Tonight was Oliver and Laurel's rehearsal dinner, taking place at the same place that Oliver and Felicity had held their wedding reception.
Attending the rehearsal dinner were Oliver and Laurel, obviously, along with William, Thea, Roy, John, Lyla, Curtis, Nick, Rene, Dinah, Quentin, Dinah Lance, Raisa, Sara, Ava, Ray, Nate, Barry, Iris, Cisco, Caitlin, Mari, Slade, Alena, John Constantine, Mick, Jax and his wife, Nyssa, Rory Regan, Wally, Kara and her boyfriend Mon-El, members of the city council, Laurel's former colleagues from her lawyer days and some of her friends from the precinct who hadn't been arrested for corruption, along with some of their other friends.
"Man, remember the last time we were at a rehearsal dinner for you and Laurel?" Thea asked her brother as he looked around for his fiance.
Oliver chuckled at the reminder.
"Yeah, though while this might not be the same venue or have the exact same guest list as that one, I'll take this one any day because it's real." Oliver said.
"Yeah, definitely. At this rehearsal dinner, my plus one is my husband." Thea said.
"Technically, he's not a plus one since Roy was invited to." Oliver said.
"Very funny Ollie. But still, I am so happy that this time when you got married, I was actually able to throw you a rehearsal dinner." Thea said.
"Yeah well, this would be even better if I could find my bride to be." Oliver said.
"Then why don't you turn around Ollie." Laurel's voice said from behind him and Oliver did and he nearly choked on his drink when he saw Laurel wearing a beautiful deep black dress that went down to the floor, her blonde hair was perfectly curled and her green eyes were sparkling with joy.
"What took you so long?" Oliver asked her with a smile.
"My mother became the bride's mom of hell when it came to not only dress shopping, but also getting ready." Laurel said as Oliver kissed her and handed her a glass of champagne.
"Uh Ollie, recovering alcoholic?" Laurel said.
"Relax, it's non alcoholic champagne." Oliver assured her and Laurel smiled as she sipped her glass.
Eventually, the time came for the toast and Quentin was the one who made it.
"I want to thank everyone for coming out here tonight to celebrate the wedding of Oliver and Laurel. Now the people who knew me before the Gambit accident would know that once upon a time, I'd never have allowed this day to happen, since believe it or not, I didn't like Oliver. I thought he was just a spoiled rotten punk who cared for no one but himself. Honestly, I think that Laurel was the only person who ever saw past that and saw the man Oliver truly was. The man he is now. The man that I could not be prouder to welcome into my family as my son-in-law. My only regret is that neither of Oliver's parents could be here tonight to see the incredible man their son has grown into. So would everyone please raise their glasses in a toast. To Oliver and Laurel." Quentin said as he raised his glass.
"To Oliver and Laurel." Everyone said.
"To us." Oliver said to Laurel.
"To us." Laurel agreed as they clinked their glasses together before kissing each other as William approached them.
"Save it for tomorrow you two." William said and Oliver rolled his eyes.
"Careful young man or instead of our original plan of you staying with Auntie Thea and Uncle Roy while Laurel and I are on our honeymoon, you'll be with Raisa and I'll make sure your life is incredibly boring." Oliver promised him and William immediately took back his statement.
"Where are you guys going for your honeymoon anyways?" Thea asked them.
"We're going to be spending 3 months alone together in Bora Bora. Just the two of us on a beach together, it'll be so romantic." Laurel said.
"I'm sure it will be." Thea agreed.
