Chapter Fifty: The Big Day
"Anna." I heard someone say as they shook my shoulder.
"Anna." They said again, shaking my shoulder a little harder.
"What?"I groaned, rolling over as I swatted away the hand that had been shaking my shoulder and disturbing my sleep.
"I thought you rather I wake you, than the excited girls down stairs." Uncle Charlie chuckled. I sat up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. I was in my bed at Uncle Charlie's instead of the bed that I shared with Embry at our house. My eyes seeked out the calendar on the wall, October 6, 2017. I smiled at Uncle Charlie.
"I'm getting married today." I said causing Uncle Charlie to chuckle at me and ruffle my already crazy bed head.
"Glad you could realize that. You still gonna make me wear that monkey suit?" Uncle Charlie pouted. I laughed; a pout on a grown man's face wasn't something you saw every day. I nodded my head and Uncle Charlie huffed.
"You better hurry before the girls get tired of waiting and storm up here." Uncle Charlie said as he walked out the door with a chuckle. I quickly got out of bed, grabbing my robe and hurried into the bathroom to shower. The girls were waiting for me when I got out. They pushed me into my desk chair and started to blow dry my hair.
Everything was centered on my birthstone. My engagement had three stones. The center was a diamond and the two side stones were purple alexandrites. The wedding ring Embry and I picked out had small purple stones and diamonds. My flowers and the bridesmaid dresses were purple and the Embry was wearing a purple shirt with a white tie while the groomsmen and Uncle Charlie were wearing white shirts and purple ties. Even my shoes and hair accessory were purple.
The girls were busy applying a light shade of purple to my eye lids, painting my nails purple, hand and toes, while also curling my hair. Once it was curled Kim swept one side up and put the large purple swan clip to hold it in place. After hair and makeup, the girls helped me into my dress. The dress was an a-line skirt with a sweet heart neckline. From my waist up the dress was covered in a shear lace patterns that came down into three quarter sleeves. There was a belt around my waist made of Swarovski crystals. The dress closed in the back with a long line of buttons that ran down my back and down the train that would drag behind me.
After I was dresses we started with jewelry. I wore my pack necklace, and a blue anklet that Uncle Charlie had bought for me as a graduation present, and Leah let me borrow a pair of small purple dangly earrings. When they were finished they brought me to Bella's old room that had a full length mirror. I gasped when I saw my reflection. Unlike Bella who hadn't looked anything like herself at her wedding, I looked natural. My makeup was light and brought out the green in my eyes and the dressed flowed softly to the floor before continuing into the train that flowed behind me.
The wedding was going to be small because both Embry and I had small families and we had most of the same friends. Leah was my maid of honor with Kim, Zoey, Emily, Rachel, Ashley, and Maggie as my bridesmaids. Embry had Jake as his best man with Quil, Jared, Sam, Paul, Seth, and his cousin Alex as groomsmen. Little Claire was going to be our flower girl and she was going to pull a little wagon with baby Levi in it as our ring bearer.
After I was in my dress, the girls took turns in my room, Bella's and the guest room to get dressed. Their dresses were knee length with a lace illusion neckline. Their shoes were a white version of mine. Each wolf girl wore her piece of jewelry that marked her place in the pack. The wedding was going to take place in the council hall on the res. We had asked Billy if he would perform the ceremony and he said he would be honored to. Embry and I were going to have our honeymoon in Portland, Oregon. Embry and I wanted to stay close to home in case of problems back home, but also wanted to be far enough away that we didn't bump into people we knew. This also pleased Uncle Charlie because it was far from tropical. And if we needed to, we could be home in a day.
When everyone was done getting ready we walked down stairs to the living room. Uncle Charlie already had the car running out side and was waiting by the door. My train was bustled up so it wouldn't drag on the ground on the way to the hall. Uncle Charlie's jaw dropped as I came around the corner toward the door.
"Anna, you look gorgeous kiddo." Uncle Charlie said giving me a hug.
"I wish your parents were here to see you today." Uncle Charlie said and tried to muffle a snuff as he held back the tears that we could all see in his eyes.
"Me too." I said.
"But I have an amazing uncle to fill in since they can't be here." I said and fought the tears that were threatening to fall and ruin my makeup. We walked out to the car and drove to the hall. I could feel the butterflies gathering in my stomach. I couldn't believe that over two years ago I was suffering from the loss of my grandmother and never would have guessed that I would met the man of my dreams, discovered the supernatural, watched the man of my dreams become a werewolf, be almost attacked by vampires and my crazy cousin, and then marry the man of my dreams before I was nineteen.
Everything seemed to go in fast forward. Every one rushed into positions and music started. Uncle Charlie hooked his arm with mine and handed me my flowers. The doors at the back of the hall opened to reveal a room full of people that meant so much to me. They all watched as I started down the aisle with bright smiles. I looked straight down the aisle to see Embry standing between Jake and Billy. A smile of my own brightened my face and the music seemed to slow. The aisle seemed to go on forever, but we finally made it to the end, to Embry.
"Who gives away the women?" Billy asked.
"I do." Uncle Charlie said and placed my hand in Embry's. He placed a kiss on my forehead and gave Embry a short nod before taking his seat with Sue. I handed my flowers to Leah to hold before turning to face Embry and holding our hands between us. Everything that Billy said seemed to be muffled as I stood there and stared into Embry's eyes. We had written our own vows and Embry went first.
"Anna, from the first time I met you I knew there was something special about you. The way your hazel eyes sparkled and how truly amazing you were. Your willingness to stand up for the things you believed in and how accepting you were to everything about me. I see us as two tall trees that have been planted next to each other and our roots have become entwined. I hope to plant many more roots with you that will grow stringer with time as my love for you grows for you day by day." There was an 'awe' that echoed from the crowd and a tear slipped from my eye that Embry quickly wiped away. I don't think my smile could hold anymore love and happiness than it did in that moment. Then it was my turn.
"Embry, from the day I met you, I knew there was going to be something more than friendship. From learning about your quarks and habits to secrets and how to love and open my heart. I can see us years from now old and grey with more love in our hearts that will grow with every step in the rest of our lives. You brought a gain to all the loss that I have found throughout my life. I hope to be the best wife I can be and stand by you through thick and thin." I said and another tear fell down my cheek as I spoke.
Next Billy asked for the rings and Jake stepped up handing them to his father. Billy had us repeat after him the traditional words before putting the rings on each other's left ring finger. My words came out a little choked as I tried to hold back the happy tears, while Embry's sounded victorious. I don't think I would have been surprised if he broke out in a touch down dance when the kiss was done.
"You may kiss the bride." Billy said and Embry brushed back the veil from in front of my face before sweetly kissing me. We broke apart and turned to face the crowd, Leah handed me back my flowers.
"With the power invested in me by the Quileute Tribe, I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Embry Michael Call." Billy declared and Embry and I threw our hands in the air with bright happy smiles on our faces as we walked back down the aisle. The reception was held back at our house with food and seating under a couple tents to protect us from the misting rain. Embry and I had our first dance and then instead of a father daughter dance, we had a uncle and niece dance while Embry danced with his mom.
When it came to the cake. Embry sweetly and careful feed me my piece of cake while I smashed his piece in the face with only half the cake making it into his mouth causing everyone to laugh at my antics. At the end of the night I changed into a shorter purple dress and climbed into Embry's grey truck. The guys had tied cans to the back with purple ribbons and wrote in the window with purple window paint 'Just Married' with a picture of a stick figure bride and groom.
That was the best night of my life and I had spent it with every one that meant so much to me. And had become bound to the love of my life. All the loss that I had suffered during my life had led to this amazing gain that would forever have a reminder of it on my finger and I couldn't be happier.
A/N: Anna's dress can be found on the allure bridals website under style 2666. The bridesmaids dresses can be found be searching short lace and mesh dress with illusion neckline, visit the webpage and click the wisteria color option. Embry's wedding ring was a leaf engraved wedding band with diamond accents. Anna's wedding ring was a nature – inspired sapphire wedding band, just imagine the sapphires as purple. There is only one chapter left. What possibly could I end this story with? You'll just have to wait and find out. I will post the next and last chapter on Tuesday. Hope you enjoy and make sure you review!
~ New York Country
