"Oh, hunny you look beautiful", my mother cries. My sisters, My mother, Grandmother, Pattie and Justin's grandmother are all in the room, getting ready for me to walk down the aisle.
I admire myself in the mirror one more time before staring down at my ring.
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"I'm ready", I breathe out. "You sure hun", Pattie says. I nod excitedly as the doors open.
The music begins to play, and Jeremy, wraps my arm around his. I'm sad my father couldn't be here to celebrate my life with me but I loved him when he was around.
"Ready", Jeremy asks. I nod before we begin to walk. Justin turns to look at me, his eyes widening. I giggle before smiling at him.
I reach the end of the aisle and Jeremy passes me over to Justin. "You look so beautiful baby", he mumbles.
"Thank you, you look very sexy", I smirk.
"Justin and Naressa, have you come here to enter into Marriage without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly?
Are you prepared, as you follow the path of Marriage, to love and honor each other for as long as you both shall live?
Are you prepared to accept children lovingly from God and to bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?
Since it is your intention to enter into the covenant of Holy Matrimony, join your right hands, and declare your consent before God and his Church." The priest says.
Justin looks at me as he interlocks our hands. "I, Justin, take you, Naressa, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life."
I try to hold back the tears as I look back at him. "I, Naressa, take you, Justin, to be my husband. I promise to be faithful to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life."
The priest smiles before looking between us.
"You may now exchange rings".
"Naressa, receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
"Justin, receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
We stared down at the beautiful rings that adorn out fingers
"Justin, do you take Naressa to be your wife? Do you promise to be faithful to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love her and to honor her all the days of your life?
"I do", Justin says, tears falling down her face.
The priest looks at me before saying, "Naressa, do you take Justin to be your husband? Do you promise to be faithful to him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love him and to honor him all the days of your life?"
I look at Justin as he smiles, tears on his rosy cheeks.
"I do", I cry. I hear everyone awe.
We look at each other before looking at the priest.
"You may now kiss the bride", she says.
Justin smirks before lifting up my veil. He connects our lips in a small kiss. I go to pull away but he snakes his hands to my ass giving it a firm squeeze.
I gasp, smacking his arm as everyone laughs. "Get it", I hear Nessa shout.
We both chuckle before intertwining our fingers.
We begin walking down the aisle smiling at everyone.
I never thought I would get my happy ever after, especially at 21.
Justin is the one for me, and I'm the one for him.
I've never felt love like this before and I hope I feel it's for the rest of my life.
"I love you", Justin says. "I love you too", I smile.