Reid knew where she'd be. There was a small garden to the right of the church, on the grounds. They'd been there before because she thought it was a good place to just sit and think. He was right, she was sitting there in her dress, staring straight ahead rather than at the mix of purple, blue, green, yellow and white flowers. When he reached her he said nothing, he just sat next to her.
"I'm sorry." JJ whispered, turning to face the man she planned to marry. "I just needed some air." He stared at her for a long moment before bringing her hand to his lips and softly kissing it. He gave her a smile to which she shakily returned.
"You know it's ok right. I mean if you don't want to get married then we do-" Her eyes widened as she snatched her hand back from his.
"What!" She shouted a little too loudly. "I said I needed some air I didn't say I wasn't going to marry you! Have you changed your mind after all this time?" She had stood up at this point, effectively putting distance between us. She was sending a deadly glare his way that almost seemed like she'd been getting lessons from Hotch. It was actually kind of intimidating.
"What? No." He was quick to assure her in his squeaky voice he used when he was nervous, the one that generally raised to about two octaves higher. "It was just that you were out here and alone. I thought you maybe didn't want to go through with it. I was hoping that you were going to marry me but I equally wanted you to know that if you chose not to then I'll support you anyway." To that her body relaxed and she smiled. It was scary how she went from tense and angry to relaxed and sweet within a click of a finger. She moved towards him before kissing him gently, whispering sweet assurances to him. That was before she practically dragged him inside.
At last, the pair were stood at the altar, before the priest with their families as witnesses to their promise to be with each other forever. They smiled at each other as he took hold of her hand, whispering how beautiful she looked just before the priest began.
"We are gathered here today in the face of this company, to join together Spencer Reid and Jennifer Jareau in matrimony; which is an honourable and solemn estate and therefore is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and soberly. Into this estate these two persons present come now to be joined. If anyone can show just cause why they may not be lawfully joined together, let them speak now or forever hold their peace." They let out a sigh of relief at the accompanied silence. The priest smiled before continuing; "who gives this woman to be married to this man?" Although they were nervous before, now, standing there and seeing each other ready to bind their lives together, washed away all of the dread so that they were only left with love.
"I do." Hotch informed the man before smiling at the couple.
"Spencer, do you take Jennifer for your lawful wedded wife, to live in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love, honour, comfort, and cherish her from this day forward, forsaking all others, keeping only unto her for as long as you both shall live?" The genius didn't skip a beat before he answered with 'I do.' It was the same for JJ. They turned to each other when the priest encouraged it.
"Please repeat after me." He told the groom. "I, Spencer Reid take thee, Jennifer Jareau to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honour, and cherish, 'til death do us part." The brides smile widened as she heard those words and when she'd been asked to repeat them, her man's grin matched hers.
"Who holds the rings?" Morgan took the rings from Henry and gave them to the significantly older man. He took the brides ring out of the black man's hand before turning back to the couple. "May this ring be blessed so he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in peace, and continue in love until life's end." He passed the ring to the groom, who slid it down his wife-to-be's finger – "With this ring I thee wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment." Again, this was repeated for JJ. They both just stared at each other and grinned, they were really doing it. They were really getting married.
"May this couple be prepared to continue to give, be able to forgive and experience more and more joy with each passing day, with each passing year. Spencer and Jennifer, are now beginning their married life together, we hope that they may have loving assistance from their family, the constant support of friends, and a long life with good health and everlasting love. In so much as Spencer and Jennifer have consented to live forever together in wedlock, and have witnessed the same before this company, having given and pledged their troth, each to the other, and having declared same by the giving and receiving of a ring, I pronounce that they are husband and wife." They didn't need to be told to kiss each other, JJ practically leapt into her husband's waiting arms. Morgan started making inappropriate remarks as their kiss quickly turned heated. The priest was forced to cough loudly and gesture at the audience for them to realise where they were. "Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the loving couple Mr. and Mrs. Reid!" Everybody stood and clapped as the newlyweds ran down the isle and out of the church. The women gathered around outside so that JJ could throw her bouquet from the horse and carriage they had decided to have (JJ's demand).
"Catch!" She shouted as she turned her back and threw her flowers behind her. Garcia was the one to catch it.