Chapter 6-It's About Time
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee. I also do not own "This I Promise You" nor "Stealing Cinderella".
AU: Don't make fun of me for choosing "This I Promise You". I think it's a beautiful song and perfect for a wedding.
If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand.-Anonymous
Today was the best day of Finn's Hudson's life! He was getting married to the most beautiful girl in the world, Rachel Berry. It had been a couple of days since Finn had last seen Rachel. She insisted that since they were getting married on Saturday that she would stay at her dads' house until she and Finn tied the knot.
"You really love her, don't you, Finn?" Kurt asked his brother as he helped Finn to adjust his tie.
"Yes, I really do. I am so glad that she is transferring to Ohio and that we can be together. Now that we are getting married, I know that I will never have to worry about some other guy trying to pick her up. I have no idea how I got lucky."
"Well, Finn, I can tell you that you and Rachel are made for each other. Even for that time that you and she were apart during junior year, I knew that there was something in you that you never wanted to let go. You always loved her and today you are celebrating your commitment to her and you are going to spend a lifetime of happiness together with her."
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"You look beautiful, honey." Hiram told his daughter as he helped her to straighten out her dress.
"Thanks, Daddy. Finn's a great guy. I can't believe that I got so lucky in marrying someone so special. Maybe Julliard getting rid of my program was a blessing in disguise, because now look at me. I am 18 years old and more in love with Finn than I ever could be and today I am becoming his wife."
"Yes you are, sweetheart. We better leave now if you want to make it to the ceremony on time." And with that, Rachel and her dads left and headed to the church where the ceremony was being held.
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Carole Hummel looked at her son. She was so proud of him. He was marrying someone that he actually loved and has loved since the day that he met her. Finn's stepfather, Burt sat next to his wife look lovingly as Finn awaited his bride at the front of the altar. His corsage was fixated gently across his chest (the left side as Finn knew that his heart was on the right side of his chest). He had the biggest smile on his face and it only grew when the orchestra began playing the wedding processional and his saw his beautiful fiancée make her way down the aisle toward him.
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Rachel looked so beautiful. Her Vera Wang wedding dress made her even more beautiful. Her hair was curled and sat just above her shoulders. She walked down the aisle with her dads and they began to cry as they gave their daughter away to their new son-in-law, Finn.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to reunite Finn and Rachel in holy matrimony. If anyone here believes that these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace."
Finn and Rachel looked around the congregation and noticed that nobody was saying a word, so the priest continued.
"Finn, repeat after me. I, Finn Christopher Hudson do solemnly swear to take Rachel Barbara Berry as my loftily wedded wife, in sickness and in health, till death do us part."
Finn repeated the priest's word and turned to Rachel.
"Rachel, repeat after me. I, Rachel Barbara Berry do solemnly swear to take Finn Christopher Hudson as my loftily wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death do us part."
The priest continued with the rings. He took the ring from the ring bearer and handed one ring to Finn and another to Rachel.
"Finn, place this ring on Rachel's finger as a token of your love and affection." Finn gently placed the ring on Rachel's finger and said: "with this ring, I thee wed." Then Rachel looked over at Finn and placed the ring on his finger and said: "with this ring, I thee wed."
"Finn, do you take Rachel Barbara Berry to be your wife?"
Finn quickly replied: "I do"
"Rachel, do you take Finn Christopher Hudson to be your husband?"
Rachel replied even faster than Finn: "I do"
And with that, the priest concluded the ceremony. "By the power invested in me by the state of Ohio, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride" Finn leaned in toward Rachel and passionately kissed her.
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The reception shortly followed. Of course Kurt was Finn's best man and Mercedes was Rachel's maid of honor (she and Quinn were friends, but they weren't at the point in their lives).
"Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you for the first time as husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Finn Hudson!" the crowd applauded and Finn and Rachel walked into the reception hand-in-hand. Rachel began dancing with her dads to "Stealing Cinderella".
I came to see her daddies for a sit down man-to-man
It wasn't any secret I'd be asking for her hand
I guess that's why they left me waiting in the living by myself
With at least a dozen pictures of her sitting on a shelf
She was playing Cinderella
She was riding her first bike
Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight
Running through the sprinklers with a big Popsicle grin
Dancing with her daddies, looking up at the them
In her eyes I'm Prince Charming
But to them I'm just some fella
Riding in and stealing Cinderella
I leaned in towards those pictures to get a better look at one
When I heard voices behind me say "ain't she something son?"
I said "yes, she's quite a woman"
And they just stared at me
Then I realized that in their eyes she would always be
She was playing Cinderella
She was riding her first bike
Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight
Running through the sprinklers with a big Popsicle grin
Dancing with her daddies, looking up at them
In her eyes I'm Prince Charming
But to them I'm just some fella
Riding in and stealing Cinderella
They slapped on the shoulder
Then called her in the room
When she threw her arms around them
That's when I could see it too
She was playing Cinderella
She was riding her first bike
Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight
Running through the sprinklers with a big Popsicle grin
Dancing with her daddies, looking up at them
In her eyes I'm Prince Charming
But to them I'm just some fella
Riding in and stealing Cinderella
The audience began to clap as Kurt made his way to the podium to begin the reception
"Thank you all so much for coming. Finn and Rachel are perfect for each other. Today is a very special day and they want to thank each and every one of you for coming to celebrate this blessed event with them. May their lives be enriched with joy and happiness as I see no two people who are better for each other than Finn and Rachel. Now would Finn and Rachel make their way to the dance floor as they dance their first dance together as husband and wife "This I Promise You" by NSYNC."
When the visions around you
Bring tears to your eyes
And all that surrounds you are secrets and lies
I'll be your strength
I'll give you hope
Keeping your faith when it's gone
The one you should call
Was standing here all along
And I will take you in my arms
And hold you right where you belong
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you
This I promise you
I've loved you forever
In lifetimes before
And I promised you never
Would you hurt anymore
I give you my word, I give you my heart
(Give you my heart)
This is a battle we've won
And now with this vow
Forever has now begun
Just close your eyes
(Just close your eyes)
Each loving day
(Each loving day)
And know this feeling won't go away
(No)
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you
This I promise you
Over and over I fall
(Over and over I fall)
When I hear you call
Without you in my life, baby
I just wouldn't be living at all
And I will take you in my arms
(And I will you in my arms)
And hold you right where you belong
(Right where you belong)
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you
This I promise, babe, yeah
Just close your eyes each loving day
And know this feeling won't go away
Every word I say is true
This I promise you
Every word I say is true
This I promise you, I promise you
I promise you
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The wedding concluded and the newlyweds headed off to the airport for their honeymoon in St. Croix. As Finn looked over the Ohio sunset, he held his new wife close and gently kissed her before falling asleep with Rachel in his arms.
AU: So that chapter was so long, but I just wanted to have enough room for both songs. Please review! Much love, Stephanie