Hard to Love (Bucky Barnes fanfic)

Chapter 76

The car was pristine and still had that 'new car' smell. Like it was fresh off the lot and this being it's first use. Knowing Pepper and Tony, it most likely is

"So, do you have any idea what style of dress you want?" Nat asks as we back out of the driveway

I shake my head, "honestly not really. Probably one with sleeves since we decided on October 1st." I answer with a shrug

I know we agreed on late September but after some thought, I suggested the first of October. With the fall colors blooming, it would work wonderfully with the color theme we picked

"Is the ceremony gonna be inside or outside?" Nat leans a bit forward to see past Wanda towards me

"We agreed on inside. Don't want to risk being stuck in rainy or windy weather."

Pepper nods from the front, slightly turning in her seat to also look back at us. "Have you looked into any venues in the surrounding area?"

I pause, slowly becoming overwhelmed by all the questions, knowing there'll be more, and not having an answer. It's only been two weeks since Bucky popped the question and so far I've only picked out the color scheme and date. I have looked into a few venues but none that I particularly liked

"Only a couple but," I shrug to answer the question

Pepper reaches down by her feet and pulls out a small binder with cursive writing across the front. "I grabbed my wedding planner to help out. I know it's a lot to do and consider so," she hands me the planner to look through

I smile gratefully at her before flipping open the book. Wanda and Nat leaning closer to look through everything with me. The front pages were two checklists, one from Peppers wedding and a blank one for me to use. Following that were lists of places, websites, and people with their contact information under various subjects to look into

Venue, reception, ceremony, bouquets, decor, bridesmaids dresses, groomsmen suits, accessories, and an ungodly long list of different dress styles

I knew going into this that there were gonna be an overwhelmingly amount of styles to pick through but, looking through this list and not knowing what most of them look like, was a whole new level of anxiety inducing

It was almost like a customizable mix-match game with way to many options. The styles mostly fell into three categories: romantic, classic, and diva. Necklines such as sweetheart, bateau, v-neck. Upon many more. The silhouettes were easy to filter through

I'm personally not a fan of ballgown, way too poofy for my preference. Nothing form fitting either like the mermaid, trumpet or column style. Definitely not going for a mini dress or tea-length, both show off my legs and just don't fit my ideal dress. I ended up narrowing it down to A-line, princess, and one called empire style

Train and veil length were next. Though I don't want a long train to drag behind me, picking up whatever dirt or debris all through the night. That's if I want one at all. And I think I'm going to pass on a veil. Just one more thing for me to worry about keeping clean and out of the way. Plus, veils aren't used all that much anymore

Next were sleeves. Which I for sure want. Strapless dresses need to be hoisted up all night and I want to eliminate any chance of a nip-slip. I could go for an off the shoulder type but I want that for the bridesmaids dresses. Still leaves me with long or half sleeve so, plenty of choices