"It's here! It's here! It's here!"

Pinkie Pie bounced up and down in massive excitement, not doing much except get in the way as the wedding guests got themselves situated into their seats and awaited the actual ceremony. Rainbow was nervously alternating between pacing and trotting in place, sweat breaking out on her forehead.

"Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh! What if I forget my vows?! What if I mess up the kiss?! What if I faint?!!"

"Darling, please!" Rarity huffed, attempting to make last minute adjustments to the nerve wracked mare's suit. "You will do fabulously, I'm sure of it. Don't fret so!"

"Yeah! Don't even think about how you could mess up and everypony might laugh, and Fluttershy might get terrified and might think she should never have agreed to marry you, and she might run out, you might pass out cold on the floor and-"

"PINKIE PIE!" Rarity all but shrieked, seeing the increase of nervous sweat on Rainbow.

"What?" Pinkie tilted her head.

"Not helping!"

"Ooh! Sorry!!! I'll go quadruple check the food!"

Pinkie bounced away and Rarity rolled her eyes in exasperation as she carefully adjust the white rose tucked into the buttonhole of Rainbow's suit jacket.

"I'm so nervous, Rarity! What if-"

"No!"

Rarity planted her hoof on Rainbow's mouth, effectively silencing her.

"Darling, you are Rainbow Dash! Elite Wonderbolt! Protector of Equestria! Element of Harmony! The bravest, boldest, most daring pony ever! You can do this!"

Rainbow blinked, a grin forming with each statement, and at the conclusion she stomped her hoof in determination.

"Yeah! I got this! No sweat!"

Rarity slightly smirked as she levitated a towel over and mopped the sweat off Rainbow's face, making her statement true.

"I believe in you, darling!"

"Whooeeee, Rainbow Dash, ya sure do look mighty fine!" Applejack announced. "Why, Fluttershy is gonna be plumb fallin' in love with ya even harder, ya look so dandy!"

"Thanks! I think." Rainbow inhaled. "Gosh darn it, why is it taking so long!! Maybe I better go see what's up."

"Whoa now, simmer down Sally." Applejack dragged her back. "Why, it's plumb bad luck to see the bride before the weddin'! They'll be along."

Rainbow trotted in place anxiously until Twilight stepped forward and signaled to Fluttershy's birds, who started chirping and whistling their time in perfect harmony. Rainbow stopped trotting, eyes glue on the doors of the town hall. They slowly swung open to reveal none other than Fluttershy, dressed in the stunning white dress Rarity had designed, with pastel colored butterflies and flowers carefully embroidered into it.

At the front of the aisle, Rainbow stood slack jawed, completed in awe of the sight of her gorgeous bride slowly coming towards her. Next to her, in the best mare position, Applejack reached over and closed her mouth for her, smirking. Rainbow shook her head hard to clear it, and smiled widely as Fluttershy reached her and took her place next to her in from of the mayor, who had been chosen as officiator.

Twilight and Rarity stood near Fluttershy as bridesmares, and Pinkie bounced excitedly next to Applejack, having also been picked as best mare by Rainbow. The birds finished their song, and the guests all sat, waiting with eager anticipation. Mayor Mare cleared her throat loudly.

"Ladies and gentlecolts, and foals, we are gathered here today to join these two in holy maretrimony. If anypony has any reason this should not happen, please speak up or just be quiet."

"No one is arguin', get on with it!!" Yelled an ecstatic Scootaloo.

Mayor Mare snorted. "Rainbow Dash? Fluttershy? I believe you two wrote your own vows?"

"Yes." Rainbow nodded.

"Um...y-yes." Fluttershy timidly put in.

"Very well. Would you please exchange your vows?"

They looked at each other.

"I...guess I'll go first?" Rainbow offered, inhaling. "Fluttershy." She paused.

Fluttershy waited. They all did. Rainbow turned slightly pale as she realized her entire vow speech had left her brain. Next to her, realizing the problem, Pinkie hissed loudly, "I've been called!"

Rainbow jolted. "Fluttershy! I've been called many things in my life. Awesome, cool, daring, brave, brash...but right now I can honestly say I am proud to be called your mare, and prouder still to call you mine. I can't promise things will be all sunshine and roses from here on out, because I know we'll have thorns too, but I can promise that I will love you with all my heart forever, and that I will support you and help you and be somepony you can lean on and count on. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!"

Fluttershy was blushing intensely, but her eyes never left Rainbow's, and she kept smiling. When she realized Rainbow was done, she drew a deep breath, and then blinked, eyes widening as she realized she'd completely forgotten her own vows. Pinkie danced up and down, wiggled her snout, and made a loud meowing noise. Applejack facehoofed, while Twilight and Rarity stared at Pinkie Pie, one in shock, the other in complete mortification. The brief distraction allowed Fluttershy to somewhat recall the words as she looked in Rainbow's eyes once more.

"I love you with all my heart, Rainbow Dash. And I'm not even kitten."

Rainbow's eyebrows rose in a mix of astonishment and mirth.

"Was that a pun?"

"Maybe." Fluttershy giggled. "I don't know what our future holds, but I know with you it's going to be a purrfect adventure and I can't wait to see what tails we will tell." She became serious. "I promise to always love you, forever, and to be somepony you can trust and count on with anything and everything. Always. Pinkie promise."

Rarity had nearly fainted at the first pun, and everypony else was collectively groaning and simultaneously snickering as Fluttershy finished her vows. Mayor Mare cleared her throat to calm things down.

"Do you have the rings?"

Applejack gave Rainbow Fluttershy's ring, and Twilight gave Fluttershy Rainbow's ring. Each ring had been place on a gold chain. The couple looked at each other.

"Rainbow, please put the ring on Fluttershy and repeat after me...I Rainbow, take you Fluttershy, to be my lawful wife."

Rainbow placed the ring necklace on her beloved, smiling as she repeated the phrase.

"Fluttershy."

Fluttershy put the ring she held on Rainbow and said the words, smiling as tears of joy welled up in her eyes. Rarity was sniffling uncontrollably, dabbing at her eyes with a hoofkerchief. Mayor Mare grinned.

"By the power vested in me by the Rulers of Equestria, I now pronounce you mare and wife. Rainbow Dash, you may now kiss-"

Rainbow didn't even wait. She grabbed her bride and kissed her enthusiastically, while everypony laughed and cheered. When they broke apart, they turned around and walked the aisle together, leading the way out of the town hall.

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Pinkie had outdone herself with the reception. There were plenty of delicious main courses and a ton of desserts. The wedding cake was four tiers tall, with a small statue of Rainbow and Fluttershy on the top of it. It was appropriately decorated in blue and yellow, with a mix of candy flowers and rainbows carefully placed around its sides.

Following the actual meal, Pinkie Pie practically screamed into a megaphone, "ITS TIME TO CUT THE CAKE!! DASHIE AND FLUTTERSHY, GET UO HERE!!"

The newlyweds joined her at the table, accepted the knife, and together they cut the cake. As everypony cheered them on, they each took a piece of it and leaned in to feed it to each other. With an impish grin, Rainbow deliberately missed and planted the cake on her wife's face. Fluttershy blinked.

"Rainbow!" She scolded, though smiling.

"Whaaaaaat?" Rainbow said innocently.

Fluttershy simply retaliated by grabbing more cake and mashing it onto Rainbow's head.

"Wha-!" Rainbow spluttered.

She flung a chunk of cake at Fluttershy, who tried to dodge, only to get hit in the stomach with it.

"Rainbow Dash! You can't cover me in cake!"

Rainbow smirked, captured her in a hug, and whispered something in her ear. Fluttershy turned impossibly red and squeaked. Laughing, Rainbow tugged her along to rejoin the others and they were suddenly buried under a pile of wedding gifts. Once their friends dug them out, the couple faced the group.

"Thanks for all this, and for coming to the wedding." Rainbow said. "But now if you'll excuse us, we have a honeymoon to get to! Hey Egghead!! Can you just take the gifts to your place and we'll get them when we get back?"

"Of course." Twilight responded. "Also your carriage awaits outside."

"What?"

The two walked outside to find a chariot with two out of uniform royal guards.

"We have been tasked to take you wherever you wish." One of them explained.

Rainbow and Fluttershy climbed in.

"Las Pegasus, please." Fluttershy requested, and the guards took flight.

Rainbow wrapped her wife in a hug and nuzzled her.

"I am so happy to share my life with you."

"Me too."

"I love you, Fluttershy."

"I love you too, Rainbow Dash."

Snuggled together in the seat, they gazed out into the distance as they were transported through the sky and into a brand new life together.

Author's Note

This tale was alot of fun to write. Hope you enjoyed it!!!!