Chapter 5

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The skydeck was decorated beautifully, and there were flowers and candles everywhere. After everyone was seated that was going to be seated, the musicians began to play. Everyone in attendance looked up and saw Ty escorting Ellie down the aisle and helping her to her seat. Once he returned back, Bailey's brother-in-law escorted Bailey's grandmother down the aisle with her grandfather following behind them. Once he returned, Bob escorted Sarah down the aisle with Kurt following behind her. Next, it was Ty escorting Carey down the aisle followed by Arwin and up to the altar. She took one of the other candles and lit the candle that represented Cody. Once she was done, she was escorted back to her row, and she and Arwin took their seats. Finally, Bailey's other brother-in-law escorted Maggie down the aisle and up to the altar as well. She lit the candle for Bailey before being escorted back to her seat.

Once all the parents and grandparents were seated, Maria gave the go ahead to her associate who gave the signal for Moseby and the guys to make their entrance. Moseby, dressed in an officiant's robe, lead the boys down the right staircase and to their places in front of the altar. The guys all turned to face the aisle. And as practiced, the processional music began. And with that, Maria gave the go ahead for Max to begin. As she did, the photographer got in position to catch all of the bridesmaids coming down the aisle.

As she began to walk down the aisle carrying her flowers, Max and Tapeworm couldn't help but smile at each other. In Max's opinion, he looked very handsome in his tux, and in Tapeworm's opinion, Max looked absolutely beautiful.

Once Max hit the mark, Maria gave London the go ahead. London began walking down the aisle making sure to smile as she knew the cameras were rolling. With all of their excitement and nerves, she was almost positive that Cody and Bailey had probably forgot they were even there.

Once London hit the mark, Addison began her walk down the aisle. She smiled at Woody who could only grin back at her.

He whispered over to Zack. "Is she beautiful or what?"

Once Addison hit the mark, Cassie began walking down the aisle too. She and Zack caught each other's gaze and smiled at each other.

Zack whispered back. "She's gorgeous..."

After Cassie began her walk down the aisle, she took her place at the front and turned too to face the aisle. Next, it was time for the ring bearer and flower girl. The flower girl was busy dropping pink and lavender petals, and the ring bearer even reached into her basket to help her. That drew an 'awww' from the crowd. Once they reached the front, Zack and Cassie both pulled them in front of them.

Cody felt his heart beating faster and faster. The moment he had waited for was finally here. As he heard the wedding march begin, he turned his gaze towards the back eagerly looking to find his bride. Bailey too felt her heart beating faster and faster. Part of her wanted to go running down the aisle so she could be Mrs. Martin that much sooner. Maria gave her her bouquet and she felt her father hook her arm with his.

Joe turned to her and smiled. "You ready, Pumpkin?"

Bailey grinned at him. "More than..."

"Lets do this then..."

Bailey and Joe reached the back of the aisle and everyone was standing to watch her entrance. Everyone was smiling, but no one more than Cody was.

He whispered to his brother. "How did I get so lucky?"

Bailey and Joe made their way down the aisle. Once they approached the front, Cody walked down a few steps to meet his bride. Joe slipped his arm out of Bailey's arm, and handed it to Cody. With that, everyone took their seats.

Moseby spoke up. "Who gives this woman to be wed to this man?"

Joe smiled. "Her mother and I do...gladly..." He leaned down to kiss Bailey's cheek before taking his seat next to Maggie.

Cody and Bailey walked up to the altar where Moseby began his charge to the couple.

"I charge you both, as you stand here in this high moment of your lives, to remember that love and loyalty alone will stand as the foundations of a happy and enduring home. If the vows you make this day are kept, your life together will be full of joy and peace, and the home which you make shall abide through every unknown future. In this new life together, I counsel you to recall ever anew the thrill of your early love. Cherish always the visions and hopes you have this day, and let them not be tarnished by common events or routine habit. Believe in your ideals for this marriage, and diligently pursue them, and they shall indeed become realities. I charge you both to make your love for each other a growing part of your lives, feeding it from the very best resources of your living. You must grow to the point where each gains major satisfaction in giving happiness to the other. Give of yourself to the other, deeply and freely and generously, ever recalling the words of the poet who has said:

Love ever gives, forgives, outlives:
And ever stands with open hands.
And while it lives. It gives.
For this is love's prerogative:
To give-and give-and give.

Yes, it is also necessary to recognize that marriage is a relationship of two persons who are not always at their best, and even in these moments of human failing, I counsel you always to act with charity and compassion toward one another, sharing the spirit expressed in the Book of Ephesians: 'Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another.' I would further charge you to understand, and constantly to strengthen, the spiritual basis of your love, recognizing that it is the most precious of all God's gifts to you, and that it must be nurtured until it attains to the state of perfect love which is intended by God for all people. Keep ever before you the words of the New Testament: "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and in us shall his love be perfected." Keep your hearts and minds open to the inner working of his spirit, that your love for each other may become as his love for us, full and complete in every way.
And finally, I do charge and require you both to remember this day as the most sacred day in your lives-as the day in which you promised, before God and man, that in every way possible you would strive to bring each other life's greatest fulfillment."

Moseby continued. "Please take each other's hands in your own."

Bailey handed her bouquet to Cassie and turned to face Cody. They both had the brightest smiles for each other as they took each other's hand in their own.

"Cody, do you take Bailey to be your wedded wife, and in the presence of these witnesses do you vow that you will do everything in your power to make your love for her a growing part of your life? Will you continue to strengthen it from day to day and week to week with your best resources? Will you stand by her in sickness or in health, in poverty or in wealth, and will you shun all others and keep yourself to her alone as long as you both shall live?"

Cody just smiled even brighter. "I do."

"Bailey, do you take Cody to be your wedded husband, and in the presence of these witnesses do you vow that you will do everything in your power to make your love for him a growing part of your life? Will you continue to strengthen it from day to day and week to week with your best resources? Will you stand by him in sickness or in health, in poverty or in wealth, and will you shun all others and keep yourself to him alone as long as you both shall live?"

Bailey returned Cody's smile. "I do."

Moseby smiled at them. "Bailey and Cody have chosen to create their own vows to each other. Bailey, you may begin."

Bailey took a deep breath. "Cody, when I look at you, I see my best friend, my lover, my soul mate, my everything. Everyday, I fall more and more in love with you, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. When I was younger, I knew I was different than those around me. At the time, I would wonder if that was a bad thing or if there was something wrong with me. But it was those differences that made me come to this ship in the first place. I learned that what made me different was what made me special. And the reason I learned that was because of you. You embraced everything about me and encouraged me to be me. I could be myself with you unlike anyone I had ever met before in my life. And Cody...You were unlike anyone I have ever met in my life. While I was slow to realize it at first, there was an immediate connection between the two of us. I was so happy when I realized that it was that I had found the other half of myself. You wanted me just the way I was, and all you wanted in return was my love..." Bailey began to tear up. "Codykins, you have my love now and forever. You are essential to me as the air I breathe or the water I drink. I vow to you here right now in front of all of our family and friends that I will love you more and more everyday for the rest of our lives. While I have many dreams in this world, I am realizing the most important one today – I'm joining my life with yours. Cody, I vow to you to be the best wife I can be. I will love, honor, cherish and be all yours for the rest of our lives and beyond. I love you so much..."

By this time, Bailey's tears were flowing more and Cody's had began too.

"Bailey..." Cody swallowed to try to get a hold of his emotions. "If I was going to talk about how wonderful you are and how much I love you, we could be here a long, long time. I will try to be succinct as I can, but I know that I won't be able to come close to telling you just what you mean to me. Today is the happiest day in my whole life. The day you walked in to my life, I knew it was forever changed. You are the most beautiful person I know, inside and out. You are kind, sweet, funny, considerate and beyond intelligent. And you chose me. Bailey, I felt that exact same connection. You were the missing piece of me - the person who could love me unconditionally. Bails, not only that, but in you, I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend, my soulmate and the love of my life. Like you, I was always a little different, but you made that okay. You made it better than okay as you let me be me. You accepted all of my quirks and my faults, but loved me all the more for them. I am truly nothing without you. You are my everything. And as they say, you truly are my better half. I have learned so much just from being with you these past years, and I have had no better teacher. Bails, I vow to you before all of our families and friends, I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you as happy as you make me. I will love you for forever. I am yours, heart, body and soul. I love you so much too, and I look forward to spending the rest of my life showing you just how much I do."

By this time, all the mothers and grandmothers were openly weeping. Moseby turned to Zack. "May I have the rings?"

Zack reached down and untied the rings from the ring bearer's pillow and handed them to Moseby.

"From the earliest of times the circle of the wedding band has been a symbol of wedded love. Your rings are made of pure silver, to remind you daily to keep your love pure. Being one unbroken circle, your rings symbolize unending love. May your rings be a constant reminder of this high moment when you have pledged your unending love to one another...Cody, place this ring on Bailey's left ring finger."

Cody slides the ring on to Bailey's finger. "I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you. Let it be a reminder that I am always by your side and that I will always be a faithful partner to you. As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my wife this day and forevermore."

"Bailey, place this ring on Cody's left ring finger."

Bailey slides the ring on to Cody's finger. "I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you. Let it be a reminder that I am always by your side and that I will always be a faithful partner to you. As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my husband this day and forevermore."

Moseby smiled at them again. "Bailey and Cody, behind me, there are candles. The two outside candles have been lighted to represent both of your lives in this moment. Bailey and Cody, you are two persons, both unique, complex, individual human beings. They are two distinct lights, each capable of going their separate ways. To bring bliss and happiness to your home, there must be the merging of these two lights into one light. This is what the Lord meant when He said, 'On this account a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall be one flesh.' From now on your thoughts shall be for each other rather than your individual selves. Your plans shall be mutual, your joys and sorrows shall be shared alike. As you each take a candle and together light the center one, you will extinguish your own candles, thus letting the center candle represent the union of your lives into one flesh. As this one light cannot be divided, neither shall your lives be divided."

Cody and Bailey walked up to the candles and each took the candle representative of themselves. Together, they lit the unity candle and blew out their individual ones. The returned to stand in front of Moseby, again holding each other's hands.

"For as much as Bailey and Cody have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and these witnesses, and thereto have pledged their faithfulness each to the other, and have pledged the same by the giving and receiving each of a ring, by the authority invested in me, I pronounce that they are husband and wife together, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Those that God has joined together, let no man put assunder."

Moseby turns to Cody and Bailey and smiled. "Cody...You may kiss your bride!"

Cody smiled at Moseby before leaning in and lifting Bailey's veil. Cody leaned in and gave Bailey a chaste yet romantic kiss. As he does, the crying of several women and few men in the audience can be heard. All of the bridesmaids are now teary eyed and a few of the groomsmen are too. Even Zack feels his eyes getting misty.

Moseby looked up at the audience gathered. "It is now my privilege to introduce to you for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Cody and Bailey Martin..."

To be Continued...

Author's Note: Well, here it is...the actual wedding ceremony. I hope you enjoyed. And for those hoping I was going to ruin it in someway, sorry. This was a moment too big for me to mess around with. To be, their wedding should be the happy and joyous occasion that I hope I have written it. Anyways, I have written the first 6 chapters for the 4th installment. I plan to have 10 written before I post the first one which should be Saturday. There are 3 chapters left of the Wedding and the one shot of them moving.