A/N: One more chapter to go! *sobs* Also, someone mentioned that links for the dresses weren't working. I (hopefully) fixed them so please let me know if they work. If not, I'll mess with them again but I'm not sure what else there might be that I can fix. Anyway, yay wedding chapter! I hope you guys like it!

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Chapter 28:

Draco and Hermione hadn't wanted a particularly long engagement so they decided to get married in December, just before Christmas. The wedding would be held at Malfoy Manor in the garden. Narcissa and Liz and Grant met shortly after the engagement was announced and, much to their children's relief, the parents hit it off. Liz and Narcissa immediately took control of the wedding planning, taking much of the stress away from Hermione.

As the day of the wedding came, the two women made sure that everything was going smoothly before leaving Molly in charge to help Hermione and the girls get ready. Grant would be with Draco and Blaise (the best man) helping calm the groom's nerves as he prepared for the ceremony. The men would be wearing traditional muggle tuxedos instead of the usual wizard robes. Harry and Ron were also part of the wedding party but were currently helping Molly with the set up. Grant and Blaise were cracking jokes with Draco, trying to keep him in a light mood. It was working.

As for the bride, she was being entertained by her friends, mother, and soon to be mother-in-law. Ginny and Pansy were singing to the radio and Luna was currently cleaning the room of any nargles. Hermione chuckled at the blonde and just let her do her thing. Eventually, they all began to get ready. Luna and Pansy were the bridesmaids and Ginny was the maid of honor. The girls would be wearing a high collar satin gown the color of champagne. Since Ginny was six months pregnant at the time, her dress was magically altered to adjust to her growing belly. All the girl's hair was wrapped into an elegant french twist with strands of hair falling loose around their face to give a more sophisticated look. Liz was wearing lavender colored dress with a v-neck, sheer sleeves, a criss-cross pleated bodice, and sequins running all along the bottom of the dress. Her hair was down and slightly curled. Narcissa was wearing a simple high-collar long sleeved emerald green dress that had a small tie in the back. Her long blonde hair was half up, allowing her face to be seen completely.

Hermione's dress screamed elegance. It was a sleeveless v-neck with sequins lining the straps and neckline before transitioning into beaded flowers that decorated the entire dress. The back also fell into a v-neck but it was deeper than the one in the front and was also lined with sequins. Her hair was pulled back into a bun similar to how she had her hair for the Ministry party but had a sequined headband in her hair for some extra sparkle. She was wearing diamond earrings and a simple diamond necklace that would count as her something borrowed from Pansy. Her something blue would be the orchids that were a part of the bouquet along with white lilies (she hadn't wanted the traditional roses so she chose something that was simple but still elegant). Her ring was the something old since it was an heirloom and her something new was a diamond bracelet her mom had bought her. Lastly, was the veil.

As soon as it was clipped into Hermione's hair, Liz began to tear up. Hermione smiled at her mom and laughed as she pulled her into a bone crushing hug. Narcissa gave Hermione a hug as well before she and Liz left the room to check on the ceremony space. The two women were very satisfied when they spoke with Molly. They were convinced Hermione and Draco would love it. A large canopy had been set up over the garden to protect them from the snowfall and a warming charm had been cast to keep the area warm. There were small lights hanging from the top of the canopy and small lanterns lit up the aisle along with orchid petals that had been scattered along the aisle. Arthur Weasley would be acting as the officiant, at the request of both the bride and groom.

Everyone who had helped set up were now dressed for the occasion and the guests started to arrive. Among the guests was Andromeda, all the members of the Order (Kingsley included), the entire Weasley family and their spouses, a couple of friends from both of Hermione and Draco's work, and a few classmates and teachers from Hogwarts including Neville, Seamus, Dean Thomas, Professor McGonagall, Hagrid, and Professor Slughorn. Even Theo had come back for the wedding with Greer, now his fiance. When everyone was seated, Liz and Narcissa separated to get their respective children. The girls piled out of the room to meet the groomsmen but Hermione was kept from view so no one could see her.

As Draco and the rest of the wedding party appeared at the altar, he began to feel anxious. This was it: this was the day he and Hermione were going to get married. He could hardly contain his smile. He chuckled as little Teddy and Bill and Fleur's daughter Victoire walked down the aisle as the ring bearer and flower girl.

Then the music changed and all the guests stood up. And there she was: dressed in white, her arm linked with her father's, and a small smile on her face. Draco thought she looked like an angel. Hermione had rejected the typical wedding song that was usually played at weddings and requested something else be played as she walked down the aisle. After much talking with Draco and Narcissa, both agreed to letting her walk down the aisle to the song Draco remembered his father playing when he had danced with Narcissa all throughout the room. Now that he heard the music and saw her, he had no regrets about the choice of music. The song was short lived as Hermione made it to the altar to Draco. Grant kissed his daughter's cheek before giving her hand to Draco's and sitting down next to his wife. Then the ceremony began.

Arthur was a great officiant. He kept everybody laughing while reading the vows. When it came time for the rings, Teddy proudly walked up to the couple and handed them their bands. Hermione giggled at her godson and blew him a kiss which caused the tyke to blush and run back into this grandma's arms causing everyone to laugh. Repeating after Arthur, they slipped the rings onto each other's fingers. Hermione's wedding band had been made to match the engagement ring: white gold and small diamonds running all along the slim band. Draco's band was a mix of white and yellow gold: the center part of the ring was white gold and the outer edges were yellow gold.

After the rings were the final vows and then the part they had been waiting for: their first kiss as man and wife. Draco grinned at her before pulling her in for the kiss. She threw her arms around his neck and he tightened his grip around her before picking her up and spinning her around, never breaking the kiss. Hermione smiled at him as they pulled out. "I love you."

He kissed her forehead. "I love you too."

"Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the new Mr. and Mrs. Draco Malfoy!" Arthur said happily. Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and began to walk back up the aisle with her. As they entered the house, Draco picked her up and spun her around again receiving a squeal from his wife. He put her down and brushed a piece of hair out of her face. "Mrs. Malfoy," he said, smirking.

Hermione bit her lip. "Hermione Malfoy… It has a nice ring to it."

"It does, actually," he replied. He caressed her face with both of his hands and kissed her tenderly. She smiled at him and hugged him tightly. "There you are!" they heard a voice exclaim.

They pulled out of their embrace to see a pregnant Ginny Potter walking towards them with a large grin. She pulled Hermione into a tight hug (or as tight as it could be around her belly) and then gave Draco a hug after. The wedding party moved into the foyer of the house to get their photos taken by Luna's father Xenophilius while the ceremony space got transformed into the reception area. When the photos were done, Ginny helped take the veil out of Hermione's hair and then returned back outside as the reception started.

The canopy was still there but the chairs had been replaced with a variety of small tables with a large table at the front for the wedding party. The aisle had been taken away and in it's place was a wooden dance floor that had been enchanted to stay in place while everyone was dancing. More lights and flowers had been added and there was a piano melody playing in the background.

Draco and Hermione were all smiles throughout their first dance and even snuck in a couple of quick kisses. The song they danced to was the one Draco had written when they had gone horcrux hunting at the Ministry. He had decided to call it Photograph and it became their song. After the first dance was the parent's dance. Hermione danced with her father in small circles while Draco and Narcissa glided across the dance floor with ease. Grant laughed when Hermione muttered that she married a show-off. Before Draco could ask Hermione for another dance, Ginny intercepted and spun her best friend around causing the brunette to laugh and get slightly dizzy.

During dinner, began the speeches. Blaise went first, sharing stories and his and Draco's childhood and their adventures in Hogwarts. He caused the audience to laugh when he shared a few embarrassing stories about his best friend and then brought everyone to tears as he smiled at Hermione and thanked her for bringing Draco back to life and showing him that there was still hope in the world. Ginny's speech was after Blaise and she continued to make the audience laugh repeatedly by sharing funny stories and cracking jokes. She ended her speech by announcing that she and Harry wanted Hermione and Draco to be the godparents to their baby. Draco nearly fell out of his chair at Ginny's announcement but regained his composure and hugged the Potters as he accepted the position. Hermione was fighting tears as she hugged her two best friends and accepted with a large smile on her face.

As Ginny sat down, Narcissa stood up and gathered everyone's attention. "This is a tradition that's lived in the Malfoy generation for over a century," she began. "At every Malfoy wedding, the parents give the bride and groom a gift of great value that they will hopefully cherish for the rest of their lives." Hermione and Draco stood up as Narcissa approached them. She handed her son a scroll with a red ribbon tied around it. He furrowed his brows at her as he opened the scroll. He and Hermione gasped as they read the writing.

Hermione put a hand over her mouth in shock. "What is it?" Ginny asked. The brunette looked to her mother-in-law and lowered her hand as tears began to fill in her eyes. "It- it's the deed to the Manor. I-It's in mine and Draco's names." The guests "awed" and clapped as Hermione gave Narcissa a huge hug. "Thank you so much," she whispered to her.

Narcissa smiled and kissed Hermione's temple. "I always wanted a daughter. And now I have the best one a woman could ask for. Welcome to the family, Mrs. Malfoy." Hermione giggled and pulled back to wipe away her tears. Draco smiled and gave his mother a loving hug and thanked her. The reception continued all night and Hermione and Draco didn't get home and to bed until well into the early hours of the morning. They were so tired, they immediately fell onto the bed and passed out, still in their wedding attire.

Hermione woke up shortly after 9am. She yawned and walked quietly to the bathroom when she realized she was still in her wedding dress. Groaning quietly, she unzipped the gown and put it back on the hanger. She turned back to the mirror - wearing only lingerie that was supposed to be for their wedding night - and began to take the many bobby pins and headband out of her hair laughing quietly to herself as she noticed her smudged makeup made her look like a raccoon. She didn't realize how much her head hurt until she pulled the last bobby pin out. She groaned and rubbed her scalp soothingly as she turned on the shower.

She had been in the shower for only five minutes before she felt someone join her and begin to rub her shoulders. She groaned in relief. "You're a saint."

Draco chuckled and kissed her temple. "How'd you sleep?"

She shrugged and shook his hands off her shoulders and turned around to face him. "Not bad considering I fell asleep in my wedding dress."

He laughed and brushed some wet strands of hair out of her face. He caressed her face with his hands and smiled lovingly at her. "We're married," he said, disbelievingly.

She bit her lip and smiled. In response she got onto her tip toes and kissed him. He kissed her back, tenderly at first but then much more forcefully. He pinned her against the wall and ravaged her right there in the shower. When they finished, they took an actual shower in order to get all the grime from the day before off of them before getting out to finish packing for their honeymoon.

Draco was serious when he mentioned Venice for their honeymoon and planned it all out as soon as Hermione had said yes. The portkey was waiting for them as they finished getting ready. Hermione threw on her locket and put on some comfortable shoes and she was ready. Taking her husband's hand, they grabbed the portkey and traveled to Venice, Italy for their honeymoon.

P.S. Just a reminder, Lucius and Narcissa's song was Tenerife Sea by Ed Sheeran and Draco and Hermione's song was Photograph by Ed Sheeran.

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