The Halliwell manor was bustling with the sounds of laughter and excited chatter as everyone took their positions. Flowers and vines lined the walls and rose petals littered the floor with burgundy. White silk was laid across tables and banisters and candles lined the corridors in amber light.
"Now, now everyone, we don't have all day!" Penny Halliwell chided, hands on hips as everyone hurried to get into their places before soft piano music began to play. At the front of the crowd of people, Chris and Wyatt stood waiting patiently. Wyatt bumped shoulders with his younger brother and asked, "Nervous, bro?"
"A little." Chris said but his face was anxious and he smirked as his big brother snorted and rolled his eyes. Whispers rose amidst the crowd and Chris looked toward the staircase, seeing Reese and her whitelighter Sam descending the stairs slowly. Chris couldn't keep his eyes off of her, as she locked eyes with him and smiled nervously. Reese wore a white silk dress, its front curving down in a v and slipping easily over her curves before plunging to the floor. Her hair was pulled back in loose curls and summer flowers were tucked behind her ears. As they both stepped down into the foyer, Sam squeezed Reese's hand and smiled warmly down at her before kissing her cheek and moving to stand next to Piper who already had tears in her eyes.
Reese moved to stand in front of Chris, feeling his soft hand reaching out to clutch her own before giving it a reassuring squeeze.
"You look beautiful." He whispered against her ear, letting his lips linger slightly against her jaw before they turned to gaze into one another's eyes.
"We are gathered here today to unite two souls as one. Do you, Christopher Perry Halliwell, and Reese Gabrielle Lawson join us here of your own free will to acknowledge the eternal and unbreakable bond shared by both of you?" Penny began, a bright smile on her face as she tried to subtly wink at Reese who tried to hold back a laugh.
"I do." Chris said.
"I do." Reese replied with a smile.
"You may face each other, join hands. Chris, you may recite your vows." Penny explained and Chris grasped both of Reese's hands tightly and pulled her close to him, focusing solely on her as if no one else existed in that moment of time.
"My beautiful Reese, I am yours always." Chris said simply before stroking her cheek. Reese beamed up at him happily, her eyes slightly teary with joy.
"And Reese." Penny said, gesturing for her to recite her vows.
"Chris, we have been met with the ultimate challenges, lost one another and fought so hard to keep our love alive. Even death could not keep us apart. Now we stand here today, a testament to how powerful our love is. I will never stop loving you, Christopher Halliwell, I am yours always. In this life and the next." Reese said, her voice wavering slightly and tears coming to her eyes. Chris brushed his hand softly against her cheek, using his thumb to wipe away a tear that had just fallen before kissing her brow softly.
"Here before witnesses, Reese and Chris have sworn their vows toward each other, with this chord, I bind them to their vows." Penny explained, using her magic to entwine their hands with the flaxen rope before smiling up at them both lovingly.
"Heart to thee, body to thee, always and forever, so mote it be." Reese and Chris said together, never once taking their eyes off one another.
"So mote it be." Everyone chorused.
"Oh for crying out loud, kiss her already!" Penny said with a wave of her arm and Reese smirked before Chris grasped her face in his warm hands and kissed her passionately. Applause and cheers rose from the crowd surrounding them, their close family and friends here to rejoice in their union. They had made it, through all the heartache and through all the memories, they had made it. And though their future was yet to be determined, somehow they knew, their love would always survive.