And here we have the continuation of the marriage ceremony, and don't worry … there will be a few Viking bits as well! (Eventually! LOL)

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SPOV

"If I give all I possess to the poor, and surrender my body to the flames but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease, where there are tongues they will be stilled, where there is knowledge it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophecy in part. But when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror, then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, then I shall know fully even as I am fully known. And now these three remain, faith hope and love. But the greatest is love" Reverend Daniels finished.

"I love you, Eric" I mouthed at my almost – husband.

"I love you too" he mouthed back, with a gentle smile.

"And can we have the swords, please" the Reverend asked, and now both Gran and Godric stood up (although when he had moved from his seat half way down the aisle, I don't know), and each held a sword in their hands. Each of the swords had been emblazoned with our names as well as our family coat of arms.

"Eric?" the Reverend asked.

"Susannah Elizabeth Stackhouse, I now present to you, as my wife the sword of my family" Eric said, and took his from Godric before passing it to me.

"I accept" I answered, and then I stuck it into the square block of rubber that had been placed in front of us, especially for this.

"Susannah?" the Reverend asked.

"Eric Northman, I now present to you, as my husband the sword of my family" I said, and took my family sword from Gran and gave it to Eric, who promptly repeated my earlier moves and stuck the sword into the rubber, before taking a hold of my left hand, in his and raising it to his mouth in a kiss, and then he placed our joined hands on top of the two swords.

"And now that is complete, repeat after me, Eric. I, Eric Northman" the Reverend Daniels asked.

"I, Eric Northman" Eric said.

"Take thee Susannah Elizabeth Stackhouse"

"Take thee Susannah Elizabeth Stackhouse" Eric said.

"To be my lawfully wedded wife"

"To by my lawfully wedded wife" Eric said.

"To have and to hold, in sickness and in health"

"To have and to hold in sickness and in health" Eric replied.

"For richer and for poorer"

"For richer and for poorer" Eric answered.

"In sickness and in health"

"In sickness and in health" Eric answered.

"For as long as you both shall live"

"For as long as we both shall live" Eric said.

And then it was my turn, and I just prayed that I would be able to say the vows without stuttering or starting to cry, which luckily I was.

"Can I have the rings, please" Reverend Daniels asked, and then Daniel and Lafayette promptly moved (when had Daniel moved from beside Elizabeth? I asked myself).

First, it was Eric's turn and he so expertly and carefully lifted the ring from Daniel's hand and slid it onto the fourth finger of my left hand, I then repeated the move with shaky hands after taking the ring from Lafayette's grip.

"Eric and Susannah, in that you have now agreed to live together in matrimony, have promised your love to each other in these vows, the giving of the rings, the exchanging of vows and swords, and in the joining of hands, I now can pronounce you vampire and wife" Reverend Daniels said, and then paused before he began again.

"May the lord bless you and keep you. May the lord make his face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. May the lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. You may now kiss the bride" He said, and before he was able to even get all of the words out, Eric had swept me up tightly into his arms.

"At last, lover" he said, before lowering his head to mine and giving me a rather deep kiss that really should not have been fit for public consumption, never mind the fact that both my Gran and the Reverend were present, but I wasn't going to stop him so I just wrapped my arms tightly around his neck and kissed him back with just as much passion and fervour as his tongue made the rounds in my mouth.

We only pulled away about five minutes later, although it really probably was a hell of a lot longer, to be honest.

"And ladies, gentlemen, children and vampires, I now present to you Sherriff and Mrs. Northman" Reverend Daniels said, as everyone stood up from their seats and began to clap and cheer for us while we made our way down the other aisle of the church and out to the front of it where the photographer was already in place to take our photographs.

So … what do we think? Review to let me know ….

Also, what kind of best woman speech do we think that Pam is going to give us? Review to give me some ideas since I haven't no clue of what I am going to include here … all thoughts are very much appreciated!