A/N You all know which gown of Padme's I'm talking about don't you… sigh…
Yaaaa Wedding time!
The wedding starts in an hour and Leia sits alone in her room.
She has finished braiding Rey's hair and helping her into the beautiful yellow, pink and purple ombre gown after perfecting the look with the small silver tiara. Leia even helped Rey put tiny braids into Hanna's dark locks before Maz and Rose swept in to take Mother and child downstairs for a pre-wedding toast.
Leia begged off to have a few minutes to herself before the ceremony and now sits, looking in the mirror and shedding a few tears for her late husband and his absence today.
Bolstering herself, the General wipes away her tears and starts braiding her own hair.
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Rey feels both nervous and excited as she waits alone inside the door of Maz's castle and after what seems like hours, Finn saunters in the door to grin at his best friend.
Rey smiles back a bit stiffly, but Finn is having none of that and pulls her into a big hug for a moment before holding her at arms-length and looking her over.
"You look amazing Rey, and Ben is the luckiest guy in the galaxy today. And every day afterwards."
Rey blushes a bit and kisses Finn's cheek as he hands her a couple small, white flowers to hold.
"I think we're ready for you. Are you ready for this?"
He asks and holds out his arm for her as she takes a big breath and nods to him with a smile.
Finn opens the door of the castle and Rey looks around at the strings of garlands draped across the courtyard of the castle. Rey feels like she's in a dram as Finn leads her through the courtyard and down to the water's edge of Nymeve Lake.
Rey sees her small group of friends waiting for her on the beach and she gives them a watery, nervous smile. Leia is holding Hanna close and smiling proudly at Rey as she approaches, and Rose and Poe are standing next to the General with warm smiles.
Rey fails to tame her jumpy nerves until her gaze floats from Chewie standing ahead of her, to the man standing beside him. She locks eyes with Ben and suddenly a calmness washes over her and her smile is only for him.
Ben is staring at Rey with his intense, unfathomable gaze until she is standing before him and then his loving smile is making the rest of her world fall away.
Rey vaguely acknowledges that Finn has gently dropped her arm, but she can't stop staring at Ben.
His title of 'prince' never really struck home with her until now. She takes in his regel stature as he stands facing her in his tailored black suit, the cape to his suit only heightening the royal effect. She decides that the only thing missing is a crown settled over those silky black locks.
Ben grins wider and she watches the ends of his ears turn pink at her scrutiny of him.
I have never seen a princess look more beautiful than you.
He thinks as he takes her hand in his and Rey doesn't try to hold back the tears of happiness that slide down her cheek.
Maz Kanata quietly clears her throat from where she stands on a podium overlooking the setting sun across the lake and Rey and Ben turn their heads towards her grinning face reluctantly.
"There are some words that need to be said here before you can devour each other… again."
She reminds them in a low voice and a giggle before addressing everyone present in a more official capacity.
The next few minutes go by in a haze for Ben and Rey as they speak the words that will bind them together by Galactic law. After what seems like seconds, Ben gets a gentle nudge and a quiet howl from the Wookie standing beside him and he looks around and chuckles at himself for a moment before pulling Rey into his arms and kissing her fiercely as everyone grins and cheers.