Chapter 2

The Ceremony

The dance hall was packed with ponies and humans. All of Neo's friends were there, including the mane 6, Starlight Glimmer, Spike, Chucky, Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, Lyra Heartstrings, Bon Bon, Derpy Hooves, Cheerilee, Minuette, and lots of other ponies from Ponyville and Canterlot were there, even Countless Coloratura was there.

It was time for the ceremony to begin. Princess Celestia stood up on a platform, The Bridal March played and the Cutie Mark Crusaders came in throwing rice in their path.

Princess Luna came walking down the aisle and she looked so beautiful, she was wearing a long white gown and she wore a moon necklace around her neck. She wore moon shaped earrings and she wore long garters around her legs.

The mane 6 just stared at her with huge smiles, they couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. When Princess Luna stood on the platform, Neo came in escorted by his best mare Twilight Sparkle.

Princess Luna smiled sweetly as she saw her groom walking up the aisle towards her, Princess Celestia was smiling as well. The mane 6 just watched Neo walk up to the aisle and they couldn't stop smiling.

Then Neo stood on the platform next to his bride while Twilight sat in the front row with her friends. Neo and Luna looked at each other and she smiled sweetly at him. Neo thought she looked so beautiful in her wedding outfit.

Then the music stopped and the ceremony began.

Princess Celestia smiled and said in a clear voice, "Mares and gentlecolts, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Neo Anderson and my dear sister Princess Luna. Their love is true and their commitment is clear, and the power of their love is undeniable. Now, I would like to turn over the ceremony over to Reverend Issac who will complete the marriage."

Then a young human man wearing a suite walked over to the platform. He stood on the platform in front of Neo and Luna. He held out his bible and read a passage from the bible that had to do with love and marriage. Luna was deeply touched by the passage and so was Celestia. Then it was time for Neo and Luna to recite their wedding vows.

Neo recited his vow to Luna.

"Princess Luna, you are my best friend. I never thought that I would fall in love with a princess, I never thought that the day I met you, I was meeting my future wife. You are the moon in my night sky. And your kindness, your beauty and your selflessness are the stars that light up that night sky."

Luna smiled happily, appreciating his sweet comment.

"I fell in love with your kindness, your humility, your faith, and your sense of humor. I'll never forget how I felt the first time you told me you love me, and I hope we never forget how we feel standing here today. Together, we are better than we could be alone, and I feel so blessed to know that God brought you into my life to love and care for me. As your husband and prince, I promise to love you without reservation, to support you in your goals and to encourage and respect you in your successes and your failures. I promise to love you forever and ever and I want you to know that I love you with all my heart and soul. I love you Princess Luna, and my love is yours completely today and always."

Princess Luna was so touched by his vow and so were Princess Celestia and the the mane 6. Rarity felt like crying, she had never heard such a beautiful vow.

Then Princess Luna recited her wedding vow to Neo.

"Neo Anderson, the first time we met, I fell deeply in love with you. When you first came to Equestria, I didn't trust you at first because you were different. But when I got to know you and when you told me how important my duty is to raise the moon every night. I knew that you were the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with."

Neo smiled at her sweet comment, remembering his first night alone with Luna.

"Every moment we have spent together since that day, my love for you has grown. My heart, my soul and everything that I am belongs to you. You are the most amazing and perfect human I have ever known. You make me happier than I ever thought possible and I feel truly blessed that you have agreed to be my husband. So I make these vows to you in the presence of our closest friends and family so that they may witness the promises I make. I solemnly vow that I will spend every day doing everything I can to be the princess that you deserve; to support, love and cherish you; through the happiest times, but also through the darkest times. I vow to be your best friend, your closest soulmate and, most of all, your faithful wife. No matter what life may throw at us, I vow that I will never stop loving you. I will never stop caring for you and will never stop trying to be the best wife that I can be. I love you Neo Anderson, with every fibre of my heart."

Neo was touched by her vow and the mane 6 felt so happy. They knew that Neo and Luna's love for each other was pure. Cadence and Shining Armor even thought those were the most beautiful vows that they had ever heard.

Then Issac finished off the ceremony by saying, "Neo Anderson, do you take this this beautiful alicorn princess to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold for as long as you both shall live?"

Neo looked at Luna and said, "I do."

Then Issac said to Luna, "And Princess Luna, do you take this human man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold for as long as your both shall live?"

Princess Luna looked directly at Neo with a smile and said, "I do."

"If there is anyone here who has any reason why these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold their peace," said Issac.

The mane 6, Spike and Chucky looked over at a white stallion sitting a few rows over. The stallion has a blond mane, he was wearing a blue bow tie and his cutie mark was a gold star and blue star that were crossed over each other. The stallion was Prince Blueblood and he was Celestia and Luna's nephew.

He was the only pony who disapproved of Neo marrying Luna. He didn't approve not because Neo was a human, but because Neo was not of royal descent. He believed in the tradition that only ponies in royalty can marry other ponies in royalty, and he believed that a pony in royalty marrying a normal everyday pony, even if he is a celebrity who break the tradition. Blueblood didn't like Neo very much, he especially didn't like Neo's music, the way he dresses and the fact that Neo constantly uses profanity, things that would typically never be tolerated by royalty. And he especially didn't approve of a pony marrying another species.

The other day, Blueblood confronted Neo and told him how he felt about him and him marrying Luna. He and Neo argued with each other for a while and they almost got into a physical fight, Celestia had to come and break them up and she told Blueblood to be nice to Neo and to respect him. Blueblood even vowed to make sure the wedding never happens.

The mane 6, Starlight, Spike, and Chucky stared down Prince Blueblood, thinking he was going to say something or try to ruin the wedding. But he never said a word, he just shook his head, indicating that he still didn't approve of Neo marrying Luna but was going to have to accept it. He knew that he couldn't stop Luna from marrying Neo.

After a moment of silence, Issac continued with the ceremony and Neo's friends continued to watch.

Issac stepped back and Princess Celestia stepped in and said, "May I have the ring please?"

Sweetie Belle approached the platform with a pillow that a horseshoe like ring for Luna. The ring was crystallized and had a moon on the top of it. Neo took the ring and placed on Luna's right hoof right over her royal glass slipper.

"Neo, do you have a ring?" asked Celestia.

Neo held out his hand to her and said, "This is my ring."

He had a wedding ring tattoo on his 3rd finger, his finger had 3 black circles around it and the top circle had a moon shape resembling Luna's cutie mark in her honor, meaning that he was married to her.

Then Celestia smiled and said, "I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride."

Neo felt nervous about this. He was actually going to have to kiss Luna on the lips. But he loved her, so he knew he had to do it. So Neo kissed Luna's lips and she kissed him in return. They both kissed each other on the lips for almost 2 minutes as everypony watched the romantic moment. Rarity couldn't help but cry as she watched.

After they kissed, the Wedding March played and Neo and Princess Luna walked off the platform and down the aisle together and were on their way to the wedding reception which was going to be outside the castle.

As they walked, Neo looked over and saw 3 spirits. One was his deceased wife Maria, another was his brother Malachi and the 3rd was a boy named Micah. Micah was Neo's loyalist follower and one of his friends from the past. Sadly he was killed in the Mickey Mouse war back in 1975. Nopony could see the spirits except Neo. They all waved at him and felt very happy for him, especially Maria.

After they left, the ponies and humans left the dance hall and went outside for the wedding reception.

End of chapter 2.