Chapter 11: The Wedding
I got up early on Monday morning knowing today was my wedding day. A smile was plastered on my face, I knew I was going to be happy. I checked the clock, it was 9:45, exactly 6 hours and 15 minutes until I would become Mrs. Edward Cullen. Not even seconds after I woke up Alice and Rosalie came into my room screaming, "YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED TODAY!" I just smiled even more, and they calmed down automaticaly. "Well lets get some breakfast in you, and we then need to be at the church by noon." Alice said, as they dragged me down the stairs. "What about James and Victoria, I have to get them so they can eat." I told them trying to go back upstairs. "I took James over to Edwards with they boys, and Victoria is downstairs eating." Rose told me.
So we walked the rest of the way to the kitchen, and I saw my mom sitting next to Victoria, they were having a stimulation conversation about Dora the Explora. There were pancakes already on the table from Al's my favorite diner, and a Moca Latte from Starbuck's. I knew they girls got all my favorites for my wedding day. I picked up the steaming latte and started to slowly sip at it while I sat down at the island. All of a sudden the doorbell rang and Rose ran to the door to get it. A minute later she came back in the room holding a bouquet of a dozen red roses. "They're for you Bell's, from Edward." She told me while she handed the flowers to me. I put down my latte and took the card attached them, it said:
Bella, I love you so much, I can't wait
for you to become Mrs. Edward Cullen.
Love your soon to be husband Edward :)
I picked tmy latte back up and took a sip I then placed the flowers in water, he could be so sweet sometimes. I loved his so much.
"So what do I need to do before we leave?" I asked them, but all of a sudden the nerves settled in. I took another sip of the latte and took a deep breath hoping they would calm. Alice started talking, "Well, you need to take a shower so you have clean hair and such." She said looking at me. I took one last sip of the latte, set it down and then started to walk up the stairs so I could take my shower. I was so happy to be marrying Edward but nervous that I wouldn't be a good wife to. Was this just pre-wedding jitters? I knew I wanted to be with him.
EPOV
I was woken up by a blurry figure leaning in close towards my face. "AHHHH!" I screamed, but I noticed that it was just Emmett. "Dude, what the hell?" I asked his, "Well Eddie, your getting married today, isn't that exciting?" Emmett said to me. I smiled, today Bella would become Mrs. Edward Cullen, she would be all mine until death do us part. Not to mention the fact that her four year old twins could officaly call me daddy. I sat up in bed and yawned, the clocked flashed 9:45, I wonder what Bella was doing right now. "Dude, ma left us breakfast, and we need to be at the church by noon. Rose just brought James over and he's downstairs eating with Jasper."
I rubbed my eyes and made my way down the stairs and to the kitchen. James was sitting at the island eating bacon and eges when I came in, "Hi daddy." he said to me, and I waved and kissed the top of his head. I grabbed a light breakfast remembering that Bella should be getting a dozen roses in about 5 minutes. I started to eat and I pulled my hand threw my tusseled bronze hair. We didn't say much, all of us tired from last nights events. I rubbed my eyes and shook the last bit of sleep out of them. James yawned much like all of us. "Jass, do you know if he was bathed before Rose brought him over?" I asked, he shook his head. "Rose said he needed a bath, because they needed the time to get Bella ready." I nodded and picked up James who just pushed his finished plate back. "Time for a bath buddy." I said as I picked him up and carried him up the stairs.
I brought him into the bathroom, ran the bath and then quickly ran to my room where I knew Alice put extra clothes that she had bought for James. A minute later I was scrubbing shampoo into his hair while he played with a rubber duck. As I rinsed the shampoo out of his hair, my nerves settled in. I wanted to marry Bella beyond anything, but I was worried that I wouldn't be a good husband. Why was I feeling like this, this is all I wanted. I dried and dresses James, and sent him downstairs so I could shower. I couldn't wait for this afternoon, Bella would be mine.
BPOV
15 minutes after I went upstairs i was jumping out of the shower. Alice and Rose had a personal spa for the morning so my all of my wedding party could have their nails done. I was given a pair of lounge pants and a button up shirt to put on so I wouldn't ruin anything. I looked at the clock again, it was 10:15, there were now 5 hours and 45 minutes until I would become Mrs. Edward Cullen. After I got dressed I walked into my bedroom where Victoria was getting her nails painted the color of the sash on her dress.
I went to sit down on my bed, but instead I was pulled into Victoria's room. Rose and Alice sat me down, Rose started to blow dry my hair and Alice took my hand to start doing my nails. I turned my head so I could look out the window, that was facing the Cullen's house. Standing right there was Edward with his shirt off shaving in the bathroom, that moment he looked over towards me, and smiled my favorite smile. I smiled back but Alice turned and saw who I was smiling at, she walked over to the curtains looked in Edwards direction shook her head at him, and then pulled them closed. I looked back towards the floor and Rose and Alice started working their miracles.
EPOV
I was shaving after I finished my shower and I looked out the window that stared into Victoria's room. Looking right at me was Bella, I smiled at her and she smiled one back, and then my annoying pixie of a sister saw us. She walked over shook her head at me with a smile and then pulled the curtain shut. I took a deep breath going back to shaving and couldn't wait for the time to come with tonight's events.
3:30, still Edward's point of veiw.
There was half and hour till the wedding, and now my nerves were getting the best of me. I took a deep breath as there was a knock on the door. "Edward can I come in?" my father Carlisle asked from the other side of the door. "Yeah dad." I said hoping that he couldn't here my nerves. He walked in the room and took one look at me as I paced the room. "You nervous bud?" he asked me. "More than you know dad. I want to marry Bella but I don't know why i'm like this." I told him. "Edward, I was exactly the same way before I married your mother, and i'm sure Charlie and Renee were too. I know you and Bella will be perfect together despite what has happened to her." My dad smiled at me, Jasper and Emmett walked in the room holding a bottle of what looked like wine. "Well sense we can't drink I got us a bottle of sparkling apple citer, and we can pretend that it's acohol." Emmett told us while he held four wine glasses. He opened the bottle of cider and poored four glasses handing one to each of us. "Cheers, to Edward and Bella!" Jasper said and we all clinked glasses and took a sip, now I was going to be ready.
Now for Bella
Half hour till the wedding, I can do this I can wait 30 more minutes. Rose and Alice put the final touches on me and then had me look in the mirror. "Guys, you did such a wonderful job, thank-you so much." I said giving them each a hug. They walked to the door and opened it the slightest so they could see who placed a gentle knock. "Bella, your mom and dad want to talk to you so we will be out here for a minute. My mother and father walked in the room and I stood up, my mother started to get teary and I laughed at her. "Bella, you look beautiful, it's uncomparable to anything I was like on my wedding day." My mother told me, and thats when my father really looked at me. "Bella, you're all grown up now, and getting married, I love you so much." Charlie stood back and told us he would be waiting in the hall for when we're ready.
"How are you feeling baby?" My mother asked me. "Nervous as hell mom, I really want to marry Edward, why am I feeling like this?" I asked her, "Baby, its nerves, everyone gets them, you are going to be the best wife in the world, you have the support of both your father and I, and Carlisle and Esme. We wouldn't be letting you two do this if we didn't think you two were right for each other." She said, I took a deep breath, I then knew I was ready. "Thanks mom." I said giving here a hug as Alice and Rose came back in the room. "Ok, so we met Emmett and Jasper in the hall way and they gave us this. I know that sparkling apple cider isn't acohol, but it's all we can get sense were underage." Rose said as she started to pour four glasses of cider into wine glasses. "Congradulations, to Bella and Edward, for a life of happiness." Alice said tosting us, I was going to love my life.
YAY! Time for a wedding!
It was 4:00 on the dot, and the music for the brides maids and wedding party started to play. They held me to the side so no-one saw me, and I shook the rest of the nerves from me. All of a sudden the wedding march started to play and my dad turned towards me. "You ready Bella?" He asked, I nodded my head and closed my eyes taking a deep breath. The doors of the church opened wide and Charlie and I started to walk down the asle. I turned towards Edward and saw his mouth slightly agape, I knew we would make a perfect couple. Emmett whispered something in his ear and Edwards mouth closed. My father and I made it to the end of the asle, "Who gives this girl away?" the priest asked. "I do." My father said and he went to sit next to my mother. I handed Alice my flowers and turned to face Edward.
The priest started with the wedding service and I looked into Edward's emeraled eyes. I love you I mouthed to him I love you to he replied. "May you state your vows?" the priest asked, and Edward started. "Bella, I knew there was only a once in a life time chance to be with you. And right now I am getting my chance. I have loved you since we were four years old and then it was only puppy love, but now it has escalted to everything and beyond. I truely beilive that you're my soul mate, I love you and I can't wait to be married to you." He said, and I was about to cry. I knew it was my turn, and I was already on the verge of tears. "Edward, the day of my 8th birthday I thought my world was turned upside down, but now that I am older and wiser I know that this is only the beginning. Moving back here wasn't luck, it was God telling me that you were here and we needed to be together. I love you with my whole life, and I will never to anything to make you loose my trust or make us be separated. I love you Edward Cullen." I said as tears fell down my face.
"Do you Edward Anthony Cullen take Isabella Marie Swan to be you lawfully wedded wife to have and to hold for richer or poor till death do you part?" Edward replied with confidence. "Do you Isabella Marie Swan take Edward Anthony Cullen to be your lawfully wedded husband for richer or poor till death do you part?" "I do." I replied with as much confindence as him. "I now prononce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride." The priest said and Edward took my face in his hands and we kissed, the first one as man and wife. Edward took my hand and the priest started talking again. "For the first time Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cullen!" The priest said and we walked down the asle as rice was thrown at us, and we walked off towards the reception.
Sorry it took me so long to write this, I got side tracked and then had a case of writers block, but the next chapet will be up sometime this weeked I hope. Thanks for reading my story it means alot.
~Lauren~