The rest of the day passed by painfully slowly for Tonks. Everyone else was kept busy with preparations for the wedding - Andromeda and Mrs Lupin were preparing the food and drink for the reception which was to take place in the house while Ted and Lupin were out on the island putting up protective charms and getting other things ready for the ceremony.

By late afternoon the doorbell started going off and Tonks could hear the guests congregating in the hall downstairs waiting to be taken one by one to the island.

Bits of conversation floated up to her from where she sat in her bedroom.

"What nonsense over a wedding," she heard Lupin's Aunt Geraldine say loudly. "In my day it was church in the morning and community hall in the afternoon. There was none of this waiting until sunset or going off to different countries especially not in the midst of a war!"

Tonks rolled her eyes.

"Why Geraldine I was under the impression you had married during the first world war?" Mrs Weasley raised her voice so she could be heard.

"Yes well that was different," Geraldine said dismissively. "That was a muggle war. Nothing to do with us."

Tonks would could have bet almost anything on Mrs Weasley replying however she heard her father shouting at Geraldine that it was her turn to apparate with him bringing an end to the conversation.

The noise from the hall had dropped drastically indicating to Tonks that it would soon be time for her to go. Excitement combined with nerves bubbled up inside of her. After what had felt like years of agonising pain the time had finally come to marry the man she loved.

She barely registered her father coming into the room and guiding her gently out and down the stairs, out into the garden where they turned and apparated.

She felt as if she were in a dream as she stood on the island and caught sight of Lupin. Her breath caught in her throat as he turned to smile at her.

She wrenched her eyes away from Lupin long enough to take in the hovering string instruments awaiting her descent down the aisle, the row of chairs where the guests had been seated, the hundreds of multi coloured fairies dancing in and out of the trees providing light as the sun began to sink, the small raised platform where Lupin stood with the wizard waiting to marry them.

Tonks took a step forwards with her father on her arm. Immediately the instruments began to play of their own accord.

As she walked her eyes remained fixed on Lupin ignoring the blur of faces she passed.

Once standing next to Lupin the music ceased and Ted Tonks pecked her on the cheek before taking his seat. Lupin reached out and took Tonks' hand as they turned to face the wizard together.

"Ladies and Gentlemen…" he began but the rest of the words became a blur to Tonks so filled with excitement and love for the man standing next to her. She only became fully aware of what the wizard was saying when he turned to Lupin and said: "Do you Remus John Lupin take Nymphadora Tonks to be your husband?"

To which Lupin replied with "I do"

"And do you Nymphadora Ton-"

"Yes!" Tonks said eagerly.

The wizard tapped his wand upon each of their hands and molten gold snaked around their finger before hardening into a solid gold ring.

"Then I now pronounce you husband and wife!" he announced as the sun slid out of sight.

Lupin and Tonks bent towards each other kissing. As the kiss deepened and their bodies became entwined golden sparkles surrounded them and lifted them gracefully up a few feet into the air.

When they broke apart they were brought back down to the ground with a slight thud.

The guests stood up and cheered many of them spouting out rainbow coloured bubbles. The fairies flew together to form a glittering love heart in the sky while the instruments struck up a new song.

As the newly married couple made their way back down the aisle it began to rain red and pink petals.

At the end of the aisle they turned and disapparated back to Mr and Mrs Tonks' house.

It had been decided that it would be safer having the party in a house rather than out in the open despite the unlikelyness of the death eaters being up North.

***

Once back in the living room Tonks flung her arms around Lupin.

"I can't believe we're actually married!" she squealed excitedly.

Before Lupin could reply however the rest of the wedding guests appeared and the living room suddenly became uncomfortably crowded.

"Congratulations you two," Moody said gruffly. "Can't stay for the party, I'm on duty tonight."

"Thank you for coming Mad Eye!" Tonks beamed.

"I'm afraid I have to be off too," Kingsley said solemnly. "Got a muggle minister to follow. Congratulations. I hope you have a pleasant evening."

Lupin murmured his thanks before the two headed for the door together.

"Oh congratulations you two!" Mrs Weasley exclaimed. "It took you long enough but you got there in the end!"

Tonks laughed. "Yeah well that's all in the past now isn't Remus?"

Lupin smiled thinly.

Mr Weasley offered his own congratulations before striding over to the couch and seating himself down between Mrs Lupin and Mrs Weasley.

"Remus?" his Aunt Geraldine said sharply. "Where are you?"

"Here auntie," Remus held out his hand to her.

"Well then! Describe this bride of yours to me then."

"She's absolutely radiant," Lupin replied proudly.

"What kind of a description is that?" his aunt tutted.

"Well Tonks is a little hard to describe," Lupin grinned.

"And why's that?" Aunt Geraldine raised her eyebrows.

"I'm a Metamorphmagus ," Tonks said brightly.

"You're a what? Speak up child I'm hardly young anymore!"

"A Metamorphmagus ," Tonks shouted.

Aunt Geraldine sniffed disapprovingly.

Lupin quickly pulled her over to the nearest chair and forced her into it before thrusting a glass of wine into her hands.

Once everyone was settled and with drinks Ted Tonks stood up in the centre of the room and raised his glass.

"To Dora and Remus!" he cheered.

Everyone raised their glasses towards the couple who grinned around at them all.

After pecking Lupin on the cheek Tonks moved across the room to join her cousin and uncle who as muggles had been utterly bewildered by the ceremony and method of transport despite Tonks' warnings beforehand.

Not long later Mr and Mrs Weasley bade everyone goodnight as they were eager to return home to their children. By that time Aunt Geraldine had made her way through several bottles of wine and was now snoring loudly in the armchair.

Tonks excused herself from her uncle and cousin and wandered through to the kitchen where Mrs Lupin and Andromeda had prepared so much food that some of the dishes were hovering beside the table as there was no room for them. Here she found Lupin munching on some sort of pastie.

"So was it everything you had hoped for?" he asked her after swallowing.

"It's not how I had pictured my wedding at all," Tonks admitted. "But it was perfect. I wouldn't change any of it."

She snuggled into Lupin.

"I love you," she whispered.

"I love you too," he replied, kissing her softly on the head.

***

I think I'm going to end it here. I wanted to end it happily not with Lupin starting to regret it!

Thank you so much to everyone who read and reviewed and I am so sorry it took me so long to complete this story!