This is it folks. the wedding! get dressed and be prepared because the day has finally arrived! Thank you all! Also thank you Aya Stark for assisting me with preparing the wedding! Enjoy!
Elsa stood in front of a mirror jittery, practically unable to breath or think. She was dressed in her wedding dress again, only this time she was wearing a snow white veil to match it this time around as well as white high heels. Her bouquet was white even, since she was not a very huge fan of red (what she liked ice; besides it was her wedding she wanted it to be unique. Anna had red roses at her wedding, so might as well do something a little different, don't you think?) Her wedding was in less than 5 minutes and she couldn't concentrate long enough to calm down in order to relax. It wasn't like she was concerned about getting married; she did not want to back out of this. She was ready to get married after six long months of being engaged to the man that she had been dating for almost a year. She was just a little upset because she felt so nervous. Even Anna's presence beside her did little (which was Elsa's lie of absolutely nothing at all) to sooth her fears. Now she knew how Anna had felt when she was getting married. Elsa at the time had convinced herself that she was not going to be feeling this way. Oh how wrong she had been. She might actually just be feeling worse because at the very least, Anna had much more confidence in herself that Elsa had ever had in her life. She could use a little more optimism as it was (even though she doubted that it would help at the moment)
She had spent a large amount of this past month going over every little detail for the wedding, sometimes several times over, even more at timers. Everyone thought that she was working way to hard for her own good, despite the fact that her wedding was supposed to be a special day. It was to be special for both her and Joseph; they had planned everything through thick and thin and made sure that everything was prepared.
The best part was that Kai and Gerda, after months of being unsure of Elsa's choice to marry Joseph, had decided to attend the wedding after all. That had made Elsa very happy. She may not have approved of their attitude (nor had she wholly forgiven them for it), but she was thankful that they could put all the bias aside and attend the wedding of their other little girl.
Kai and Gerda had even paid for everything! True they didn't need to, since either Joseph or Elsa herself were perfectly capable of doing that themselves, but Elsa was thankful because it was one of the steps that she had taken with them in order to mend the relationship that they had so long ago.
She had been a little on the fence at first but in all honesty it hadn't been so bad.
Kai and Gerda sat on the couch across from a pensive Elsa and a confused Joseph. It had been a few days since Elsa had gone dress shopping and it was then that she had Kai and Gerda stop by their apartment, making sure that they would apologize for their less than warm welcome to Joseph into their family.
Joseph himself was confused. Kai and Gerda had never once visited his apartment in the past few months he and Elsa had been dating. Even then, he knew that despite their cordially greeting to him at Anna's wedding, they had never once shown much of an interest in getting to know him as well as they had with Kristoff, at least according to Elsa herself. She had told him the reason they hadn't liked him was not because of his attitude (because he was nothing but polite to them when they first met; even though that was the only time.) but because of the fact they felt that Elsa was rushing into a relationship. That and because Joseph had been a known playboy in the past (though not for years at the time that he had met Elsa). in all honesty though, Joseph had known that Kai and Gerda hadn't liked him. He was just happy that Anna liked him enough to give them her blessing for marriage. That had been one of the happiest moments of Elsa's life.
That being said he had to wonder why Elsa was even bothering to try to get Kai and Gerda to like him. Not that he didn't appreciate the gesture. It was just that Elsa had never tried to do that before, so what had changed in the past few months that had changed her mind all of a sudden?
He didn't want to seem ungrateful though. If Kai and Gerda were willing (that is if they weren't being forced to by Elsa; though she was pretty convincing when she wanted to be) to at least try and get closer to establishing a familial relationship (if they wanted to continue being apart of Elsa's life that is) then who was he to get in the way? He wanted to do the same. Rapunzel's parents were very welcoming and since he was now going to be apart of the family (though when it came to Rapunzel's parents, he was already like a son to them.) he wanted to have a good relationship with everyone.
That really wasn't too much to ask for was it? Elsa had worked her whole life pleasing Kai and Gerda, whether it be for her academics or other achievements that she had accumulated over the years that she had been in their care. Didn't she deserve a little bit of happiness for her own sake, just once?
Well that's why they were here at the moment wasn't it? Elsa began speaking "so… I believe you have something to say?" The way she spoke it was so cold, you might as well have been sitting in an iceberg. It wasn't even a question it was a statement. Which was very true.
Kai and Gerda flinched, shaken by the tone in Elsa's voice. They both knew what she was saying was very true. They had been very terrible parents. They had promised Adgar and Idun that they would always protect their little girls. They had done that. Elsa and Anna weren't so little anymore. They were grown woman capable of making their own choices. They no longer needed Kai and Gerda's protection. True they had been upset over Elsa's choices recently, but they had a duty to watch over her. She might not be so little anymore, but she was still their daughter.
They would always be there for her. But it was up to her husband t protect and watch over her now. They were a family, and they would live their lives, raising the children that they would create and go on into a long and blissful marriage. With Kai and Gerda's blessing.
They let out a sigh "your right Elsa. We are very sorry. We shouldn't have treated you the way we did. Or you Joseph. We were just afraid about-" Elsa gave them a glare as if daring to even bring up Josephs playboy past. Neither of them enjoyed talking about it, mainly because it was not one of the best times in Joseph's life. He never brought it up in any of the conversations that they had. The only thing about his past he was willing to talk about was Merida. But only because she was the mother of his child. Anything else was just null and void.
Gerda, noticing Elsa's glare quickly shut up, not wanting to shatter any chance of helping with her wedding. That's why they were here of course. To mend the fences and hopefully move together to a brighter future. While she hadn't approved of Elsa's past few choices, she did want to be a part of her life.
Instead she looked at Elsa and said " so… are you willing to let Kai and I pay for your wedding… as a gift from us?"
Elsa but her lip. She did want that. Not to extort anything mind you. Just to help mend the fences. After a moment she nodded "Thank you Gerda."
Now a month later, everything was bought and paid for. Ice crystals lined the wall of the chapel, making a winter wonderland of sorts. Everything was either an icy blue or pure white (except the cake, which was a milk chocolate dessert) with snowflake designs everywhere, even lining the ceiling, almost making it look like it was snowing. Elsa had seen it all and it looked beautiful. She could never thank Kai and Gerda enough for what they had done for her wedding.
Now if only she could just get over this whole nerve wracking situation that she currently found herself stuck in. she didn't want to think like this, but she couldn't help it. She would have been biting her nails, if they weren't perfectly manicured for this occasion.
Beside her Anna placed a hand on Elsa's shoulder. "Elsa… it's going to be alright." She said trying to ease her older sisters mind.
That didn't help. Elsa just turned to look at her sister, taking another look at herself in the mirror. Her face was lightly coated in makeup, with eyeliner lining her eyes as well as her lips coated in a light pink. Her normally pale face was coated to look a little more colorful, though not much. Her hair, which was normally in a French braid if she had it styled (or all down while at home) was in a tight bun. She looked quite beautiful. Too bad that wasn't helping. "Oh Anna… I don't know what to do!" she began looking down at herself, as if checking herself all over "do I look pretty enough? Do I look good? I don't know! I'm freaking out!" if Elsa was ready to pull her hair out, now was the time.
Anna shook her head "Elsa you look beautiful! Cheer up! Its your wedding day!" she said, before the door opened revealing Rapunzel "Anna, your needed at the alter. She said. Anna smiled, before walking out the door "see you soon Elsa." She said.
On the other side of the chapel, Joseph was preparing for the wedding. Unlike Elsa, who was freaking out, Joseph was looking much calmer than his bride to be. He was currently checking himself out in a mirror, simply adjusting his bowtie. God he hated parties. Sure even his own. Granted he wasn't that upset. It was just dressing up was no fun. Even after the many years of having to deal with company parties that he was forced to go to, he still never got over his general distain over the party atmosphere. Of course the fact that he was getting married helped ease the pain.
Joseph had combed his hair, while wearing an entire black tuxedo, while wearing a authentic red rose in his breast pocket. The undershirt was white of course, and he wore comfortable black shoes.
In short he looked like the perfect groom. He managed to fix his tie, before checking himself out in the mirror. Yep perfect.
His mind drifted to Elsa, and he smiled. He couldn't wait to see her in all her glory. This was mostly her day after all. She did most of the planning, though Kai and Gerda had brought it to life for the most part. Speaking of Kai and Gerda (or parental figures in general) his parents much to his shock had abandoned their one-year cruise (after it docked in the U.S of course) in order to attend his wedding. Joseph couldn't have been any more happier if he tried. If only he could have told them about Kelly before they had arrived.
Joseph Elsa with only a few weeks before their wedding were only again having a quick visit from Merida and Kelly when there was a knock at their front door. The four of them jumped, not expecting it. Who was it supposed to be this time. Joseph went to the door, checking, before his jaw dropped. He opened the door, revealing his parents, Vito and Sophia Summers. Vito was a tall powerfully built man with dark hair and brown eyes, with a skin tone that matched his son and a generally appearance. His mother on the other hand was a beautiful woman with a kind face and a Latino skin tone. She held her son's eyes and hair in a sort of similar fashion that Kelly did with her father. Speaking of which…
"Whose at the door daddy?" came Kelly's intrigued voice from the living room. Talk about timing.
Vito looked at his son, his eyes widening from the shock "Daddy?" he whispered. Joseph shook his head "are you going to come in? He asked, avoiding the subject. He knew that he was going to have to explain the situation to them. Everything.
He allowed his parents to enter the room, leading them to the living room, where Merida and Elsa were still on the floor; playing a board game that Kelly wanted to play.
The trio looked up at the new arrivals "hello!" Kelly said standing up and walking over to her (unknowingly) grandparents "my name is Kelly Dunbroch! Who are you?"
Vito and Sophia looked at the young girl whose appearance matched her fathers before glancing at the two grown woman in the room. From the description Joseph had given them before the platinum blond was Elsa. But this child bared a resemblance to the red head. They looked at Joseph "Joseph…" Sophia whispered
Joseph frowned "this is my daughter… Kelly. Her mother is Merida Dunbroch." He looked at Merida. "She was born 3 years ago, long after Merida and I… " He trailed off "Kelly? Go to the bedroom. Olaf is waiting for you" he said. Kelly nodded before going to the bedroom that was set up for her to play with Olaf.
"After Merida and I made love one night. She never told me anything and left without any explanation. I had no idea that she even existed until about 5 months ago. By that time I had already met Elsa" he looked at Elsa. "Merida and I have decided that it's best if we remain friends. She retains full custody of Kelly and I am able to visit her whenever I want. She usually comes during the weekends." He told them.
Vito looked at his son "you marrying another woman after having a child…"
"Out of wedlock? Yes! If you had ever paid attention to my life, you would know that while I love both Elsa and Merida… Merida is not really interested in marriage and likes her independence, which I respect. Elsa… she is more than I deserve and I love her for who she is. In the short amount of time that I got to know her, I knew that she would be the one I would marry. I'm going to spend the rest of my life with her. Its up to you if you would like to join us." Joseph spat
Merida and Elsa looked at each other and smiled. they weren't at all upset hearing that Joseph loved them both.
Sophia shook her head "Joseph… we love you.."
Joseph frowned "I love you too. But I know you. If you weren't traveling the world, you weren't happy!"
Vito and Sophia looked at each other, before looking at Joseph again "son… we left our vacation because we wanted to attend your wedding…"
"Would you stay after that?" Joseph asked them. He wanted them to; they were his parents after all. But he knew that they loved seeing the world. After a moment he said "you can come… but after that… if you want to leave you can... just know… I'll be happy for the both of us…
They all knew what he meant.
Whether or not his parents would stay within relative visiting distance hadn't been discussed, mainly because he wanted to focus on his wedding with Elsa.
Kristoff cleared his throat. "Joseph… your needed at the altar." Joseph looked at Kristoff and nodded, following him to the altar where he stood awaiting his bride. He stared ahead where Elsa would no doubt be.
Everyone was here. His parents, Gerda, the entire Dunbroch family (Kai was going to give Elsa away
Kristoff stood next to him "cheer up man, its your wedding day!" Joseph smiled at his friend "I know… Its just…", meanwhile Anna, who was on the other side of the altar, cleared her throat "Joseph.." she whispered "smile"
Anna… she was always going to make sure everyone was happy. That was the basis of her personality after all.
At that moment "here comes the bride started playing." Everyone rose and looked back, watching as Elsa in all her glory walked up the isle holding arms with Kai. They made it to the alter, where Kai gave Elsa a smile, before going to his seat next to Gerda. Elsa handed her bouquet to Anna, before taking her place next to Joseph.
After a very long process, which involved the priest, some kind words and the exchanging of the vows the priest looked at Anna and Kristoff "may I have the rings?" he asked. Anna and Kristoff nodded taking the rings. Anna had Josephs a simple gold band. Kristoff had Elsa's a pure silver band with a white gemstone atop of it, sparking like the ice that Elsa loved so much. The bride and groom took the rings and slipped them on each other. "You may now kiss the bride." the priest said
Joseph lifted the veil from Elsa's face, before gently leaning in and kissing her lips. Elsa through her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss, while ignoring the many cheers that followed. A moment later, they broke apart, smiling they took a look at the crowd, who continued to cheer and whistle despite the kiss being done. Elsa looked over to Anna, who handed her bouquet back to Elsa. Grinning the newlyweds walked to the doors of the chapel, before Elsa through her bouquet at the crowd. Hilariously it landed in Merida's lap. Everyone, even Joseph and Elsa, couldn't help but laugh.
Giving each other a grin, Joseph and Elsa walked out the door, beginning the new day in their lives.
There may be an epilogue after this, so don't get to sad!
