So I had some inspiration earlier and some free time on my hands and decided to go ahead and write this chapter. The ceremony is an adapted Celtic wedding ceremony. Hope you all enjoy it!

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Here it is:

Today was my wedding day. I was nervous as hell. Over the past month and a half, I had gotten to know Severus. Despite my initial misgivings about the Marriage Law, I truly felt that the Ministry had made the right choice for me.

Did I love Severus? No. Not yet at least. I could certainly feel myself falling for him. I knew that I would eventually and I certainly hoped that he would feel the same. He may not have been the most outwardly affectionate person, but he was mine. It felt good to know that in a few short hours, I would be able to call him 'mine' for the rest of my life.

Around ten that morning, my mom, Jamie, and Hermione arrived in my rooms to help me prepare for my wedding.

"I can't believe my baby is getting married. I hope you're as happy with Severus as I am with your dad," my mom cried.

"Me too, Mom. He's a good man and I know he will treat me right," I told her as I hugged her.

It seemed to take forever to get ready. My mom curled and twisted my hair into some amazing hairstyle while Hermione put a light amount of makeup on my face. Finally, I heard a knock on my portrait. John opened the portrait to reveal my dad.

He beamed at me for a moment before clearing his throat and speaking. "Well, princess, it's time to get a move on. Are you ready?" he asked.

I smiled at him and gave him a big hug, "More than ready. I love you, Daddy. And you too, mom."

The walk with my dad out to the grounds flew by and before I knew it, I was standing with my dad before the Ministry official and Severus.

"We have come together here in celebration of the joining together of Elle and Severus. There are many things to say about marriage. Much wisdom concerning the joining together of two souls, has come our way through all paths of belief, and from many cultures. With each union, more knowledge is gained and more wisdom gathered. Though we are unable to give all this knowledge to these two, who stand before us, we can hope to leave with them the knowledge of love and its strengths and the anticipation of the wisdom that comes with time," the official began.

"Marriage is a bond to be entered into only after considerable thought and reflection. As with any aspect of life, it has its cycles, its ups and its downs, its trials and its triumphs. With full understanding of this, Severus and Elle have come here today to be joined as one in marriage. Others would ask, at this time, who gives the bride in marriage, but, as a woman is not property to be bought and sold, given and taken, I ask simply if she comes of her own will and if she has her family's blessing," he continued.

"Elle, is it true that you come of your own free will and accord?" he asked.

"Yes, it is true," I answered.

"With whom do you come and whose blessings accompany you?" the official asked.

"She comes with me, her father, and is accompanied by all of her family's blessings," Daddy said.

"Please join hands with your betrothed and listen to that which I am about to say. Above you are the stars, below you are the stones, as time doth pass, remember...Like a stone should your love be firm like a star should your love be constant. Let the powers of the mind and of the intellect guide you in your marriage, let the strength of your wills bind you together, let the power of love and desire make you happy, and the strength of your dedication make you inseparable. Be close, but not too close. Possess one another, yet be understanding. Have patience with one another, for storms will come, but they will pass quickly.

"Be free in giving affection and warmth. Have no fear and let not the ways of the unenlightened give you unease, for magic is with you always. Severus, I have not the right to bind thee to Elle, only you have this right. If it be your wish, say so at this time and place your ring in her hand," the official said.

"It is my wish," Severus said as he placed his ring in my hand.

"Elle, if it be your wish for Severus to be bound to you, place the ring on his finger." I placed the ring on Severus' finger.

The official continued, "Elle, I have not the right to bind thee to Severus, only you have this right. If it be your wish, say so at this time and place your ring in his hand."

"It is my wish," I said as I placed my ring in Severus' hand.

"Severus, if it be your wish for Elle to be bound to you, place the ring on her finger." Severus then placed the ring onto my left ring finger.

The official turned to Severus and continued, "Severus, please repeat after me: I Severus Tobias Snape, in the name of love and magic, take thee, Elle Katherine Billette, to my hand, my heart, and my spirit, to be my chosen one. To desire thee and be desired by thee, to possess thee, and be possessed by thee, without sin or shame, for naught can exist in the purity of my love for thee. I promise to love thee wholly and completely without restraint, in sickness and in health, in plenty and in poverty, in life and beyond, where we shall meet, remember, and love again. I shall not seek to change thee in any way. I shall respect thee, thy beliefs, thy people, and thy ways as I respect myself."

I felt as if I would cry as Severus repeated his vows.

The official then turned to me and continued, "Elle, please repeat after me: I Elle Katherine Billette in the name of love and magic, take thee, Severus Tobias Snape, to my hand, my heart, and my spirit, to be my chosen one. To desire thee and be desired by thee, to possess thee, and be possessed by thee, without sin or shame, for naught can exist in the purity of my love for thee. I promise to love thee wholly and completely without restraint, in sickness and in health, in plenty and in poverty, in life and beyond, where we shall meet, remember, and love again. I shall not seek to change thee in any way. I shall respect thee, thy beliefs, thy people, and thy ways as I respect myself."

I felt a few tears actually fall as I repeated my vows and I could faintly hear my family and our friends sniffling and holding back tears.

"By the power vested in me by the Ministry of Magic, I now pronounce you husband and wife. May your love and magic so endure that its flame remains a guiding light unto you," the official finished. And with that, we had completed our wedding ritual. All that was left of the day would be to celebrate our union with our family and friends and then to 'consummate' the marriage that night.

I was looking forward to my first night as Madam Snape and all the privileges that title entailed. I truly couldn't wait to 'officially' and fully become his wife.