I have never met Team Starkid. I love them all and this is just fiction, none of it is true.
Lauren's POV
I pulled my jacket tighter around me as I briskly walked through the chilly December air. Dusk was approaching and the stars were just beginning to appear. I smiled to myself, as I looked across Lake Michigan, standing in the same spot as I did with Brian months before.
I smiled as I saw a short brunette walk towards me. Never, in a million years, would I have pictured my wedding day to be like this. But I wouldn't want to trade it for anything else.
"You ready?" Katie approached me, shivering slightly. I nodded.
And I was ready. So ready. I wanted to marry Brian Holden.
"I have a christmas gift for you, just for before we go in." Katie took a small box out of her North Face's pocket. She handed it to me. "Whenever a woman gets married into the Holden family, or turns 18, we get one of these. Usually it's the mother that gives it, but my mom wasn't able to go out and buy it 'cause-well, you know why."
Inside the box was a Pandora bracelet, with one charm on it. A silver H.
"Welcome to the family, Lauren."
The hospital was decorated for Christmas. Red and silver ornaments hung from the ceiling, stockings were attached to the side of the visitor's desk, and a tall tree was placed in the corner, with presents for the kids staying at the hospital underneath.
"There you girls are!" My mom greeted us as we walked inside. I took of my jacket and rubbed my arms. "Lo, you're dress.."
I looked down at my short, white dress, suddenly wishing that I was wearing the wedding dress I ordered a week ago.
"It's so pretty!" Katie exclaimed, taking off her own jacket, to reveal a knee-length purple dress with loose sleeves.
I took a deep breath. "Thanks."
"The priest is in the room already, we should head up." My mom informed us. I felt my stomach do a backflip and my heartbeat quicken as we walked to the elevators. If someone told me five months ago that I would be marrying Brian Holden...
The thought of Brian waiting in the Hospital room made me smile, and I had the sudden urge to not even wait for the elevator but instead sprint up the stairs to meet him. I smiled to myself. I'm ready, I thought, I'm so ready to be Mrs. Brian Holden.
Brian's POV
"So we're all ready now?" The pastor asked us, once Katie, Lauren, and her mom came into the room.
"Yeah." I answered, and glanced at Lauren. I felt my heart skip a beat. How have I never noticed how beautiful she is? ,I wondered. She smiled at me, and I returned it.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Lauren and
Brian. Today is the day that they will formally and publicly make their promises to one
another. Although this is indeed a high point, marriage is a journey not a destination. Marriage
is more than any one single event or promise. It is a series of decisions that have been made,
and will continue to be made over and over again, every day, that shows each of their care and
concern for the one whom they each love most in the world. Marriage is a promise that is
renewed daily through a couples actions and a responsibility taken on in the spirit of faith, and
hope, and love, that brings comfort in times of sadness and heightens our greatest joy.
Lauren and Brian, may the promises you make this day live always in your hearts and in
your home so that all which you share now deepen and grow through the years, leading you
through a lifetime of happiness.
A wedding is more than a celebration of the Love which lives in our Bride and Groom's
hearts today. It reaches into the future and proclaims their intentions for that which tomorrow
shall hold. A couple who wed are joined not only by the mutual affection and love they share,
but also by their hopes, dreams and by their promises of what will be... The promises and
vows they make this day shall guide them into their common future. I will ask you now if you
are prepared to make these promises.
Lauren, Have you come here today of your own free will to take Brian to be your
husband, that you may live together as equal partners sharing all that life has to offer?"
"I have."
"Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him all the days of your life?"
"I will."
"Brian, Have you come here today of your own free will to take Lauren to be your wife,
that you may live together as equal partners sharing all that life has to offer?"
I glanced at our families, standing behind the pastor. Then I faced Lauren, who was looking up at me. Her brown eyes shined with excitement and eneregy.
"I have."
"Will you love her comfort her, honor and keep her all the days of your life?"
"I will."
"May I have the rings please?"
Lauren's brother took two silver rings out of his pocket and handed them to the man.
"The ring finger of the left hand, the side of the body that holds the heart, has been used for
the wedding band because for centuries people believed that there was a vein that ran directly
from that finger to the heart. They also believed that the words spoken during the placing of
the wedding band - symbol of perfection, completion and eternity - would resonate over and
over again, like the circumference of the band itself, through to the heart and soul of both
giver and the receiver of that most monumental of all promises. The promise of a lifetime as
husband and wife.
Brian, do you take Lauren
to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Do you vow to love her and care for her
For as long as you both shall live?
Do you accept her, with all of her faults and strengths,
And offer yourself to her
with all of your own faults and strengths?
Do you promise to help her when she needs help,
and to turn to her when you need help?
Do you promise to be a faithful and loving companion
and to always put the promises you make this day
above all else?"
I felt my smile stretch from ear to ear as I replied, "I do."
"Will you now place the ring on your beloved's finger and share the vow you have written?"
I slide the smaller of the two rings onto Lauren's finger and then began:
"I, Brian, choose you, Lauren, to be my wife. In front of family gathered here I promise to love and cherish you throughout the good times and bad times. I promise to try to remember to put down the toilet seat and to replace the toilet roll when it finishes." Lauren giggled. "I promise to remember this day with love and roses. I will love you always."
"Lauren, do you take Brian
to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Do you vow to love him and care for him
For as long as you both shall live?
Do you accept him, with all of his faults and strengths,
And offer yourself to him
with all of your own faults and strengths?
Do you promise to help him when he needs help,
and to turn to him when you need help?
Do you promise to be a faithful and loving companion
and to always put the promises you make this day
above all else?"
Lauren smiled up at me. "I do."
"Will you now place the ring on your beloved's finger and repeat after me?"
She took the other ring and slide the cold metal down my finger.
"I Lauren, take you Brian, to be my lawfully wedded husband.
To be together in happiness and strife,
To have and to hold,
Even if your cooking grows mold.
I love you in richness and in debt,
And cherish all moments since we have met.
I pledge to be faithful,
Even if you dyed your hair blonde,
I promise to still love you to infinity and beyond."
"The vows you have just taken, pledging love,
mean far more than mere words ever can.
May their gentle spirit move in you.
May your years fulfill the beauty
of the feelings expressed today.
And may you always put these vows
above the things that make life smaller.
You are now as your hearts have always known you to be,
Husband and Wife. You may kiss your beautiful Bride!"
Our families clapped and cheered as our lips met. As Lauren wrapped her arms around my neck, I felt something- almost like electricity- travel up my spine.
"Merry Christmas, Brian."
"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Holden."
Happy Hanukkah! I was originally going to post this closer to xmas, but decided to do it now. PS this is what I was picturing Lauren wearing www . promgirl shop / dresses / viewitem - PD923871 Please review!
~Bri