Chapter 12: The Wedding

"Why am I coming with you?" you moaned as Applejack pulled you into Ponyville. According to her one of the other Elements of Harmony, Rarity, who you haven't met yet, offered to make you and Applejack's wedding attire.

"Because, she said she'd love to make you a suit, seeing as she's never made anything for a Pegasus stallion before" Applejack said while straining to pull you towards the rather girly building you assumed was Rarity's house. After a few minutes of struggling Applejack finally managed to get you to the front door of the house, and she knocked softly.

"We're open!" you heard a rather posh sounding mare shout from the other side, prompting Applejack to open the door and head inside. You followed obediently, knowing that trying to run away would only lead to more trouble.

"Rarity, we're here" Applejack said as she looked at an expensive looking dress that was on a nearby mannequin. You never thought you would see Applejack going into such a girly place so easily, let alone checking out dresses.

"Ah, hello dear, thank you for coming" a while Unicorn said as she entered the room before looking at you, "And you must be Chocolate Wings, correct?". You simply nodded in response, trying to show how much you didn't want to be there, but she either didn't mind it, or didn't notice it.

"Now Applejack dear, I actually didn't think you'd show, considering how opposed you were to me making you a frilly dress last time. You guessed that this Unicorn was Rarity, since the dress she was talking about was the one Applejack had said Rarity had made her for the Gala.

"Rarity, just because I'm a farm mare doesn't mean I don't want to feel like a princess on my wedding day" Applejack said, a hint of annoyance in her voice. Rarity had a look of complete surprise on her face.

"Well then dear, let's get started, and while I do your dress, I'll have Sweetie Belle get Chocolate's measurements" Rarity said as she walked towards the stairs at the back of the room, clearing her throat before yelling up them.

"Sweetie come down here!" she yelled, her voice somehow managing to keep it's posh tone. Sweetie Belle quickly ran down the stairs, nearly crashing into her sister before skidding to a stop in front of you. You looked up and saw Rarity pulling Applejack into a nearby room before Sweetie Belle started to pull on your hoof.

"Follow me" she said as you got up, hoping things would be over quickly. You followed her into the room next to the one Applejack was in with Rarity and Sweetie Belle immediately started to measure you. She was quickly measuring every length of your body, pausing only to write them down before she put away the measuring tape.

"All done!" she said triumphantly as she walked out of the room, "Rarity will be in here shortly". You quickly looked out the door to check the time, and surprisingly only eight minutes had passed. So now that Sweetie Belle's done, I get to play the waiting game! you thought sarcastically as you sat down in the one chair present in the room. To your surprise Rarity came in moments later, holding some fabrics with her magic.

"Now then dear, let's get started" Rarity said as she set the fabrics down on a nearby table, "What sort of suit are you looking for?". You shrugged in response, partly due to the fact you didn't want to be there, but mostly due to the fact that you hadn't thought about it.

"Now, now dear, everypony has to have some sort of preference" Rarity said as she coaxed you onto the platform in the middle of the room.

"I've never thought about it that much to be honest" you said as Rarity began to look over the measurements that Sweetie had taken. She looked up at you in confusion before pulling a pen and paper towards herself. After a few minutes of intense scribbling she turned the paper towards you, revealing a very sleek suit.

"How's this?" she asked, pushing the paper more towards your face. You grabbed it out of her magic and started to examine it. Crisp shoulders, form fitted, and not to extravagant.

"It's perfect" you said as you handed the paper back to her. She looked at once more before looking back to you.

"Do you want a hat dear?" she asked, as she quickly pulled a hat from outside towards you. It looked similar to a fedora, which you had seen many posh ponies wear during your time in flight school, but you could never see why anypony would wear it.

"I'm fine with the suit, but thank you for the offer" you said, trying to be polite. She simple nodded before heading back outside, leaving you to your thoughts. I knew this was going to be boring, but how long am I going to have to wait for?, you thought as you sat down again. After around an hour you started to feel sleepy, and eventually, you passed right out.

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"Sugar, time to wake up" you heard Applejack say as she shook you, trying to get you to open your eyes. After getting up you realized that you had fallen asleep in the chair, and at some point, fell off it. You rubbed you leg which had been laying in an awkward position before standing following Applejack, who had gone back to the main room.

"Now then dear, I believe your dress should be done in two days" Rarity said as she looked over what must be the dress' plans. She looked to you and stifled a giggle due to the way your mane had settled. You looked around for a mirror and after finding one noticed that your mane had been pushed up, and you now looked like Fluttershy if she had shorter hair.

"Oh Celestia..." you mumbled as you tried to fix your mane, to no avail. You turned around to face the two girls after you managed to push your mane down, and noticed the time on the clock above them. Eight pm. That means you had been asleep for almost ten hours. Rarity obviously noticed where you were looking and quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry dear, we were distracted as we were talking about the wedding plans" Rarity said while blushing slightly, obviously embarrassed that she had spent such a large amount of her day talking with a friend.

"It's fine Rarity, I'm sure he enjoyed his little nap" Applejack said with a laugh before heading towards the door, "See you soon Rarity"

"Yes, goodnight dear, and see you soon" Rarity said as you shuffled towards the door. She stifled a laugh again as you tripped while heading outside, seeing as you were still somewhat tired. Applejack had already started walking back to the farm when you caught up with her.

"So, how was your nap?" she asked jokingly.

"Very funny" you groaned, "How was your time with Rarity?"

"Fine, I think she's surprised I wanted such a fancy dress" Applejack said as she thought about her and Rarity's conversation.

"To be completely honest, I'm surprised you want a fancy dress too" you said quietly, hoping that you weren't about to get in trouble for saying that.

"Hey, I may be tough, but I'm still a girl, and every girl has dreams" she said curtly as she picked up the pace, nearly leaving you behind. You quickly caught up and kept quiet until you got back to the house. The rest of the night went smoothly, and you started to think about what was going to happen at the wedding.

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Here it is, the day has finally come. It's been almost two months since you proposed to Applejack, but the fun wasn't over. According to Twilight, because Applejack is an Element of Harmony Celestia wanted to oversee the wedding herself. As if that wasn't bad enough the entire wedding was going to be broadcast across Equestria by some of the most powerful Unicorns in Canterlot.

"You ready?" you heard Shining Armor, Twilight's brother and captain of the guard, ask from behind you. He was appointed to your guard for today since it was such an important event, and supposedly enemies of Equestria might attack you when you least expect it.

"I guess" you said as you turned around to face him, "Does it look alright?"

"The suit is fine, now come on, it's almost time" he said as he pushed you out of the tent you were in to get ready. The wedding was taking place on Sweet Apple Acres, in the orchard where the stump Big Mac had kicked had been. According to him Applejack picked this spot because of the stump, most likely because the stump being gone meant you were the one.

As you got closer to the spot you saw a line of ponies waiting along the fence that now surrounded the orchard. Some of them, including Med and Hot Shot, were going to be your best stallions. Others were from Applejack's family, many you had met only days before. A rather handsome looking stallion was Braeburn, who was Applejack's cousin from Appleloosa. Beside him stood his sister Pink Pearl, who was going to be along side Applebloom as they places rose petals along the isle.

"Hey Mac" you said as you got closer to the crowd, noticing him standing at the end.

"You ready?" he asked in a very serious tone.

"As ready as I'll ever be" you said while looking past him at the large number of ponies waiting in the orchard.

"Okay, well, as soon as you're up there I'll go get AJ" he said, waving a hoof towards Celestia, who was patiently waiting for the ceremony to get underway. Knowing that by standing there you were only wasting everypony's time you quickly made you way towards the altar. Among the ponies in the orchard were the other Elements of Harmony, and your parents. as you reached Celestia she nodded to you and leaned forwards.

"It's nice to finally meet you" she said while smiling.

"It's my pleasure princess" you said while bowing to her. She continued to smile as the music started, signalling the beginning of the ceremony. First your best stallions came in together, lining up behind you, then the bridesmares lining up along the other side, and the flower fillies began to make their way up the isle. As few moments later Applejack appeared from behind the fence, Big Mac leading her down the isle in place of their father. You were stunned at how beautiful Applejack looked in her dress.

As the music died down Applejack stopped beside you, blushing furiously. Before anypony could say anything Celestia began to talk. The ceremony went on as planned, you and Applejack repeating the words Celestia told you to, and finally...

"You may kiss the bride!" Celestia announced. You and Applejack quickly leaned forward into a passionate kiss, causing cheers of joy to erupt from everypony watching. After a few seconds you broke apart and made your way down the isle together, your wing wrapped around her body. As you and her got out of the orchard you heard a loud bang and looked up to see Rainbow Dash performing a new trick, specially designed for the wedding. It was a Sonic Rainboom, but she managed to control her flight enough to recreate the shape of an apple with her rainbow trail. She landed in front of you and Applejack and smiled.

"Congrats"

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The reception was held in the barn, only close friends and family were allowed in, although Pinkie had managed to sneak in DJ Pon3 somehow. As everypony reached the center of the barn, which was the designated dance floor the music started, and you and Applejack had your first dance. Everypony quickly joined in and the rest of the night was spent partying with friends and plenty of drinking, Granny Smith having brought out her special cider.

After the day had ended ponies began to head home, many of them plenty drunk, Princess Luna having gotten slightly intoxicated as well. As you and Applejack said goodbye you felt somepony tug on your tail, and you turned around to see Applebloom smiling at you.

"Is something the matter?" you asked, not sure why she was trying to get your attention.

"I just wanted to say thanks" she said as she leaned in to hug your neck, "I'm really happy to have a brother like you"

"Thanks Applebloom" you said as you returned the hug, happy to know that every member of the Apple family was glad to have you. You looked up and saw that all the guests had left, meaning it was time for you and Applejack to head to bed. She was smiling at you deviously as you walked over to her, and she started to lead you towards the house, her flank swaying as she walked. You obediently followed, knowing what she was planning to do once you were in her room.