Author's Note: Links to photographs of the dress and tiara are posted in my profile. I thought I would include more in this chapter, but what I left out will be much better suited to its own chapter. I should have it posted before Monday. Thank you all for reviewing and I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 6: Getting Ready

Occasions like this made me glad to be male. I loved Alice dearly, but the idea of sitting in a chair for an hour getting my hair and makeup fixed did not set well with me. All I had to do was shower so I didn't smell like the forest, dress, and fix my hair. At least, that's all I had to do for myself. I had to make sure Emmett was presentable. After so many years you would think he would know how to tie a tie. But, then again, he has had Rosalie to do this all of his vampire life.

I went to my old room, which had become Jacob's room when he stayed in the main house. The smell of wolf didn't bother me like it used to. Actually, it was comforting knowing that Nessie had another protector so close, even if it wasn't necessary. Jacob had gone back to La Push last night. The pack was throwing him some form of a bachelor party. It wasn't too crazy considering the majority of the tribe had imprinted by now and didn't want to spend time with other women. He should be arriving back shortly to get ready. Seth, who was like a brother to me now, should be with him.

The rest of the pack, as well as Billy, Charlie and Sue Swan would be here for the wedding. Renee had flown in the night before and was staying with Charlie and Sue. Oddly enough, Sue and Renee had become good friends. Phil had a game this weekend. He had quit playing and was now coaching full time. While Charlie and Renee still didn't understand the whole vampire thing, they knew a little bit more about the wolf thing and how it seemed to mess with age and time. To them, this explained a lot of why Jacob still looked like he did 10 years ago and why Nessie had grown so fast. She was always mature and they seemed to think more about how she looked than the idea that she was chronologically 10 years old and getting married. Renee never really cared for age anyways.

"Dad, save me." I heard almost quietly and that was enough to break my train of thought. I had been waiting on Nessie to need to be saved from Alice.

I rushed to Alice's room. I knew Nessie's life wasn't in danger, but I wanted her to be happy and sometimes Alice had to be reigned in. "What is Alice doing to you dear?" I arrived in time to see Nessie's hair in two inch curlers all over her head. I didn't understand the point in curling her already beautiful curls, but I had learned to not question Alice a long time ago.

"I told her there isn't any need in curling my hair! My curls are already great and there isn't any need to 'fix' them." My poor flustered daughter had the same look her mother did when she didn't get her way. "Just pull my hair back in the updo or whatever you want but leave my curls alone!"

"Alright. I give." Alice said as she started to take the curlers out. It was time to take them out anyways.

Her hair looked amazing either way. But Alice had apparently done this to soften the curls and make them easier to handle. Before I gave much thought to it, Alice had her hair swept back from her face and a tiara place a few inches back from her hair line. The tiara was one Alice had spent days working on since she decided to learn silversmithing and jewelerymaking two years ago. This tiara was a lot of the reason for it. She saw the tiara but could not find it anywhere and decided to give up and make it on her own.

Renesmee's beautiful bronze curls flowed freely and neatly down her back all the way to her waist. She looked amazing; more beautiful than I had ever seen her. Then Alice reached for the dress and told me to leave for a few minutes. If Alice had been human, there would have been no way she would have been able to lift the gown she reached for. I left and went to get Bella so she could see her daughter as well. She was downstairs talking to Esme as they waited their turn with Alice. Bella couldn't stand to watch her daughter go through the torture Alice had had in store. We ran back up stairs in time to hear Alice say. "You can come in and see your daughter now."

We walked in and our jaws dropped. She looked so amazing and all the disdain about the beauty session had faded. Her dress was a diamond white strapless silk razmir dress with some lace accents. It was simple, like Renesmee's personal style, and almost as beautiful as she was. I couldn't have imagined a better gown for her.

"You're absolutely, unquestionably beautiful, but a couple things are still missing." I said. Alice started to dance around because she knew what was coming.