Chapter 18

There I was, up at the altar and waiting for my precious Twilight to come join me for the marriage ceremony. The time was now and I was eager to finally be able to call my longtime marefriend and best friend ever my wife.

As the orchestral music started to play, I lit up brighter than a candle as I watched the door, awaiting for it to open up and revealing Twilight. I was very eager for the ceremony to get under way and, admittedly, was a bit impatient, but did not show it. Finally, the door opened up and right there, standing in the center of the hallway, was my loving bride, Princess Twilight Sparkle.

Honestly, she was on a different level of beautiful than she normally was at this very moment. She was wearing this long, elegant, and beautiful flowing wedding gown, which dragged behind her as she slowly got closer to the altar. Her mane was done up and flowing beautifully as well. I felt like the luckiest colt in the world as Twilight got closer to me. She smiled at me, starting her ascent up the stairs to the altar. Finally, she stood next to me. I smiled brightly at her, as did she, as we turned to face Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.

"Fillies and gentlecolts," Princess Celestia began.

"We gather today in celebration of the coming together of not only former star students of ours, but a prince and a princess as well," continued Princess Luna.

"Together, they have overcome many a task," added Princess Celestia, "and have proven that love triumphs over evil."

"Much love exists between these two ponies," smiled Princess Luna, "much care, happiness, love, and compassion."

"It is because of their love that we are here today," Princess Celestia said.

"And it is because of them that we join as one and celebrate their love throughout Equestria." concluded Princess Luna.

Turning, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna both started levitating the rings in front of both of us, rings that were meant to be put around our horns. I turned to Twilight and read aloud my vows to her.

"Princess Twilight," I began, being as formal as possible, "with this ring, I promise to always love and cherish you, to protect you, and to keep you as happy as possible. With this ring, I give you my heart, my life, and my morale. It is through you that I strive to be as great a pony as I possibly can be. It is because of you that makes me a better pony. It is because of you that I live each and every day to the best of my existence, and it is because of you that I love my past, present, and future."

Upon completion of my vows, I placed the ring around Twilight's horn, solidifying my place with her. Now, it was her turn to read her vows.

"Prince Lunar," Twilight smiled, being formal as well, "with this ring, I promise to love you and cherish you. I promise to keep you happy and I promise to do my best with our lives. It is through you that I feel a happiness I've felt with nopony else and it is because of you that I try to be the greatest pony possible. I love you with all of my heart and promise to keep it that way for the rest of our lives."

Twilight, who had a small tear falling from her eye, placed the ring around my horn and stepped back. I smiled at her as we both turned back towards Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.

"Princess Twilight," Princess Celestia smiled.

"Prince Lunar," Princess Luna added.

"We now pronounce you mare and colt." The two finished together.

"You may now kiss the bride." Princess Celestia cried happily.

I smiled, then wrapped my hooves around Twilight, bringing her closer to me and kissing her with all the passion I had inside my body. The kiss lasted no longer than a few moments and, when we pulled away from each other, we turned towards the enlarged crowd and started walking down the aisle. Cheers and congratulatory signals were given as we made our way through the center aisle and out of the church. I turned to Twilight and kissed her one more time before leaving the church, as did she.

"'For the rest of our lives,' huh?" I repeated.

"You knew what I meant, husband." Twilight chuckled, kissing my cheek again.

I sure did know what she meant as we continued walking out of the church and into the chariot that was supplied by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.

Ladies and gentlemen, Princess Twilight Sparkle and Prince Lunar Nights are now husband and wife.