the kissing gate | simanda ✓

42. wedding

The wedding march was already beginning to play and Simon began to shift from side to side with nervousness. Amanda was going to be coming down the aisle in a minute in her wedding dress.

Hollie came down the aisle in her pale lavender dress, throwing the flowers in her basket around the space where she was walking. She looked absolutely adorable and Simon couldn't wait for her and Lexi to become his daughters. She stood beside Simon and in front of David when she reached them and she looked up and grinned at Simon.

Eric came down the aisle next with the two wedding bands on a pillow that Amanda's mother, Judith had sewn by hand. He stopped and stood by Nicholas, Simon's brother and Eric's uncle. As soon as he was in position, Alesha and Lexi came down the aisle.

They were both wearing dresses of pale lavender but Lexi's only reached her knees and Alesha's fell down to the grass. Lexi looked almost just like her mum as she came down the aisle beside Alesha. Simon grinned when he saw Amanda come out of the church with her father holding her arm. He couldn't make out what her dress looked like completely until she started to walk down to him, smiling from ear to ear, with her father in her arm.

Amanda's father, Leslie, released Amanda and said he was the one giving her away for marriage. Amanda's eyes were glistening with unshed tears as she took Simon's hand in hers. His hands were clammy but so were hers. Amanda's hand was shaking as she held Simon's hand and faced him.

She was just as nervous as he was and she looked absolutely beautiful. Amanda's dress was lace until it hit her knees where it fanned out into a mermaid tail and hit the ground. She had a belt that was covered in crystal detailing and the bodice of the dress was also sprinkled with the same crystal detailing. Her hair was in a simple bun and she was wearing a veil that fell down her back.

Simon knew that the veil was Amanda's something old as it had belonged to her mother, the dress was her something new, and her bracelet on her wrist was her something borrowed from Alesha. Simon had seen what Amanda had put on for knickers and he had almost laughed that morning when he had seen that she had put on blue knickers for the wedding.

Amanda looked absolutely beautiful and Simon couldn't believe that he was going to marry her and be her husband in fifteen short minutes. As they started to say their vows, Amanda's tears started to fall so Simon wiped them away for her. He knew that they were tears of joy because he could feel himself also getting emotional but he was determined not to cry.

Eric came up with the rings when he was asked for them and Simon and Amanda both picked up the silver bands. They had chosen to go on a different route for their vows with the wedding rings and had chosen the ones from the Corpse Bride as they found them beautiful.

Amanda's tears started to fall faster as she picked up the ring and Simon spoke, "with this hand I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine."

He lit a candle that was set up by them with it's twin unlit for Amanda to light and he continued, "with this candle, I will light your way into darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine until death do us part."

He slid the silver wedding band onto Amanda's ring finger and she forced back the tears as she started, "with this hand I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine."

She also lit a candle, the twin that had been unlit beside Simon's and she forced back more tears as she went on, "with this candle, I will light your way into darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine until death do us part."

Simon held out his hand for her and she slid the ring onto his ring finger. It felt odd that he now had a ring on his finger when he had thought he would never have gotten married in his life. It was a strange weight on his finger and Simon and Amanda clasped hands as they were pronounced husband and wife.

He grinned as he pulled her into the kiss, kissing her passionately and she kissed back just as passionately. Simon pulled her into a dip, which made Amanda start to laugh as she continued to kiss him. Their lips parted for them to breath and she got herself back into a standing position.

"We're really married, love," Simon whispered to her as he walked with her back down the aisle.

"It feels odd to me that I've been married three times now, including married with you," Amanda replied. When they reached the end of the aisle where Hollie, Lexi, Eric, David, Alesha, and Nicholas were waiting, Simon and Amanda kissed again.

"I wish we could have our wedding night right now, Amanda so I can get right to making love with you," Simon said, still grinning. He was almost in shock that he was now a husband, Amanda Holden's husband now. She was going to take his last name, making her name now Amanda Cowell.

Amanda decided that she no longer wanted to be known by her maiden name and took Simon's name as her last name.

"You have to wait until after the reception, Simon. I would have to change anyways before we can get to making love tonight because I have a little surprise for you," Amanda replied. He laughed, figuring out what the surprise was going to be quickly, and he pecked Amanda's lips.

"I love you so much right now, Amanda," Simon said.

"I love you so much right now too, Simon," Amanda replied as she pecked him back on the lips.

[] hey guys! AGT starts tonight and Amanda and Simon are married now. I hope that you guys liked the wedding. What did you like about this chapter and what do you think is going to happen next? Bye until the next chapter!