Hey ya'll! This is it, the wedding chapter! I hope you like it, also, I want to let you know, most of my characters, like the Creole guy, the waitress at the Praline connection, the photographer, Dallas, Simon, MeeMaw... They're all based off of real people. I won't go into their details and everything, I just wanted to let you know. I do hope you like this chapter, and in the next chapter, something Big is coming! Hint... Hint...


The bachelorette party was just us going out for drinks and dancing in the French Quarter. When we got back to the hotel we had all had one too many drinks. Tabby went to Shay's room and spent the night with her, while I found myself knocking on Bruce's door. He opened the door looking amused. "Are you as drunk as I feel you are?" I asked and he shook his head.

"I don't drink." he said as he let me into the room. I had my heels in one hand and my clutch in the other. He shut the door as I put my shoes and clutch down on the table and sat on the bed.

"Did you go to the bachelor party?" I asked and he nodded. "Can I stay here with you?"

"Sure." he nodded.

"Can I have your purple shirt?" I asked and he smiled. He found the shirt and I took it into the bathroom and took my dress off, and put on the shirt, then went out of the bathroom to the bedroom where Bruce was sitting on the bed.

"What time do you have to be up tomorrow?" he asked.

"Well the ceremony isn't until one." I said. "But we've got to get our hair done, our makeup, do a photo shoot, go to Oak Alley." I sighed. "So I need to be up at like eight."

"Okay." he said and slipped into the sheets. I slipped into the bed next to him and he reached over me to shut off the lamp. He wrapped his arm around me and I smiled as I curled into his embrace. I rolled over so I was facing him and sighed. "Good night." he said softly.

"Good night." I replied, mostly asleep.

"Minnie," Bruce said gently as he woke me up. "Come on, you've got to get up."

"Nooo..." I whined.

"Come on, your sister is getting married today."

"No." I said and wrapped my arms around him. "Let's just stay in bed all day, okay?" I asked as I rested my face in his neck.

"We'll have time for that later." he said and I sighed before I kissed his neck and pulled away.

"Remind me not to drink like that again." I said and he smiled before reaching over me to the bedside table and handing me a glass of water. I smiled as I sat up and took it from him. "I'm sorry I came here drunk." I smiled and he shook his head.

"No, don't be, you were fine."

"I wasn't anything like Roxy was I?"

"Roxy Jameson?" he asked with a chuckle. "No, you were nothing like her."

"Oh thank god." I said and he laughed. I sighed and climbed out of the bed before I drained the glass of water and then kissed his cheek. He smiled as I went to the bathroom and changed back onto my dress and picked up my heels. "I've got to go get ready."

"I know, I'll see you later." he said as he got out of the bed. He walked with me to the door and lightly kissed me before he opened the door for me. I gave him one more kiss then went downstairs to my room, and took a quick shower, then got ready to go.

Dallas brought his suit as well as my dress and we went to Oak Alley where everything was being set up. We were lead to a changing room, most of the bridal party was there, and there was a hairdresser and a makeup artist, both of whom stared at Dallas as he started on my hair. They did the other girl's hair and makeup, while Dallas did mine and Tabby's and Abby's, then when they left he took this spray he had and sprayed it on the other girl's hair.

"It'll keep your hair from frizzing in the humidity." he explained before he looked at the mirror and sprayed it on his own hair. They all got into their dresses and shoes while I helped Tabby into her dress. It had a mess of petticoats, which Dallas and I helped her with, then we brought out the dress. She held her arms up as we lowered it over her and got it on right. Dallas zipped up the back, then came around the front and helped with the bow around her high waist.

It was a beautiful white dress with a high waist, it flared out at the waist, and above the waist it went to her bust, her shoulders and neckline were made of a translucent material with pearls embroidered all over the dress in beautiful vine looking designs. She was wearing a pair of white satin heels, and pulled her dress up so Dallas could help her put her garter on.

We went outside and the photographer was wearing a nice looking suit, he told us to go under the line of oak trees, we took some pictures with us all holding our bouquets, looking perfect and serious, then some silly pictures before it was time to start.

"You've got this." I said softly to Tabby who had started to freak out a little bit.

"I know, I'm excited, I am, and it's about time, right?" she asked and I nodded.

"It is, you and Chaz are perfect together." I said as I put my hands on her shoulders. Everything will be fine."

"Hey there Sammy," Dad said to me, and then looked at Tabby. His eyes softened and he smiled. "You look beautiful sweetheart." he said to her and she smiled before she wrapped her arms around me tightly, and then hugged Dad. Deacon came over to me and looked at us before he sighed.

"You ready?" he asked and I nodded, I linked armed with him, smiled at Tabby who smiled and we walked out of the canvas tent that was at the end of the aisle.

We walked up the aisle, smiling as people watched. I looked over the crowd and caught Bruce's eye. He smiled and I smiled back at him before I looked at Dallas and Pepper, both of whom were wiping their eyes. Deacon and I got to the top of the aisle, which was also the top of the stairs to the front porch. I watched as Mandie tossed rose petals and Frankie walked alongside her.

They got to the end and stepped off to the side like they were told, I caught Frankie's eye as he made the sign for bear and I smiled, and then turned my gaze to Chaz who looked like he had stopped breathing.

I smiled even wider as I watched Tabby and dad walk down the aisle, they got to the end and Dad kissed the top of Tabby's head. I felt myself starting to tear up a little as the ceremony went on, I brushed the tears from my eyes lightly, soon she turned around and handed me her bouquet before he slipped the silver wedding band on her finger, she did the same for him, and finally were pronounced man and wife, they signed the marriage certificate and so did Deacon and I as witnesses, then they kissed longly. Everyone cheered and clapped, and then Tabby turned around and hugged me tightly.

"Thank you." she said softly in my ear.

"Hey, come on, there's time for this later," I said. "Right now, it's time to party." She pulled back and grinned as I winked, then she laughed and hugged Abby. We went around to the back where the tables and everything were, plates had small cards with names on them, each round table held about ten people, I was at the table with Mom, Dad, Tabby, Chaz, Gwen, Deacon, Simon, MeeMaw and to my surprise, Bruce. Tony, Dallas and Pepper were at the table next to us along with Rick, Abby, Mandi, Frankie, Sonny, Claire, David, Virginia, and Georgia.

The first course was a mini crawfish etouffee pot pie, the second course was a blackened grilled salmon with Cajun spiced teriyaki and rosemary with a side of seafood stuffed mushroom caps, and a sweet pecan topped salad. After everyone had eaten and had been talking for awhile, Chaz stood up and walked over to the DJ and asked for the microphone.

"Uh, hi everyone," he said and everyone looked at him. "Hey, everyone, um, thank you to everyone who made the trip, in this unbelievable heat, I know, crazy time for a wedding, right?" he asked with a small laugh. "But, this is what Tabby and I have wanted for ourselves for as long as I can remember." he smiled at her.

"When I first met Tabby, I actually was in the same class as her older- not by many years-" he smiled at me and I rolled my eyes with a smile. "Sister, Simone. Uh, we were juniors in high school, and Tabby was a freshman, and she would eat lunch with us every day. I didn't talk to her for three months." he grinned with a small smile. "I was so scared of this little freshman girl, I would act like a tough guy, I would be- admittedly- kind of a jerk, because I was scared of what she thought of me. The first time we actually talked, she called me an asshole, kids, I'm sorry for the bad word." he said and a few of the parents chuckled. "I'll admit it, when she told me off, and called me that, I knew right then I would marry that crazy girl on the color guard." he said and looked at Tabby who shook her head with a smile.

"The first time I saw her at a school dance, she had requested a song that everyone thought she was nuts for requesting, I asked her to dance, then asked why she requested that song. For almost the entire song she explained to me why she requested that song, as the song ended she gave me this stern look, and then finally sighed and- god I'll never forget this- she goes 'Well are you gonna kiss me or not?'." a couple of people laughed as Tabby grinned. "I was completely shocked; I had always thought that I was doing such a good job at keeping my emotions a secret. Apparently not, but as I kissed her that day in the John Marshall High School gym, I knew I would never kiss another person again." he grinned as he looked at her. "So for our first dance as a married couple, honey, I'll never forget this song." he said and handed the mic back to the DJ.

He walked over to Tabby and nodded to the DJ who put on their song, Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love. She laughed, stood up, took his hand and pulled him out to the dance floor, him grinning the entire time as they danced.