Everything Has Changed //Ryan Blaney//

3.8 - Marriage

(The best dress I could find that was simple. Imagine Sienna in it without the flower crown) 

Sienna

I took a deep breath, trying to calm the knots that formed in my stomach. Since lining up they had started and not subsided. Blowing out the air, I looked down at the little hand that held mine. This time I had Eleanor walking me down the aisle. I had originally thought to ask my dad to do it but decided that I would love for my daughter to give me to Ryan. She was giving me a full detailed explanation of why she liked that Sophia stood in front of me arms linked with Mason. We had let everyone walk with their partners and figured they could organize themselves at the end. Louie had walked out pulling Lili in tow in a white wagon. She was still too young to walk but I wanted to make sure she was included too as the flower girl. On the sides of her wagon were little bags filled with white, emerald green, and terra cotta flower petals.

One by one, everyone walked down the path to the start of seating for everyone. The isle was made up of just a long piece of white fabric to cover up the dirt path that had been made during the early summer clean-up crew. White seats sat facing the barn where wedding-colored flowers and drapes covered the front of the doors where we were going to be standing. A long strand of orange flowers went from the front seats to the back ones, keeping the path clear. 

"Mommy, it's our turn!" Eleanor pulled my hand slightly causing me to jump. 

"You ready baby girl." Smiling down at her, she nodded eagerly. "Let's go see Daddy." The music started behind me and I could hear the rustle of everyone standing

 Annie was standing behind us, giving a countdown. When she gave the go-ahead, we started walking. Eleanor stayed quiet as she looked around at everyone sitting in the seats. I didn't dare look up at Ryan. I knew that when I saw him for the first time, my eyes would fill with tears. Happy ones but I wasn't wanting to start crying this early. I hadn't even gotten to the end of the aisle yet.

Like Eleanor, I tried to keep my eyes looking at people watching me. I saw my mom and Lena sitting together with the proudest smiles in their eyes. I hadn't expected to see Lena and Jeff here so seeing them in one of the rows made me happy. Them being here was a big blessing because I knew how much they liked Ryan.

I could feel the heavy gaze coming from Ryan. Taking the final few steps to the end of the aisle, I raised my eyes and felt my breath catch in my throat. He was so handsome standing in front of me. The sun seemed to cast all around him, giving him a glow. From behind him Aaron, the wedding officiant asked, "Who gives this woman to this man."

Looking down, Eleanor raised her hand. "I give mommy away to daddy." She placed the hand that was connected to hers in Ryan's, just like we had practiced before moving to stand beside me.

Ryan

My heart had beat out of my chest and my eyes watered with so much emotion when I saw my girls walking down the aisle together. I know everyone says that Eleanor looks a lot like her biological father but at this moment I saw Sienna in her more. She smiled widely at everyone, one of the teeth missing from the top left; it being one of her very few baby teeth left. When she saw me, her eyes lit up and I could see her trying her best to not hurry up to get to me. All I wanted to do was scoop her up in my arms and have her in this process right between us.