Skylar James Bale (socialiterocker) wrote in btvsal, @ 2010-06-11 23:18:00 |
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Current location: | New Orleans |
Current mood: | happy |
Entry tags: | ben bale, place: new orleans, skylar james-bale |
Wedding of the Damn Decade...AT LEAST!!
Who: Ben and Skylar
Where: New Orleans
When: Saturday, June 12
Skylar's Vera Wang Gown
Chloe and Mere's Bridesmaid's Dresses
Brandie's Flowergirl Dress
After Ben and Skylar had basically rented out a hotel for the weekend, and everything had been set up in the ballroom for them to have the wedding, now all Skylar had to do was walk down the isle. She was standing on the other side of the door, fidgeting a little as she waited for the music to start, standing with her father.
"Are you sure that you want to go through this again?" Skylar's father asked.
"Daddy!" She swatted him. "I wouldn't have come here and spend SO much money if I wasn't ready. Of course I want to do this."
"I just don't want to be doing this for a third time," he admitted. "I like him, though."
"Well, good," she said. She would have said more, but then the music started.
Looking ridiculously dapper in his black tuxedo, hair slicked back and (as always) that sarcastic smirk plastered to his face, hands clasped at his waist, staring straight ahead. Honestly? He barely registered Neely, Bretton, or Brayden at his side. Nor all the people in attendance. No... he was looking for ONE sight. The thing that he'd seen in his dreams for years now. The woman he loved, in the gown she'd chosen to marry HIM in.
Normally? Ben would make some smart-ass remark about Bryan Adams. Or maybe about Kevin's dubious masculinity. But today? No... he was more worried about the massive teasing he was bound to get from practically everyone who knew him, since... he couldn't even TRY to stop the tears that were forming in his eyes as he laid eyes on Skylar. This was really, truly it.
She smiled at him as she came down the isle. When she finally reached the end, her father handed her off to Ben, and, with a smile, he sat down with the rest of the guests. "Hi," she whispered to him after her father sat down.
Comically enough, Ben turned and not only smiled at Mr. James... but gave a flirty little wink at Mrs. James. Jesus. He knew the woman thought he was gorgeous and LOVED playing on it. He took Skylar's hands in his then, and stayed quiet for a second, as he just... took her in. "Hi there, yourself."
She smiled at him. Just as she was about to say something else, the officiant cleared his throat. "Hello, everyone," he said to the crowd and to the couple. "We're here today to celebrate the coming together of Skylar James and Benjamin Bale. It's always fantastic when two people decide to celebrate their relationship by having a ceremony saying that they'll never be with anyone else. Well, without further ado, the bride and groom have written their own vows, so I'll let them take the floor."
"I'm always for the drama, as we all know well..." Oh come on, like he wasnt gonna poke SOME fun at how they got together. "So... I'd like to give my soon-to-be wife the floor first." Uh-oh. If Ben wanted to go last? This was either going to be amazing or hilarious. Possibly a bit of both.
Skylar arched an eyebrow at him. "Alright..." she said. She knew that he had something up his sleeve. It was just a matter of what, and if she'd either be crying or kicking him when it was over. She looked up at him and smiled. "Getting together with you showed me how important communication was. I'm not sure I knew just how important it really was. You were there for me when no one else was or could be, and that means more to me than I can put into words. You have become my everything, though. I'm so happy to be here with you right now, getting married in front of all of our family and friends." Who had almost exploded the hotel past capacity, but more on that later. "I plan on celebrating our wedding anniversary every year until I'm no longer here. I'm in this for the long haul."
Ben just grinned there. That was his Skylar. Rather than gush with poetic declarations of love and devotion, she just... said it like it was. Which was beautiful. When she finished, he gave a rather humorous raising-of-the-eyebrow not unlike The Rock, and pulled a piece of paper from his pocket. "You'll have to forgive me for not having this memorized, but I changed it more times than I used to change bedmates." Oh, NO. Hey... it wouldn't be Ben if he didn't have a TEENSY bit of fun. "In the past... to say I was promiscuous was sort of like saying the Pope was Catholic. Everyone knew it, and nobody even QUESTIONED it. But I did. Deep down, I knew it was because I needed something. Someone. That I hadn't found yet. And the day I met you.... I knew what that thing, that PERSON, was. And it killed me. You were with... someone else then, and despite my reputation, and my seeming attempts at flirting with you... I had no desire to be a homewrecker, at least not on purpose. I fell in love with you the first time I met you. You were my perfect woman: strong, smart, beautiful.... you just had some magnetic attraction that destroyed me in every good way possible. When a few fateful decisions brought us together finally... I still felt guilty. Like the biggest dick in the world. And not in the good way. But I couldn't overlook the fact that YOU wanted ME. And I have no regrets. Because every decision we made brought you to me. I'm gonna shut up before I bore all these people... but I love you, Skylar. A thousand eternities with you would still not be enough for me." Jesus H. Christ. Ben really WAS a man of words, huh?
Skylar just beamed at him, even through the exchange of rings and the quick reciting of 'I dos' on their part. Soon enough, the officiant was saying "You may now kiss the br..." but was cut off by Ben's hand, gently pie-facing the officiant away. "Yeah, yeah, Padre... I think I can take it from here." He grabbed her, dipping her dramatically and planting one HELL of a kiss on her.
The so *not an actual Padre* just stood by as Skylar squealed a little as Ben dipped her down and kissed her. She was still feeling a little off balance from being pregnant, remember?