The wedding was to be held in the Cathedrel in town.The carriage ride over seemed to take forever. Ella hadn't seen Char since after breakfast. She guessed that he was already at the church waiting for that fateful hour. People waved in the streets as her carriage went by. Finally, the carriage pulled up to the front of the large stairs leading up to the entrance into the church. She walked up the steps, her train following behind her. Her veil blowing in the wind and her diamonds sparkling.
All of a sudden, she felt nervous. What if she tripped? She was known to be clumsy. What if Char changed his mind? No thats silly, he would never do that. She could hear the murmuring of people behind the doors as she approached the church. She could also hear the organ playing and knew that was her cue to enter. Mandy followed close behind her.
"Don't worry, love! You'll do just fine! I'll be right behind you" Mandy whispered.
The doormen opened the large white doors and she looked in awe at the magnificance of the church not aware of the people looking at her as she stared. Above the alter at the end of the aisle the ceiling was a large dome of stain glass windows. She had never seen the Cathedrel before so this was all new to her. She could see Char at the end of the aisle in his arrayed in the finest clothing and the family symbol on his chest. Sword at his side. It is custom in the royal family for the groom to have a sword encrusted with diamonds at the handle with him. He had so much love in his look as he layed his eyes upon Ella. Mandy smoothed out her train so that it wouldn't be rumpled. People oohed and awed as she made he her way down the aisle. Her diamonds sparkled gleefully as the sun hit them through the windows. She stumbled and people gasped but luckily gained balance before she fell. She looked up and saw Char trying to hold back his laughter.
"Phew! It could've been worse!" Ella thought relievingly to herself as she made her last steps up the aisle. Char held her hand as they kneeled down together to say their marriage vows and to receive the blessings of the priest. Queen Daria and King Jerrald beamed at them, eyes sparkling with pride as they watched their oldest son be married.
"We have come together in the sight of this congregation to join together this man and this woman in matrimony. You may now say your vows in unison," the priest's strong words echoed througout the Cathedrel.
Ella took a deep breath and recited her vows along with Char.
"Our voice is one,
our hearts are one,
our love is one.
We shall honor eachother through the days of our life.
We must be faithful and true.
Our love for one another is forever and our vows that we are promising to one another will never be broken," Ella and Char finished.
"With your vows you have shown that you truly deserve one another, I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss the bride," the priest finished.
Ella blushed and she could see Char's eyes twinkling back at her, then their lips met. Cheers resounded throughout the congregation. They pulled back from eachother still holding hands and they smiled at one another. They ran down the aisle under showers of flower petals to the carriage waiting out front for them to take them to the old castle for the reception after the wedding.
All of a sudden, she felt nervous. What if she tripped? She was known to be clumsy. What if Char changed his mind? No thats silly, he would never do that. She could hear the murmuring of people behind the doors as she approached the church. She could also hear the organ playing and knew that was her cue to enter. Mandy followed close behind her.
"Don't worry, love! You'll do just fine! I'll be right behind you" Mandy whispered.
The doormen opened the large white doors and she looked in awe at the magnificance of the church not aware of the people looking at her as she stared. Above the alter at the end of the aisle the ceiling was a large dome of stain glass windows. She had never seen the Cathedrel before so this was all new to her. She could see Char at the end of the aisle in his arrayed in the finest clothing and the family symbol on his chest. Sword at his side. It is custom in the royal family for the groom to have a sword encrusted with diamonds at the handle with him. He had so much love in his look as he layed his eyes upon Ella. Mandy smoothed out her train so that it wouldn't be rumpled. People oohed and awed as she made he her way down the aisle. Her diamonds sparkled gleefully as the sun hit them through the windows. She stumbled and people gasped but luckily gained balance before she fell. She looked up and saw Char trying to hold back his laughter.
"Phew! It could've been worse!" Ella thought relievingly to herself as she made her last steps up the aisle. Char held her hand as they kneeled down together to say their marriage vows and to receive the blessings of the priest. Queen Daria and King Jerrald beamed at them, eyes sparkling with pride as they watched their oldest son be married.
"We have come together in the sight of this congregation to join together this man and this woman in matrimony. You may now say your vows in unison," the priest's strong words echoed througout the Cathedrel.
Ella took a deep breath and recited her vows along with Char.
"Our voice is one,
our hearts are one,
our love is one.
We shall honor eachother through the days of our life.
We must be faithful and true.
Our love for one another is forever and our vows that we are promising to one another will never be broken," Ella and Char finished.
"With your vows you have shown that you truly deserve one another, I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss the bride," the priest finished.
Ella blushed and she could see Char's eyes twinkling back at her, then their lips met. Cheers resounded throughout the congregation. They pulled back from eachother still holding hands and they smiled at one another. They ran down the aisle under showers of flower petals to the carriage waiting out front for them to take them to the old castle for the reception after the wedding.
