Chapter 3

Imma start saying dates because this whole 3 days later thing is getting confusing.

Graduation May 27th

Grad party May 30th

Prim finds out June 3

Parents find out June 4

June 9th-

and Mrs. Mellark dragged Katniss out to look for her wedding dress at a local bridal thrift shop. Katniss brought Annie, Johanna, and her friend Madge to help pick her dress. Annie was her maid of honor and Jo and Madge were her only real friends besides her best friend Annie, so they were her bridesmaids. Finnick, was Peeta's best man and best friend. Finnick and Annie were dating and one of Kat and Peeta's couple friends that they had double dated together.

"Katniss, Look at this!" Mrs. Mellark called to her from the racks. Katniss looks up to see a tulle ball gown, with a big skirt and large jeweled belt around the waist. It had long mesh sleeves. Katniss hated it.

"Umm, , I don't really like that one at all."

"Dear, It's beautiful." .

"It looks like a unicorn threw tulle on top and hot glue." Johanna bites.

"How about this one?" Annie suggests, pulling out and holding up a ball gown with this spaghetti straps. The dress had a full skirt and thin jeweled belt. The top was fitted and accentuated her curves.

"It's perfect! I wanna try that one on." Katniss decided. Annie giggled handing her the dress and her and Kat went back to the dressing room to try on the dress while the other women gathered around soft seating around the bridal pedestal. Katniss came out smiling and Annie helped her step up to the pedestal.

"My baby girl is getting married." Mrs. Everdeen said happily.

"Peeta is gonna forget how to breathe when he sees you." Jo says coolly.

Tears spring in Katniss eyes. "This is my dress." Katniss says softly.

After pays for the dress due to Their husbands agreement of splitting up wedding costs. Annie takes the dress back to her and Finnick' place so Peeta won't see it. The boys were moving Katniss' stuff into the bakery apartment.

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June 11th- Wedding Day!

Katniss woke up gently. The sun in the sky and a smile on her lips. Today was her wedding day to the love her of her life, her high school sweetheart, the father of her baby. She sat up in bed when Prim came into her room with a tray of breakfast.

"Primmy what's all this?"

"Mom and Dad made you breakfast in bed for your big day."

"That's so sweet." Katniss says shoving bacon into her mouth.

After breakfast in bed, Katniss got a shower and shaved. She used extra conditioner in her hair. After blow drying her hair, she slipped into her silk robe while her mother curled her hair. After hair then Mrs. Everdeen did light make up onto her daughter. The dress was put on and she walked downstairs to see her bridesmaids all dressed and waiting.

Her dad walked her to the limo and everyone piled in. Pulling up to the Mellark's huge home, borderline mansion, Gale stood waiting for them with Peeta's brother Rye. Her father gives her his hand to help her get out of the limo.

"You look perfect, soon to be the new ." Gale said with a smile.

"Thank you, Gale." Katniss said, blushing.

"Mrs. Mellark has Peeta locked it the master bedroom and has Peeta's old room as your bridal suit so that you won't see each other before the ceremony." Gale says.

The girls go upstairs and do touch ups and chat till her father comes to gather them for the procession. Annie opens Peeta's third drawer.

"Annie! Don't go through Peeta's stuff!" Katniss scolds.

"Relax, this was planned. Finnick left a gift in here." Annie replies, taking out a small box along with a bigger box. "This one is from Jo and has a note from Peeta, and this bigger one was Jo and Finnicks idea and I am just sorry I could not talk them out of it."

Katniss gives them a curious look and takes the big box first when Annie shoves it at her. Katniss takes the blue floral wrapping paper off and pulls out a red silk bra and pantie set.

"Jo! The hell is this for?" Katniss screams in embarrassment.

"It's more for Peeta, but obviously it's for tonight. Get him all hot and bothered."

"Jo!" Annie and Katniss both reprimanded her.

"What's in the smaller box?" Madge asked.

Katniss opens the smaller box to find a light blue lace garter belt and the note that Annie said was in their from Peeta. "A garter belt?"

"It's an old wedding tradition, Katniss." say. "At the reception, you throw your bouquet to all the single women and he tosses your garter. You wear the garter on your thigh till we do the garter toss. Then you sit on a chair in front of everybody and Peeta slips up your dress and pulls it off with his teeth then re-emerges with your garter in his mouth and tosses it to all the eligible bachelors." explains.

"That's embarrassing." Katniss says.

"That's kind of the point, I think." Annie says.

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The wedding

Katniss stands nervously in the back of the procession line. Her arm locked with her father. Annie stands in front of her, locked with Finnick's arm, Johanna and Gale in the same way and Madge and Rye going first after Wheaton escorts her mother down the aisle and to her seat at the front. The music starts and Wheaton takes Mrs. Mellark and down the aisle. Madge and Rye follow and so on. She knows Peeta is waiting for her at the end of the aisle.

The music changes to her bridal march and her dad begins walking with her down the aisle. Peeta's eyes were wide and on her only. His eyes roamed along her body before meeting her eyes. His smile was huge and made his eyes crinkle.

Once to the front of the altar standing in front of Peeta and the Minister, he dad places her hand into Peeta's.

"Take care of my baby girl, Peeta." tells Peeta softly.

"Always, sir." Peeta replies gently.

He takes both of her hands as her father sits next to her mother. The minister begins the ceremony, her and Peeta stare into each other's eyes, holding hands. They get lost in staring. Faintly listening to what the Minister is saying.

"Peeta would you like to start with your vows?"

Peeta nods and begins to profess his love in a summery and promises of his love and for her. "Katniss, I have loved you since I was five years old and I promise to love you till my last breath. I promise to hold you close every night and kiss your forehead as you drift to sleep. I am the luckiest man and the most privileged to be able to call you mine. I love you with every ounce of my being."

"Peeta, you have always been the closest person in my life that I knew I could never be without. You know me so well and have always known exactly what I need. You allowed me to fall in love with you in my own time and set it at my slow pace till I couldn't help but fall hard and you became a need not a want. I love you and I always will."

"Do you Peeta Mellark take Katniss Everdeen to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I Do"

"And do you Katniss Everdeen take Peeta Mellark as your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I Do"

"I now pronounce you husband and wife!" The minister exclaims. "You May now kiss the bride."

Peeta moves his hands from her. He places one around her waist and the other on the back of her neck, gently pulling her closer into him. Katniss leans into his touch her arms wrapped around his waist. His lips soft on hers and she allows her lips to part for him to deepen it. He pulls away smiling. Her smile mirrors his own. The crowd is cheering and clapping enthusiastically. They turn to the crowd and walk back down the aisle with big smiles, holding each other close.

They go out with the photographer to the woods and floral set arch set up for the wedding for pictures. The bridal party joins them. After photos they go to the reception to celebrate their marriage. As they walk in just after cocktail hour ended. Finnick takes the stage as they wait behind double doors for their grand entrance.

"It is my honor to welcome for the first time ever, Mr.& !" Finnick exclaims into the microphone. The double doors opened by and . Peeta and Katniss walk into the Mellarks huge dining hall. The crowd cheers and the walk into the party.

Their first dance song begins to play and the dance floor clears for them to have the spotlight. From the Ground Up by Dan and Shay sounds throughout the room. Her head was resting on Peeta's chest, arms around his neck and his around her small waist.

Katniss was excited for her daddy daughter dance. She had always been a daddy's girl and this was a big step in her life. I loved her first by heartland played.

"My baby girl is a married woman." he father told her sad but proud.

"I'll always be your baby girl. Daddy."