Dear Diary: November 13, 2014
A few weeks have passed since Seth had proposed to Corin in the cabin of their home to be. Now it was the day before the wedding which was being held in La Push. It made the most sense to have it there as Seth wanted a traditional Quileute ceremony with touches of Corin's Grecian heritage mixed in. Alice of course made everything happen. She set up two giant tents; one for the ceremony and the other for the reception. Because the weather had promised to be cold and gross, the interior of the tents had heaters to make sure every guest was very comfortable.
The theme of this wedding was autumn/Grecian wedding. It was after all November and the trees had all changed different colors and that's what Alice decided to play with. (All of the photos from the wedding are below). Everyone had traveled to La Push including the Denali clan and some Watchers that Corin was friends with; some of whom we've never met and people were getting ready in various places. Corin had found a very Grecian looking dress that fit her to a T. Her hair was down in a 19th century hairstyle with a hair piece that also clipped her vail in place. Her bridal party consisted of Amy as maid of honor with Leah, Nessie, Michelle, Bella, and Alice as bridesmaids. Rogue and Alexander were giving her away.
Seth had decided on Jacob as best man with Jasper, Quil, Embry, Paul, and Peter as groomsmen. Emily and Sam's daughter Melissa was the flower girl and Sava was the ring bearer. He looked very cute in his little tux and pillow as he was getting ready to walk down the aisle. The bridesmaids' dresses were a burgundy color off one shoulder and their hair was up in a Grecian style. One of the elders was going to perform the ceremony which was held in one tent surrounded by faux autumn trees; oranges, browns, and yellows were the colors here. It felt like you were in the middle of some enchanted forest.
The reception was more of the same colors only adding some gold. The reception area was totally covered in chandeliers made to look like distant planets and stars. Candles were glistening everywhere. Corin wanted something truly magical and Alice delivered. Usually we don't know any of this but I decided to take a peek into the spaces so I could describe them properly and Alice wouldn't have to hijack my diary because she didn't think I was explaining things properly. I think I handled that well don't you think?
But I digress. Time for Seth & Corin to say I do!
The ladies all got dressed in the main Cullen house in Forks while the gentlemen were in La Push. At exactly 4pm, everyone was ready and it was time to begin. Because both Corin and Seth were very simple people, they didn't want anything over the top so they asked Edward to play the "here comes the bride" song on the piano as everyone walked down the aisle. As we filled our seats, we were in awe of Alice's decorations. Then Edward took his place at the piano and began to play a soft piece by Mozart as people were taking their seats. Esme and the rest of the family went with similar Grecian dresses just different colors. No one wore white though, as they didn't want to upstage the bride.
Finally, the elder performing the ceremony walked down the aisle followed by Sue on Seth's arm. She was brushing away tears with a hanky. After they reached the alter, she kissed him on the cheek, told him how proud she was of him and went to sit next to Charlie who took her hand and squeezed it. Next came Melissa and Sava respectively and everyone just aww'd over their entrance. They were too cute for words. Sava held his pillow with the rings carefully not to drop anything, as Melissa just went crazy with the flowers as everyone laughed. Next the wedding party walked down the aisle.
Peter came first with Alice who smiled as she looked around with extreme satisfaction. She had pulled of yet another one without a hitch. Paul with Bella, Embry with Michelle, Nessie with Quil, and Leah with Jasper followed swiftly after that. All separated at the end of the aisle. There was a tiny pause before Amy came forth with Jacob and they too separated closest to the elder. There was a dramatic pause as Edward went from soft Mozart to a powerful opening of the song and Corin turned the corner as we all stood up. She was walking in between Rogue and Alexander. Everyone gasped, especially Seth who couldn't get his eyes off of his beautiful bride.
Seth had tears streaming down his face and he didn't even pretend to hide them. To be perfectly honest, whether people could cry or not, everyone was. Corin was one of the most stunning brides we'd ever seen. She too was crying but Alice had put waterproof make up on her and I knew she would do some touching up before the reception. Finally Corin was standing in front of Seth. The elder then asked:
"Who gives this woman to be wedded to this man?"
"My husband and I do." Rogue said after which she lifted Corin's veil long enough to kiss her on both cheeks as did Alexander.
"God speed my child." Rogue whispered to her as she put Corin's hand into Seth's and went to take her seat along with Alexander.
The elder then asked everyone to close their eyes as he began to chant and wave a stick with feathers around the bride and groom as they faced each other and held hands with their heads bowed. When the chanting was over, the elder looked at Seth and said:
"Seth Clearwater, do you take Corin Pilakos to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish, for the eternity set upon us by our ancestors?"
"I do for all eternity." Seth answered, his eyes never leaving Corin's. The elder then turned to Corin and said:
"Corin Pilakos, do you take Seth Clearwater to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish, for the eternity set upon us all by your ancestors?"
"I do forever and for always." Corin whispered, brushing away her tears.
"May I have the rings please?" The elder looked kindly down at Sava who stepped forward importantly and lifted up the pillow with the rings as people giggled. Then the elder said:
"Seth, take this ring, place it on Corin's finger, and repeat after me." Seth did as he was told.
"With this ring, I Seth take you Corin to share eternity with as your husband. Let this token of my love be bound to our souls from the heavens and beyond." Seth gulped and repeated:
"With this ring, I Seth take you Corin to share eternity with as your husband. Let this token of my love be bound to our souls from the heavens and beyond."
Corin took the ring that she was to place on Seth with shaking hands and accidently dropped it. Seth quickly picked it up for her as she mouthed "oops" to him and he winked at her. Then she took a deep breath and repeated what the elder asked her to say:
"With this ring, I Corin take you Seth to share eternity with as your wife. Let this token of my love be bound to our souls from the heavens and beyond." The elder smiled and said:
"By the power vested in me by the state of Washington and as an elder of the Quileute tribe, I now pronounce you man and wife; Mr. and Mrs. Seth & Corin Clearwater! Seth, you may kiss your bride!"
Seth gently, lifted Corin's veil and kissed her first softly and then more passionately as everyone jumped up and cheered. He even dipped her as she laughed through her tears. Rogue had upheld her end of the bargain; she made Seth stronger and look 21 as opposed to 17. So he was stronger and older and perfect for Corin and the wedding. After grabbing her bouquet from Amy, they ran up the aisle to more applause and cheers. It was cocktail hour time as Rose; our resident photographer did her thing with the wedding party and parents. The rest of us couldn't wait for the reception.
From what Corin told us, she and Seth were going to Greece for 2 weeks. Just like Marcus and Tanya did during their honeymoon, Seth had never been to Greece. Hell, he'd never even left the country. So Alice got him his passport with the new age post Rogue's little update. The photo hour flew by on angel's wings. It was reception time. As we all filtered in and took in with aww the absolutely splendidness of the reception tent, I can definitely say Alice should make a business of this.
We found our seats and took them as it was time to introduce the wedding party. The parents came first to cheers as we all got up and stood around our tables as the rest of the introductions went on and finally it was time to introduce the bride and groom who entered the room to thunderous applause and cheering. They took straight to the floor for their first dance as husband and wife. Corin chose a very New Age song; "The Pearl" by Marla Maples and as they glided onto the dance floor and the music lilted through the speakers, we all felt like we were on the edge of the ocean or under it. It was a beautiful number.
After that, it was time for dinner; everything was set in a buffet style so it would be comfortable for everyone to get what they want when they wanted in. There was an open bar and waiters to help get the food expedited. The rest of the evening and night went by pleasantly. Everyone was happy except it seemed Nessie. She was just jittery and no one really paid much attention to her. It was Seth and Corin's big day. She didn't really bring any attention to herself anyways. She snuck out at some point, to get some air we assumed.
Finally, it was time to send the newlyweds off on their honeymoon. Corin changed into a gorgeous Chanel emerald green suit and we threw rose petals and rice at them. Before they poofed off to Greece (plane tickets not needed with a Watcher, remember?), we released lanterns into the sky as a tradition in Corin's family from her mortal days. The whole sky lit up as we sent blessings up to the heavens for them to have a wonderful eternity together. Then we all hugged them and they—along with their luggage—flew into the night. We wished them a wonderful honeymoon.
After everyone else had dispersed, we—the family—went back inside the main Cullen home and just as we started getting comfortable we heard a painful howl outside and we all froze. That's when Nessie walked into the living room with tears streaming down her face and said:
"I'm pregnant."
To be continued....
~Carlisle Cullen