A/N: Without further ado, the wedding! Sorry for the long wait! I am doing part of it from a POV, so I hope it's not too weird for you.
Draco's POV
The music starts to play and I know it's time to begin. Hermione says this is a popular song in the muggle world to get married to. It is a beautiful melody. Okay, breathe, Draco. She'll be here any moment. I want to turn around, but Theo told me to wait until he gives me the signal. He must see her because he has a huge smile on his face. Breathe, Draco, breathe. Theo winks at me, so it is time to turn around. Oh sweet Circe! She is a vision to behold. Hermione's smile is lighting up the gardens, there shouldn't even be fairy lights in the trees. She doesn't even look nervous. Her dad is crying. If my dad was alive, would he be here? Okay, no need to get wistful. Focus on Hermione. I cannot believe she is going to be my wife in a few moments. I watch as her father stops, lifts her veil to give her a kiss on her cheek, then lowers the veil again. It's time!
Hermione's POV
"Let's get you married." My dad says as he put his arm out for me to hold. This is actually happening! I am getting married to Draco Malfoy. I would have never thought it possible. Focus, Hermione. Walk, breathe, focus and do not trip or fall. "Ready?" My dad asks so I smile and nod. The instrumental version of one of mum and dad's favorite singers and the same song mum walked down the aisle to, Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley. I think of two nights ago when I played the original version for Draco and he insisted that we dance. I love this man that I am about to marry. Just thinking about how different my life would be if Decree #957 was never passed. Would we have ever become reacquainted? Would either of us had the chance to let the other know our feelings we held onto all of these years? I smile at my friends and family. Narcissa and Andromeda are crying already. I hear my father sniffle and know he is as well. Theo is smiling at me and I see the back of Draco's head. He hasn't turned around yet. Is he nervous? Having second thoughts? I get halfway down the aisle and see Theo wink at him. Then I watch, my smile growing wider, as he slowly turns. Our eyes lock and I know. This man loves me. He will protect me. He will be a great father one day. My dad stops us in front of a grinning Draco. He lifts my veil, kisses my cheek, whispers that he loves me, and lowers the veil back down. It's time!
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"Ah, good evening everyone! As you all know, we are gathered here to witness the binding of these two young people." Minister Shacklebolt's booming voice rang out across the gardens. "Draco says the first time he saw Hermione Granger, he knew he was a goner. He says that her wild curls and her smile drew him in at first and then her intelligence." Hermione smiled over at him and mouthed the words "I love you" to him. "And Hermione says that she couldn't stand him for the first six years of school, but always had a bit of a crush on him. She says his smirk was endearing, but he could be awfully obnoxious and rude as a child. As he grew older and especially after the war, she saw how earnest and hardworking he was. She saw how caring he was towards his friends and his mother, and she knew that she wanted to know him better." Draco winked at her as he squeezed her hand. "Isn't love grand? The couple would like to ask you to take a moment to remember those who are not with us here today. We know that they are with us in spirit and are watching over us."
"Albus Dumbledore once said, 'We can't choose our fate, but we can choose others.' And we all know that you, Draco, and you, Hermione, may not have chosen this without the marriage decree as it has happened, but that eventually this would have happened for you either way. In speaking with your friends and family, I have learned that this union was inevitable, fated perhaps. Draco, your mother told me that you have been in love with Hermione since you were eleven years old." People gasped at hearing that bit of unknown knowledge and Draco smile at Hermione's blushing response. "And Hermione, your mother tells me she found a picture of Draco in your room once and you had doodled hearts all over it." Everyone aww'd and a few others chuckled as Hermione hid her face in her hands in embarrassment then looked over to her mother's smiling face and mouthed 'Thanks a lot!' "So like I said, inevitable!"
Minister Shacklebolt motioned for Theo to hand him the rings. "The rings are a universal symbol for marriage. They will remind you of the commitment that you have made and will remind you that there is one other person in the world that has vowed to love you forever and always, no matter what life throws at you. Please slide the ring on your partners finger." He handed them each a wedding band. "Draco, with this ring, you promise to love and cherish Hermione for the rest of your life and thereafter." Draco slid the ring onto her finger as Minister Shacklebolt spoke. Then it was Hermione's turn. "Hermione, with this ring, you promise to love and cherish Draco for the rest of your life and thereafter." Hermione slid the ring onto his finger. "Please join hands so that you may see the gift that you are to each other. These are the hands of your soulmate as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow, and forever. Hands that will work alongside yours as you build your future together. These are the hands that will comfort you and wipe tears of both sorrow and joy. These hands will give you support and encouragement and strength when you need it. These are the hands that will lift your chin and caress your cheek as they raise your face to look into their eyes as they fill with overwhelming love for you. Let us bind your magic together and join your lives in this life and the next. Draco and Hermione, may your days be filled with happiness, love and friendship. May your home be filled with laughter and joy and children. May you always know that you are in this together. Always."
He turned them to face the crowd of family and friends. "It gives me great pleasure to announce this couple as bound for life. May the sun shine upon your house and brighten up even your darkest of days. Please seal this union with a kiss." Draco turned to Hermione and pulled her into his loving embrace.
"I love you." He announced. "And I love you." She replied. His arms wrapped around her waist as hers wrapped around Draco's neck. Then they kissed and heard the crowd applaud and cheer for them.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Mr. and Mrs. Draco and Hermione Malfoy!"
