(Bella's POV)

Days turned into weeks, and before I knew it, it was my wedding day and Alice was running around the house making last minute adjustments. The wedding was taking place at a nearby fancy, five-star hotel, with the reception back at the house.

"Oh my Carlisle! So much to do, so little time!" Alice muttered repeatedly. I could hear her scampering around the living room, getting everything organized.

I looked out the window in time to see Jasper carrying about fifty different boxes out to the car.

"Twenty minutes!" Max called from the base of the stairs.

It was all so chaotic that I had no idea what was going on.

(Alice's POV)

I shivered as I blinked out out of a vision. Why had Edward been jumping into my thoughts the past few days. The vision I just had was of him driving, I didn't know where to, only that it was sunny. His Volvo's windows had been tinted to block out the sunlight.

Emmett stopped in front of me, carrying a pile of dresses in his arms. "Alice? You okay? You look like you just had to shop at the GAP!"

I laughed. "I'd look a hell of a lot worse if I'd been to the GAP." I still couldn't shake the feeling that Edward was up to something, so I asked Emmett, "Can you do me a favor?" I lowered my voice so it could barely be heard even with sensitive vampire hearing. "Tell the guys to be on the lookout for Edward. I think he might try to crash the wedding, but I don't want to worry Bella. It's her big day today, so keep it under your hat, okay?"

Emmett nodded once before heading out to the car.

"Belllllllllllaaaaaaaaaa!" I yelled up the stairs. "Everybody's waiting for you! Time to go!"

The blur that was Bella flew past me, before stopping in front of me. She rolled her eyes and said with a smile and a mocking tone, "Alice, everyone's waiting on you."

I rolled my eyes and grabbed my small wheelie makeup case before running out to the cars. A wave of panic washed over me as I saw Jasper and Bella sitting together in the backseat of my yellow Porsche.

"Don't worry, Alice," Jasper told me. "Rosalie already blindfolded me." He turned to reveal a bandanna concealing his eyes.

I let out a sigh of relief and climbed into the driver's seat. "Good. You don't want to start your new life off with bad luck."

"Yes, that would be dreadful," Bella said in an over dramatic voice as she gave Jasper a kiss.

Max slid into the passenger seat. "Ready to go?"

I nodded and sped off to the hotel.

(Bella's POV)

I stood in the center of one of the bedrooms in the grand suite of the hotel with my eyes closed while Alice ran circles around me, fixing every strand of hair, every fiber of my dress, all the while applying my makeup.

She pulled me by the hand to what I'm assuming was a mirror. "Bella, you look beautiful."

My eyes fluttered open. Alice had done a great job on my makeup, keeping it subtle, only enhancing my natural beauty. My long formerly straight brown hair was now curled and it looked amazing.

I smiled and turned to my sister. "Thank you so much, Alice!" I was glad I couldn't cry, because at that moment, I knew if I were still human, I would be crying my eyes out and my makeup would be ruined.

I gave Alice a huge hug before she left the room to get herself and everyone else ready. She can be so obsessive compulsive about some things...

"God! The tie looks fine, Alice! You've retied it a hundred times!" I heard Jasper say from the front room of the suite.

"Jasper!" Alice sounded appalled. "Everything has to be perfect..." She trailed off.

I saw the doorknob turn.

"Oh, no you don't! It's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding!"

"Come on Alice! I haven't seen Bells since last night when you separated us!" The doorknob turned back.

I giggled at the memory. Jasper and I had been in the middle of watching The Nightmare Before Christmas, cuddling on the couch. Then at exactly five minutes to midnight, Alice came in and shooed Jasper out of the room before pulling me up to her room until it was time for us to head to the hotel.

I could just picture Alice rolling her eyes. "You were with her on the way here!"

"But I was blindfolded!" He argued.

"Whatever. Go help Max get ready. I don't think he knows how to tie a tie."

I heard the door close and knew they were gone.

A few minutes later, I heard Max screaming, "Don't touch the hair, woman!" I couldn't help but crack up at that. Max didn't let anyone touch his hair, not even Alice.

"But it looks messy," Alice said innocently.

A minute of silence passed before Max sighed and said, "Okay. Fine. Do whatever you want with it but don't make me look stupid."

"I won't. I promise."

I returned my gaze to the mirror and let my thoughts wander. I was getting married. I was getting married... I was getting married! The more I thought about it, the more nervous I got. I love Jasper with every fiber of my being, but was I ready to get married and have to hide it for the rest of my life?

I'm going to have to hide my marriage for the rest of eternity! The thought dawned on me and I started to panic.

I was brought out of my thoughts by someone knocking on the door. "Who is it?" I called.

"It's me, Esme. Can I come in?"

"Of course." I was glad to have something break me from my thoughts.

Esme opened the door and stepped into the room. "Jasper said you were nervous about something and wanted me to check on you."

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just nerves."

She looked at me. "I can tell that something else is bothering you. What is it, Bella?"

I sighed. "I just... don't know if I'm ready."

Esme gave me a warm smile and enveloped me in a hug. She stroked my hair gently and said, "Everyone goes through this, dear. But I can promise you that when you see Jasper standing at the end of that aisle waiting for you, you'll know if you're ready or not." She pulled back to smile at me. "You have no idea how much he loves you. Whenever you're not with him, all he can do is worry about you. He doesn't do anything else. He doesn't play guitar, he doesn't listen to music... Remember when Alice and Rose took you on that shopping trip for dresses?"

I nodded.

Esme continued. "All Jasper could do was pace around the living room after he got back from hunting and saw that you weren't home."

I couldn't help but smile, knowing Jasper cared that much. It wasn't the same kind of protectiveness that Edward possessed. Jasper still let me do whatever I wanted, choosing instead to worry about me while I was away, instead of being overly protective and insisting on some things being too dangerous.

"I know Jazz loves me." I giggled. "Was he really pacing?"

"Of course. He didn't know what Alice would do to you," Esme said with a laugh.

"Really?" My overwhelming case of butterflies had diminished, leaving me feeling confident that I was ready to marry Jasper.

"No, but he was worried. And he missed you a lot."

I laughed. "Thanks Esme. I feel a lot better now."

"Good." She glanced at the alarm clock on the nightstand. "Because it's time for you to get married." She smiled a warm motherly smile.

"Let's go."

Esme led the way to the dining hall. It was huge, and Alice had done a magnificent job of decorating. We walked down the hall to a small room at the end of it. But before we went in, I told Esme, "Thank you so much for everything you've done for me."

Esme knew what I was talking about. During the first few years of my vampire life, I would find myself getting homesick every now and then, missing Charlie, and above all, Renee. My best friend. My mother. Those were the days that Jasper was out hunting, and Esme was always there to give me a hug and listen to the stories I had about my scatterbrained mother.

Esme smiled at me. "Anytime, dear. I may not be your real mother. But I consider you my daughter, and that means I'm always there for you when you need you."

I knew that at this point, if I could, I would be crying. "Thank you. And I consider you to be my mother. Not like Renee, she was more of my best friend. It always seemed like I had to look out for her more than the other way around. But you act like a real mother. You take care of me. And I can't thank you enough for that. It's what I needed. A chance to go back in time and be a kid again. A kid who was comforted by their mom when they needed her the most."

Esme looked like she would cry now too and pulled me into her arms for a short hug. Then she pulled back and told me, "Good luck," before leaving to find the others as the hall filled with friends from the Denali clan as well as others that we'd befriended over the years, human and animal blood drinkers alike.

Soon, Alice, Rosalie, Max, Esme, and Emmett joined me and began taking their positions for the march down the aisle: Alice and Max in front, as is customary for the maid of honor and best man; then Rosalie and Emmett, and finally me and Esme. Carlisle would be walking me down the aisle, but he was performing the ceremony. So this wedding was a bit more unconventional than most.

"Now remember, right foot, left foot, and walk slowly!" Alice said as she did last minute adjustments to everyone's hair and clothing. This was the fist time I had seen her dress. It was a simple red, knee-length, strapless dress. With a belt cinching it at the waist. She was wearing it with a pair of strappy red heels.

"I told you! Stop messing with my hair!" Max seemed irritated. He'd let Alice fix his hair once and only once, but he felt guilty about snapping at her and added, "But you can fix my tie if you want. I think it's a little off."

Alice's face brightened again and she adjusted Max's tie before giving him a quick peck on the cheek.

"It's time!" Alice exclaimed, just before an organ began playing. "Remember, slowly."

(Jasper's POV)

The organ began to play and two doors at the end of the hall opened up. Alice and Max began to walk down the aisle.

I wanted to see my Bella so badly! It was taking every ounce of self-control to not run down the aisle and sweep her off her feet.

Alice and Max took their places, Max next to me, Alice on the other side.

Rosalie and Emmett were close behind.

Finally, finally, the organ player began to play the wedding march. Everyone stood up from their seats and turned to face the doorway.

It seemed like hours before Bella and Esme appeared. I gasped. Bella was breathtaking. Her eyes were bright and she seemed to glow. I swelled with pride, thinking that this beautiful woman chose me, to love, and to marry. She was perfect.

I couldn't help but walk out and meet her at the front row of seats and take her hand. She smiled at me.

Carlisle began to speak. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to witness this holy matrimony of Isabella Swan Cullen and Jasper Whitlock Hale. If anyone has any reason why they should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace." He paused for a few moments.

I scanned the room, remembering Emmett's warning about Alice's vision, then returned my gaze to my beautiful bride. Her eyes told me everything would be alright.

Carlisle continued. "This couple has decided to write their own vows. Isabella, would you begin?"

She nodded. The love radiating from her was almost overwhelming. She began to recite her vows. "Jasper, before you came into my life, it was empty, black. There was something missing. But then you came along and rearranged my whole life." We shared a secret smile, knowing the reference she had just made to a Relient K song. She continued, "It was like you turned on the light, Jasper. I owe you my life, and I promise to love you until the end of eternity."

Carlisle said, "Jasper. Would you please read your vows now?"

I took a deep breath and began. "Bella, I'm not the greatest at expressing my thoughts. And I didn't write this, but I hope it conveys what I'm trying to say."

Bella looked at me with a confused expression. "What-"

I cut her off with a song.

A/N: I know, I know, "What took you so fucking long to update?" Trust me, I know that's what you're thinking. But the reason is because I have no experience with weddings so Sam wrote the whole chapter, so it took a while to transfer like ten pages of writing to the computer. I only added some things. And this would've been longer, but I decided to update now. Next chapter should be up shortly. REVIEW!!

Disclaimer: I own nothing except my made up character, Max.