The Wedding

Tony looked at himself in the mirror, he couldn't stop even if he wanted to; he looked amazing if he said so himself and he almost couldn't believe in a few minutes he'll be walking down the aisle and starting the rest of his life with Steve as his husband. He ran his hands down his chest and couldn't stop the smile from forming as everything felt smooth underneath and it was everything he could ever have dreamt off and sometimes he forgets he had top surgery and expects to feel the material of a binder underneath his shirts.
Being binder-free on his wedding day meant so much to him and he could never thank Wanda and Doctor Strange enough for making it happen. Not only did it make him feel so much more comfortable but he also didn't feel restricted when he breathed, he didn't have to worry about getting too warm or being self conscious. He smiled wider when Rhodey joined his reflection, handing him a glass of champagne.
"You look stunning." he said.
"Thank you, I feel it." Rhodey laughed and Tony turned to face him, "I need to thank you."
"What for?"
"Sticking by me, for everything you did for me growing up, found a couple of photos of us where you were totally rocking your sisters dress." Tony said with a laugh, sipping his drink.
"Oh man, remember when I tried on her homecoming dress and broke the zip?"
"We had to sneak it out when she was having her hair and makeup done and had to pay the guy like three grand just so he would fix it there and then..." they were both laughing now, "Do you think she ever noticed?"
"She never said anything to me, so I'm going to say no because even though homecoming was like twenty years ago she'd still right hook me and you've seen my sister... she'd break my jaw."
"Remember when Jarvis caught you dressing in one of my dresses mom made me where to those awful galas?"
"He was so mad at us, I thought he was going to tell us off because they were expensive and not to be messed with but it was because the black dress I chose was unflattering and he said if I was going to wear any of them I should try on the red one because the contrast of the colour on my skin would be something to admire," Rhodey wiped his eyes, "He was right, I looked hot."
"You really are the best friend any guy could ask for."
"I'll always be your best friend Tones, so you need to stop thanking me for treating you like a human being because I'd do anything for you man."
"I know."
"Can't believe you're all grown up, becoming Mr Stark-Rogers," He raised his glass, Tony followed suit, "Cheers."
"Cheers." They clinked glasses before finishing off their drinks. There was a gentle knock on the door.
"Sorry to interrupt, but everybody is waiting for you Tony," Pepper said, walking into the room, "You look wonderful."
"Says you," Tony wolf-whistled and put his glass down, "Look at how gorgeous you look, give us a twirl." Pepper laughed but did so anyway, the deep blue knee length swing dress that looked something right out of the forties swirling around her.
"You've seen me in it before, you chose them." She said, smiling widely.
"Yeah, but look at you all fully done up... you look perfect, now where is my Nat? How can you expect me to walk down the alse with only one bridesmaid?"
"I'm here, don't worry yourself Tones," Nat said, walking into the room as well, "And no, I'm not doing a twirl for you."
"But it's my wedding day." Nat just rolled her eyes and twirled for him anyway.
"Happy now?"
"Most definitely, you two are going to out shine me."
"Not possible, now come on before Steve thinks you've gotten cold feet." Nat said, both her and Pepper walking over to link their arms with Tony's.
"Let's go get you married." They said, walking out of the room with Rhodey following closely behind them. Tony could feel the nerves welling up at they got closer and closer to the entrance of the reception area.
The girls took position in front of him, picking up their bouquets of red dahlias from Sam and Clint who were waiting for them to return, Tony noticed the way Clint's eyes went heart shaped seeing Nat; "You look gorgeous babe." He said, linking their arms together.
"You've said that already."
"Yes, and I'll continue to say it all night because damn babe, you are stunning."
"Clint..."
"A true work of art." Nat kissed his cheek and smiled at him.
"I love you.
"I love you too." Nat used one hand to straighten out Clint's tie before they both faced forward.
"You look stunning too, Peps," Sam said, kissing the side of her head, "That colour really brings out your eyes."
"And you look very handsome Sam, Bucky is lucky." Sam just laughed at her, both of them smiling as they stood behind Nat and Clint.
"Just through those doors is the man you're wanting to spend the rest of your life with, how do you feel?" Rhodey asked, standing to the left of Tony.
"Now I'm beginning to get a little panicked." Tony said, clenching and unclenching his fingers.
"No need for that Sir," Jarvis said coming up to stand at Tony's right, smiling as he took Tony's arm in his, "You and Master Rogers have always been destined for this path so there is no need to be nervous about it all now."
"I'm just glad you're here with me," Tony said, "I don't think I would have ever survived this long without you Jarvis."
"I'll always be by your side Sir, as long as there is a breath left in my body I will always be here supporting you, but we can go through praises later," Tony could hear the wedding march playing in the other room as the doors opened, "It's time."
Nat and Clint walked out first with Pepper and Sam following behind, Tony waited a few moments for when his friends were halfway there before walking out; all eyes focusing on him but Tony barely noticed because all he saw was Steve, his beautiful Steve stood at the altar waiting for him. Clint kissed Nat's cheek and Sam did the same to Pepper as they all took their seats on opposite sides of each other, the girls on the left and the boys on the right.
When Tony was stood in front of Steve, Rhodey took a stand on the left and Jarvis handed Tony's hand over to Steve, "Take care of him."
"I always will, I promise you." Steve said, Jarvis smiled and stepped back to go take a seat on the left next to his wife, "You look beautiful."
"So do you." Tony could already see the unshed tears in Steve's eyes.
"Are you boys ready?" Their officiant, Janet, asked, they both nodded, "Brilliant, so let's begin," She smiled widely as Steve and Tony turned to face her, hands now by their sides, "Welcome, family, friends and loved ones. We are gathered here today, surrounded by the beauty of creation and nurtured by the sights and sounds of nature to
celebrate the wedding of Tony and Steve. You have come here from nearby and from far away to share in this commitment now they make to one another, to offer your love and support to their union, and to allow Tony and Steve to start their married life together surrounded by the people dearest and most important to them.
"Tony and Steve thank you for your presence here today. They ask for your blessing, encouragement, and lifelong support, for their decision to be married. They also remember other loved ones who cannot be here to share this moment with them today. Those people too, they hold dear in their hearts." Tony couldn't help but think of his mom, how he'd give anything just to have her witness this moment, he looked over at Steve who was already smiling at him, "Tony and Steve, please join hands, look at one another now and remember this moment in time. They have both chosen to do their own vows, Steve, if you may." Tony could feel how badly Steve was shaking as they held hands.
"Tony, I have never met anyone quite like you in my life and that chance meeting we shared over ten years ago was the best thing that had ever happened to me, thank you for supporting me and believing in me when I wanted to give up, thank you for encouraging me when times got hard and for sharing all those happy moments with me too," Steve held his hands tighter, "Thank you for trusting me with your heart and I promise you that I will treasure it always, I promise to never hurt you and to stand by your side whenever you need me, I never thought in a million years that a man like you would ever give a guy like me the time of day but yet, here we are and there is no place I would rather be, I love you." Janet waited a moment before turning to look at Tony.
"And Tony, your vows now." Tony nodded and took a deep breath to try and starve off the tears for a little bit longer.
"Where do I start? I tried writing vows, I promise I did but no matter how many times I wrote words onto a piece of paper I knew nothing I wrote would ever come close to portraying the amount of love I have for you, which is a lot," Tony said, "Steve, you have changed my life completely, every day I wake up and I try to be a better man because of you, you've shown me how enjoyable life can be and to go out and live every day and I know I'm a pain and I drive you mad and I worry you when I'm on my third day of being in the lab without sleep... but you don't try and change me, you work around me and keep me healthy and help me understand that I have to take breaks in order to work efficiently, thank you for that... for accepting me with every flaw and every irritating quality I have without thinking I could be better. If I could have one person to share this day with us it would be my Mother, she thought so highly of you and you were the support she needed when... when she needed it the most, you made her last few years the happiest she had ever been, you make me happier every single day... I love you, I love you so much, I never thought I could be this free... this open and this proud of who I am, of who I am because of you... I promise to never do wrong by you, to stay by your side, you encourage you and support you when you need me... and even when you don't, you're marrying me so you're stuck with me, I love you." Tony could see the tears running down Steve's cheek before he could wipe his eyes.
"Please present the rings," Janet said, Bucky stepped forward from where he was stood at Steve's side, holding the rings out for Steve and Tony to take before stepping back and taking his place as best man, "Your wedding ring is a symbol of your promise to one another. The ring, an unbroken, never ending circle, is a symbol of committed, unending love," Janet looked back at Steve, "Steve, as you place this ring on Tony's finger, repeat these words after me: This ring symbolises my love for you."
"This ring symbolises my love you you." Steve said, holding the ring at the tip of Tony's wedding finger.
"And the commitments we made today."
"And the commitments we made today." he finished, sliding the ring down Tony's finger.
"Tony, as you place this ring on Steve‘s finger, repeat these words after me: This ring symbolises my love for you."
"This ring symbolises my love for you." Tony positioned the wedding band at the tip of Steve's finger, he was shaking so badly he was worried he'd drop it.
"And the commitments we made today."
"And the commitments we made today." He said, sliding the ring down Steve's finger, finally letting his tears fall freely.
"By the power of your love and commitment to each other, and by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and husband. You may now share your first kiss." Janet didn't need to tell Tony twice as he stood on his tiptoes and wrapped his arms around Steve's neck, pulling his lips onto his own. Steve wrapped his arms around Tony's waist and pulled him close as they kissed, their family and friends standing and applauding them. Steve pulled back first, eyes red rimmed from the crying.
"I love you, Mr Stark-Rogers." Steve said, focusing on Tony despite the cheering behind them.
"I love you too, Mr Stark-Rogers," Tony smiled and kissed him again, "Outside this building will be hundreds of reporters... ready to face them?"
"You're my husband now," Steve said, taking Tony by surprise as his picked him up bridal style, "I'm ready to face anything."
"Well, lets go, we have photos to take and a party to get to." Steve laughed, walking down the aisle with Tony still in his arms, his friends and family filing out behind him so they can all make their way to a different location to take photos without the press being there.
Steve stands in front of the doors, he could already hear the thrum of the reporters outside. Bucky walks in front of the couple, he puts his hand on the door.
"Are you ready?" Bucky asked.
"Yeah, we are." Bucky just smiled and pushed the doors open. Tony wasn't wrong, the whole sidewalk was just full of photographers and news stations and for once he didn't feel too pissed off about them being there, he was just happy none had sneaked in to take secret pictures of their wedding ceremony, those are photos of Tony and Steve to publish themselves. He made Steve stop a couple of times as they walked down the steps and towards their limo out front so they could pose for some happy photos, he didn't want to answer any questions though because he knew that once he opened his mouth a flood of questions would crash at him and he didn't want to spend his whole wedding day talking to them. Once they got to their car they turned to wave at their friends and family, before getting in and setting off to their next location.
Tony laced their hands together, they'd done it; he was finally married to the love of his life.