheart halter a line dress with a pleated bust and a crochet lace empire waist with a sweep train. The minute I tried it on tears formed in my eyes. When I stepped out of the dressing room, Alice and Rosalie stared at me in awe. They said it was the perfect dress and that was all that needed to be said.
Alice and Rosalie's dresses I gave them more control over. I had expected them to start fighting over designs but they didn't. They may be best friends they still have different tastes in fashion. I was relieved to find out they agreed on the bridesmaid's dresses. They were both going to be wearing a strapless a-line dress with pleating and a ruched charmeuse bust in a royal blue shade. They were simple and elegant.
Renesemee was going to be my little flower girl, of course. Who else would I choose? And I was glad that she was old enough to be apart of our wedding. I found the perfect little dress for her, and she is going to look like an angel in it. It is a white dress with a satin bodice and an organza skirt, with a sash that was the same colors as the bridesmaid dresses. It had flowers scattered across it in the same shade of blue.
Once we were done we headed home. I was beyond exhausted and I was happy it was late enough that I could go to bed. I grabbed a quick sandwich and I slipped into Renesemee's room to give her a kiss goodnight. I had been so busy with wedding plans, and moving that I felt like I was neglecting her. Tomorrow Edward and I were going to go shopping for bridesmaids and best man gifts, so we had decided to take our daughter with us. Once we were finished with our errands we would be taking her to the park and for ice cream.
When I walked in the room, I was surprised with Edward already laying there waiting for me. This man was beyond perfect. After I got dressed in my pajamas and fell in bed. I snuggled up to Edward and he pulled me close. I was so close to falling asleep when I felt him move from my side, I whimpered.
"Shh, love, I'm not going anywhere. I just thought you could use a back massage, you feel really tense" he began massaging my feet and worked out all of the kinks there. He gave my legs and back the same attention. When he was done I felt like a puddle, I couldn't move even if I wanted to. All I could do was moan.
"Mmm…that felt amazing. Thank you" I tried to move up to give him a kiss but I collapsed back down on the bed. He chuckled.
"Here, love, let me come to you" he leaned down and gave me a sweet kiss; it was full of passion. God, I love this man.
I fell asleep quickly and had the most amazing dreams of Edward. Soon they won't be dreams, they will be my reality. That is the most amazing part.
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The next morning came too quickly, but I felt better than I had expected. That massage must have done the trick. I got up and headed to take a shower. Edward joined me and washed my body and my hair. It felt so….words cannot even describe. The way he touched me and caressed ever inch of my body. I almost came undone.
I went and woke up Renesemee and got her ready for the day. She was very happy that she was going to help pick out presents for her aunts and uncles, and even more excited that we were going to the park.
Once we were done with breakfast, we headed to Port Angeles for the day. We went from shop to shop trying to find the perfect gifts for Alice and Rosalie. I was so happy to have them as best friends, and for all the work they did to make this wedding perfect. I wanted to find something that said everything I felt for them.
We headed in Nordstroms (I don't know if they have a Nordstroms in Port Angeles, but work with me) and over to the jewelry counter. I was just about to give up on finding anything when I reached the last case. The minute I laid eyes on them, I got excited. In front of my arms were the most beautiful bracelets. They were a faceted heart charm bracelet, and the charm was blue. I bought one for Rosalie and Alice.
I walked over the Edward who was looking at some different watches, I showed him the bracelets.
"Wow, those our beautiful love. I think they will like them" he wrapped one arm around my waist and kissed me on the forehead.
"I know, they are so beautiful. I almost wish I had one myself," I giggled. I never got this way over jewelry but they were beautiful.
"Well, then go buy one for yourself. You deserve this," before I could even protest, Edward had me back at the case and asked for one more bracelet. I wanted to be mad at him, but I couldn't I was excited to be getting one of them for myself.
Once he was done I jumped up into his arms and placed kisses all over his face. "Thank you thank you thank you!" I squealed.
"You're very welcome. If I knew you would react that way, I would have bought ten of them," he chuckled. I playfully hit him in the chest.
We headed back over to the men's watches and Edward chose Michael Kors 'Black Dial Oversize Iconic' Chronograph Watch for both Emmett and Jasper. When we were done paying for those we headed to Ben and Jerry's to get Renesemee some ice cream.
After she was all done with her ice cream we headed to the park, so she could play for a couple of hours. She loved going up and down the slides and playing on the swings. Edward pushed her on the swing, and took her up and down the slide a dozen times. It was so nice to watch him interact with our daughter. I still could kick myself for keeping him away from her. But I had to move past that, we were together now and that is all that matters.
"You ok, love?" Edward asked as he sat down next to me. I looked over to see Renesemee playing in the sand box. That brought a smile to my face.
"Just thinking, nothing to worry about," I smiled at him
"Are you sure?" he asked
"Yeah, I'm fine really. I just love watching the two of you together," I sighed.
"I love watching the two of you together too," he leaned in and kissed my forehead.
"Do you remember when we used to play in the sand box" I asked.
"How could I not. I met you at the sandbox, remember. You were so mean to me, you kept dumping sand on my head," he chuckled.
"Well, you know what they say," I asked.
"What's that?"
"Well you pick on the ones you love. I loved you from the first moment I laid eyes on you Edward," I whispered in his ear.
"I loved you from that first moment too, only I was to busy thinking you had cuties," he laughed. I hit him in the arm
"Oh, baby, I'm sorry," he pulled me into his lap and kissed me on the cheek.
Just as I was about to respond our daughter started skimping back over to us.
"Mommy, daddy come play with me!" she grabbed both of our hands and tried to pull us over to the sandbox. We didn't fight her. We played in the sand for a few moments before I got a great idea. I picked up one of the buckets and filled it with sand. I looked over at Edward and he was deep into thought helping our daughter build a sand castle. I stood up quickly and walked behind him and dumped the sand on his head.
"Oh no you didn't!" he hollered. He jumped up and started chasing me. Renesemee started squealing with laughter and followed us. He quickly grabbed me and pulled me down on the ground. Renesemee jumped down on both of us laughing. This was a perfect moment for our little family.
"Well, well, Mrs. Cullen. What did you do that for?" I smirked.
"Well to tell you I loved you for one," I was squirming.
"And?" he asked.
"And to get you back for throwing me in the water," I giggled.
"Ahh, I see," he sat up and pulled Renesemee in his arms. He whispered something in her ear and she took off back to the sand box. I knew what he told her to do, and I was not going to let that happen. I lifted myself up off the ground to try and get away but he quickly pinned me back down.
"And where do you think you're going?" he smirked.
"Please, Edward don't, please," I begged.
"I like it when you beg," he said. I kept squirming trying to get away when I seen our daughter making her way back over with a bucket of sand.
"Edward, please, really I'm sorry. I love you!" I squealed trying to move.
Edward grabbed the bucket of sand and tossed it on my head. It quickly found its way into my mouth and all over my clothes.
"Ahh…" was all I got muster up.
"That's to tell you I love you Bella," Edward chuckled. He then released me and I stood up. I started shaking the sand of my clothes and out of my hair.
"Well, I love you too," I huffed.
We headed back to the house early because I was going to have to shower before the big dinner. When we got back home Alice was waiting impatiently for me to get out of the shower. She was beyond furious with Edward, because me having to shower took time away from her primping session.
The dinner went off without a hitch. It was so nice to have all of our families and friends together. I almost didn't want it to end, because I knew it meant that I would have to spend the night away from Edward. Alice insisted that the groom could not see the bride before the wedding. So I had to deal without seeing him until tomorrow night at dusk. I couldn't convince her it was an unneeded tradition, but she wouldn't budge.
When we arrived home, Edward packed up his stuff to head over to my parent's house. All the guys were going to stay there and getting ready together tomorrow. Rosalie, Alice and I were staying at the Cullen's home. We had a quick goodbye, only because Alice practically threw him out the door.
As the door was closing, I yelled "I love you!"
I could here him yelling "I love you too!" before the door clicked shut. It was already 10:30 so I headed to bed. I thought if I could sleep then it wouldn't feel like an eternity away from Edward. I was very wrong about that. I tossed and turned for about 3 hours before I finally gave up. I got out of bed and headed out on the balcony. Usually looking up at the stars would help relax me if Edward wasn't around.
I sat there for a while pondering over my life and my future. Edward had been such a huge part of my life in the past, and now he would be my future. I truly don't know how I became so lucky to have him love me back. But I planned on making sure that he knew how much I loved him for the rest of eternity. Nothing was going to stand in my way.
I had started to doze off sitting in the lawn chair when I heard the faint sounds of music playing from the below me. I lifted myself up off of the chair and headed over to the balcony. I could faintly make out Edward.
"Edward?" I questioned.
"Shh, love. I had to see you," he whispered.
"Alice is going to kill you," I whispered back.
"I would take that death a million times just to be able to look up at you beneath the stars," my heart started beating really fast. He had a tendency to make my heart flutter and to make me loose my breath.
"Bella, I was at your dad's house trying to control this urge to come to you. I was sure you would be asleep and I could watch you without anyone knowing I was here. But this is so much better."
I was about to respond to him when I heard his velvety voice start singing the lyrics to one of my favorite songs. This is something that not many people knew about, he could sing. And it was amazing. He would normally just hum to different tunes, but every once in a while he would sing to me.
Edwards POV
I was at Bella's parents' house just trying to unwind and relax for tomorrow's events. Jasper and Emmett were busy playing Xbox as usual and Bella's parents were already in bed sleeping. I couldn't get over the fact that tomorrow I would take Bella as my wife again, and I hated the fact I couldn't have her in my arms tonight. Dam Alice and her stupid traditions.
I decided that I didn't care what Alice thought I had to see my Bella. I knew she would be asleep, so I could slip in and watch her sleeping. That was my favorite thing to do, watch her sleep. I slipped out of the house unnoticed. Once those two got into a game, there was no prying them away.
I made my way over to my house quickly, and was about to enter the back door when I heard a heart beat. I looked up and there was Bella lying on the chair on the balcony. I could tell she wasn't asleep so I moved so she would know I was down here. She stood up from the chair and leaned over the railing and I could tell she was straining to see me.
"Edward?" she whispered.
"Shh, love. I had to see you," I whispered.
"Alice is going to kill you," she whispered back.
"I would take that death a million times just to be able to look up at you beneath the stars." I could hear her heart beat start to race, and she her breath got caught. I loved the fact that I had that affect on her still after all of this time
"Bella, I was at your dad's house trying to control this urge to come to you. I was sure you would be asleep and I could watch you without anyone knowing I was here. But this is so much better."
I instantly started to hear this song in my head that described everything I wanted to say. Bella loved it when I sang to her and I knew she would love the song in my head. I started singing in a whisper the words to Lonestar's Amazed.
Every
time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than
I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you
love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close
to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your
dreams
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love
with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the
rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every
little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you
The
smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper
in the dark
Your hair all around me
Baby you surround me
You
touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time,
every time
I want to spend the whole night in your eyes
Every
little thing that you do
I'm so in love with you
It just
keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With
you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you
do
Baby, I'm amazed by you
I finished the song and I looked up at her. She had tears coming down her cheeks and if I could cry I probably would have been too. She was clutching her hands over her heart.
'Edward, that was beautiful," she whispered.
"Not as beautiful as you," I whispered back.
"I love you so much Edward, forever and always!"
"I love you too Bella, forever and always!"
We didn't have to say anything else. Everything that needed to be said was said in that song and in our gaze. I quickly bowed to her which made her giggle and I ran back to the house that would hold me captive until I would be with Bella again.
Ok, so I know I said the next chapter would be the wedding, but there was so many things that had to happen. So I broke the chapters up.
I really hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did. I did a lot of research for this. I felt as if I was almost planning my own wedding. I will post the links to the dresses, flowers, and gifts after the wedding chapter so you can visual what they look like. Yes, all of these things are available to order at one place or another.
This chapter is dedicated to my wonderful, unofficial beta….xoxLoveisForeverxox, or Heather. She is a truly amazing person, and has helped tremendously with this wedding. A lot of ideas came from her, and you will see them in this chapter and the next two. (Yep, there is so much that there will be a total of 3 chapters for the wedding)
So thank you so much Heather, I'm so glad I have you to help me with this. You are a true blessing.
We worked very hard on this chapter so PLEASE REVIEW…and tell me what you think. If you come up with any ideas….please let me know. Heather and I will appreciate it very much…
Until Next Time….
Sherrie
