Walking into the foyer of the church, Darcy turned over to Tony.
"Please, please, please Tony do not trip me. And no smart ass remarks about Bucky either. This is our special day and if you mess this up for either Bucky or me, I will mess with you little precious toys so that everything malfunctions while we are gone and you can't fix them." Smiling, Darcy leaned in and gave Tony a quick peck on the cheek. Just then the music began and the doors opened.
"Hope you're ready, kid." Tony gave her hand a quick squeeze then held up his arm for Darcy to lace hers through.
Taking the first step into the aisle, Darcy finally looked up at Bucky. To her surprise, he had actually taken her advice and trimmed his hair to the length it used to be, before his accident. Darcy normally didn't like to bring up times like that because it upset him and he would hole up and ignore her for a few hours. Now she knew which subjects he would talk about and not. Giving Bucky a quick smile, Darcy turned her focus back onto the floor to make sure she didn't trip. Finally reaching the alter, Bucky and Tony gave each other a quick hug then Bucky reached for Darcy.
Facing the altar, Bucky leaned down, "You look great Doll. I can't wait for this to be over to see what you look like out of the dress."
Darcy tried to ignore the warm flush that was now spreading up her face as she responded, "Bucky, I will have you know that we are in a church. Not to mention there is a priest a few inches in front of us." Slightly moving to hit him on the arm, Darcy straightened and smiled up at the priest trying to ignore Bucky's eyes on her as she attempted to listen to the priest.
As the ceremony continued on Darcy found herself even more anxious to get out of there and go to the reception. Finally the priest asked them to turn to each other and present their vows.
Bucky reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a sheet of paper. "Now Doll, you know my memory isn't that great at times so I figured I would write down my vows." Bucky winked at her as he took a breath to begin his vows. "Darcy, I know you said not to make these sappy or try to make you cry but the more I thought about what to say, the more I realized that I couldn't meet those requests. You took me out of my time of darkness. You were always there for me when I needed you and never let me fall into the shadows again. I promise that I will try my best to make you happy for the rest of our lives. I will never abandon you and keep you with me always." Turning to the priest to signal he was finished, he began to recite the normal wedding vows.
After he had finished, Bucky turned to Steve to get the rings. Grabbing Darcy's hand Bucky slid the gold band on her finger. "Now it's your turn Doll."
Holding her hand out Bucky placed his simple gold band into her hand and reaching his left hand out to her. Grabbing the ring from her hand Darcy paused. "Is everything O.K. Doll?" Bucky searched her eyes for any sign of denial. Chuckling Darcy slid the ring onto Bucky's finger. "No, of course not. Sorry, but I didn't come up with any vows." Laughing she turned to the priest to indicate for him to begin the vows.
After reciting their vows the priest announced them husband and wife and Darcy and Bucky had their first kiss as husband and wife. Needless to say, Tony attempted to make a snide remark but Pepper's hand flew to his mouth before he could even get his mouth open. Clapping ceremoniously, the guest stood as Bucky and Darcy walked back down the aisle with the wedding party following them.
After what seemed like hours of painful smiling and posing, Bucky finally had a moment to himself and Darcy. Exiting the church and making their way to the reception hall across the street, Bucky swept Darcy up into his arms. Kissing her softly, he bent down to whisper in her ear. "Doll, have I told you how absolutely gorgeous you look. I can't wait for the reception to be over." Kissing her cheek, Bucky gently set Darcy back down being careful not to ruin her dress. Walking into the reception hall, they were greeted by their frantic wedding planner. She began babbling about how the pictures took too long and set the entire schedule off by five minutes. Losing interest Bucky glanced around the foyer catching Tony and Bruce over in the corner grinning like they just caught the happy couple fooling around. Eying the pair of doors they would enter through to greet their guests and have the first dance, Bucky wished he could sneak away with his wife and leave the planner to banter to herself.
Noticing Bucky had zoned out Lisa, the wedding planner, paused. Looking at Darcy, she made a motion towards Bucky trying to get Darcy to get his attention. Brushing off the distraction, Darcy signaled for Lisa to keep going with the schedule for the night and that she would inform Bucky of important times.
Ten minutes later, Bucky and Darcy were lined up behind Steve and Sharon, Nat and Clint, Jane and Thor, Tony and Pepper, and Bruce and Agent Hill. The hall doors opened and the wedding party went through. Once everyone was through Bucky and Darcy waited to be introduced before walking onto the dance floor.
"So, what song did you end up picking?" Darcy asked. She was nervous none the less when Bucky asked if he could pick their first dance. Suddenly the opening notes to "The Way You Look Tonight" began. Of course, Bucky knew to pick her favorite version of it. Hearing Rod Stewart's voice begin, Darcy tiptoed up to plant a kiss on Bucky's lips. "Oh, I'm so happy you picked this one!"
"Couldn't let my favorite girl down, now could I?" Spinning Darcy around, he dipped her as the song ended and clapping erupted from the crowd.
As the night continued and Bucky and Darcy greeted their guests, Bucky glanced around the room. Never in his life had he been happier. After all of his hardships in life, from falling off the train and temporarily losing his best friend since childhood, then being captured and used as HYDRA's own personal play toy, he had felt lost. Gaining his memories back had been difficult and filled with many horror filled nights. Knowing that even if there were more of those nights coming and he would have Darcy by his side, Bucky smiled. Turning back to Darcy and seeing her grinning from ear to ear at him, Bucky knew that he had never felt more at home.