Kate's POV
After we land at Sea-Tac, the next couple of hours will be hectic. We split off from the men and drive to the hotel near the beach where we will get ready for my big day.
I have to admit that I am nervous, but it's a different kind of nervous. It's the kind of nervous where you know that in the end you will be happy. I just hope everything goes as planned!
My mom is a little unhappy that I didn't invite Ethan to the wedding. I would have invited him, but I doubt that anyone wants to see him after what he did months ago. I have spoke to him before leaving to Vegas. He understood the reason why he wasn't invited to my wedding. I honestly wish things were different; that my brother would be a guest at my wedding, but I didn't want to risk another fiasco when he is around the Greys.
"Kate, the wedding dress along with the bridesmaid dresses have arrived." My mom tells me. Soon, a young man that works at my mother's wedding boutique carries in an armful of black garment bags. He takes the one and puts it on the hanger on the door and leaves to distribute the others.
My mom opens the garment bag and retrieves my wedding dress.
It is just as how I last saw it. I can't wait to put it on.
I look at my mom and I see tears running down her cheeks. She catches me looking at her.
" I can't believe my baby girl is getting married." She says, taking a tissue from the nearby tissue box and dabs her eyes. "It feels like just yesterday you made your first steps."
I laugh and walk over to hug my mom. "I will always be your little girl." I tell her.
Soon there is a knock on the door.
"Its open." I say. The door opens slowly and Ana walks in shortly after.
" Mia's shoes are a size too small for her." She says. She takes a small box out of the pocket of her joggers. " Elliot told me to give this to you."
" That's not a problem. I will get a hold of Travis and he will bring her the shoes." My mom says. She immediately leaves the room, leaving me with Ana.
I sit down in the makeup chair. I open the box and in there is a pair of diamond earrings. They sparkle in the light of the room. In the box, there is a little piece of paper that says.
Can't wait to see you.
Love,
Elliot
"Those are very pretty." Ana says.
" Very pretty." I say. "I will wear them when I walk down the aisle tonight."
I pull out a small Cartier box and hand it to Ana.
"Would you please give this to Elliot?" I tell her. " They are gold cufflinks that I had customized with my initials and his initials."
Ana smiles. "I will do that right now." She says.
Ana leaves the room. I turn in my makeup chair so I am looking at my reflection in the mirror. I put the diamond earrings in my ears and put the box into my purse. The earrings look beautiful and are now sparkling even more.
I look up at the clock that is on the nearby wall. In 4 hours from now, I will be a married woman. Married to the man that I am head over heels in love with.
Soon to be Mrs. Grey.
Elliot's POV
I gaze out of the balcony, looking at the beach in front of me. Its empty; closed down for my wedding. The sounds of seagulls flying around is the only sound that I hear. Its calming. Although I wasn't nervous the day before, I can feel the nerves now.
According to my father, the guests have already arrived, signaling to all of us that the wedding will start in a matter of time.
I am dressed in my tux. Its an all black number with no tie.
" Elliot, its time." I hear my father say.
I turn around and slowly head back into the hotel room.
" I know that you are not going to admit it, son, but its okay to be a little nervous. I felt the same way when I married your mother." My father tells me. " I actually remember having a nightmare the night before the wedding, in which I was left at the altar. Luckily, it was just a dream."
"Im not that nervous." I tell him. He pats me on the back.
"Im genuinely happy for you. "He says. All my groomsmen are at their designated spots. I squeeze through the line of them, about to make my way down the aisle.
As I walk down, I see my grandparents along with a few buddies of mine. Kate's mother is sitting with her mother and father. Kate's side is filled with close family and friends, just like mine. Everybody is chatting up a storm; some are patiently waiting for the wedding to start. My father will be initiating the ceremony and is standing not far from where I am.
Soon, the ceremony begins. Christian and Ana head down the aisle first, followed by Mia and Sawyer, and then the rest of the groomsmen and bridesmaids.
The music changes. This is it, man. The moment you have been waiting for.
Then I see a man escorting a beautiful woman down the aisle. She is stunning as she always is. Her eyes are glued on me as mine are on her. I feel like the luckiest man in the world right now.
Finally she is right next to me. Her green eyes meet mine and for a few seconds, I forget how to speak. I take her hands into mine and I whisper, "Beautiful." to her. She smiles and soon the ceremony is under way.
I cannot take my eyes off her and she can't take her eyes of me.
" Elliot, please put the ring on Kate's finger and while doing so, recite your vows." My father says.
I clear my throat and take the ring from the ring bearer ( my father's best friend's grandson).
"Kate, I knew from the moment I met you that you are special. From the moment, you made eye contact with me, I knew you were the one. I promise to be the best husband I can be to you. I promise to shower you with my love and be there for you , for the good times and the bad. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you from the bottom of my heart."
I put the ring on Kate's ring finger. I can tell that she is trying to choke back tears, but failing miserably.
"Kate, now you put the ring on Elliot's finger and while doing so, recite your vows." My father says.
"Elliot, I have never thought of getting married before I met you. And when I met you, I saw a future with you in it. I promise to be your best friend. I promise to love you and cherish you every day of my life. I promise to share your joy and your sorrow and comfort you in times of need. I also promise to be uphold your hopes and dreams. I love you so much Elliot."
She puts the ring on my finger.
"By the power invested in me by the State of Washington, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss your bride, son." My father says.
I pull Kate toward me and kiss her.
Woohoo! I am a married man!
I hear cheers and applause. Hand in hand we make it down the aisle.
We head into the tented area not far from where the wedding ceremony was held. Kate ditched her heels, saying that they were uncomfortable. Soon people followed suit.
We decided to have open seating at our wedding reception. We didn't want to make people sit next to people they don't want to sit next to.
As much as I wanted to hang out with all my friends and family at the wedding reception, Kate and I needed to get our honeymoon under way.
"We are leaving right after the slow dance." I tell Kate.
"You didn't tell me where we are going." Kate says.
"How does Paris sound?" I ask. Kate widens her eyes.
"Oh my God! I always wanted to go to Paris!" She squeals, kind of reminding me of Mia.
Kate gave me a thank you kiss on the lips before running off to tell Ana.
"Congrats bro." Christian tells me as he takes the seat next to me.
"Thanks." I tell him. "Thanks for everything."
"No need to thank me." Christian says. " I knew that it would be much safer if we were to close down the beach and it wasn't difficult to convince them to do so."
"Using the name Grey is definitely a perk, but I have to thank you Christian not only for that but for the honeymoon as well." I tell him. It means a lot to me that Christian is doing all this for me. I owe him big time.
" You're very welcome. I hope that you and Kate have a great time in Paris." Christian tells me.
"Kate's really excited. I just hope we can get this show on the road because I can't wait to have her all to myself for three weeks." I tell Christian.
Christian laughs. Soon, the food is served and it was all courtesy of Mia's catering.
Finally, it was time for the slow dance. Im not a big fan of dancing slow, but it was part of the wedding tradition. We danced to Kate's favorite song "All of Me" by John Legend.
The lyrics were very fitting for the occasion and did a great job of expressing my feelings toward Kate.
As she put her head on my shoulder and sways to the rhythm of the song, I feel the love. I feel that same love that my father feels toward my mother. The same love that brought Ana and Christian. The exact same love that makes me a married man. There is no place that I would rather be.
The wedding chapter turns out to only one chapter. I won't write one on the honeymoon.
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