Nine months later...
Princess Celestia’s castle was crowded. The sun was about to set and the birds were singing happily. The Princess of the sun was outside, greeting the guests while the brides were preparing to get married.
“Twily, are you ready yet?” Shining Armor asked as he entered the room which was designated for Twilight. It was empty, but Applejack's voice came from behind the door that led to the bathroom.
“She will be in a minute. We're almost done with the makeup!”
“Alright, I’ll wait here.” The stallion said as he sat on the bed. He waited for around five minutes before the door opened and Applejack came out. She was dressing formal, just like everypony else at the wedding. Shining Armor stood up.
“Allow me to introduce you to yer sister, Twilight Sparkle.” When she finished speaking, she moved aside and let Twilight walk out. She was smiling nervously with a beautiful white dress on and her mane was put down.
“So… What do you think, big brother?” Twilight asked while she spinned around to let the male Unicorn see the entire outfit.
“Wow, You look… wonderful!” He was almost at a loss of words.
“You’re exaggerating!”
“No, I mean it! I can't believe you’re getting married today. My baby sister… I’m so proud of you!”
“Th-Thanks…” Twilight blushed a little.
“Ah don’t want to ruin the moment, but you have to go to the altar now, sugarcube.” The farmer pony said before taking Twilight to the door.
“Wait for me; I’ll go with you!” Shining Armor said as he followed them. While they were on their way to the altar, they came across two pegasi, a stallion and a mare. He was orange and his mane was yellow. The mare looked almost exactly like Fluttershy.
“Silent Steed, Clear Skies! How are you?” Twilight asked, still nervous.
“Oh, we're fine. This is a special day for our daughter, so our happiness is remarkable!” Silent Steed spoke.
“You better treat our daughter the way she deserves! If I ever hear that you hurt her, I’m going to…!” Clear Skies was silenced by her husband’s hoof on her shoulder.
“Honey, please! She wouldn’t harm our little daughter, right?” He glanced over at Twilight for assurance.
“O-Of course not. I’ll make her the happiest pony in all of of Equestria. I'll always be there for her!”
“See? She seems to be a pony we can trust.”
The mare pegasus sighed, but she still didn’t look convinced.
“Fine. But you make one little mistake…!”
“I promise I’ll take care of her!” Twilight was even more nervous now.
“Come on, honey. We have to go see Fluttershy.” Silent Steed lead his wife to the a door. They opened it and disappeared behind it, leaving the other three ponies behind.
“They seem… adorable. Especially her mother.” Shining Armor spoke.
“Twilight?” Applejack looked at her friend worriedly. The lavender Unicorn shook her head and adopted a serious look to hide her evident nervousness inside.
“Sorry… I’m ready!” The three continued on their way and soon arrived at the doors that lead to the altar.
“Are you sure that you're ready, Twily?”
“Yes… Let’s get me married!” They opened the door and everypony turned to see her as she anxiously approached the altar.
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Fluttershy was in another room, also getting ready. Apple Bloom was sitting on the bed while Scootaloo was pacing impatiently.
“Scootaloo, come on, sit!”
“Why are they taking so long?”
“You know Rarity. She won’t let us see Fluttershy until she thinks that she looks perfect.”
“By the time she finishes, the wedding will be over!”
“They can’t have the wedding without Fluttershy, Scootaloo...”
The filly pegasus didn’t listen to her. She knocked on the door impatiently.
“Come on, what’s taking you so long?!”
“Fluttershy must look perfect for her wedding. You can’t force perfection!” Rarity yelled from the other side of the door, followed by a low voice from the bride.
“I think I look good enough already…”
“Just a second darling, we are almost done!” No more voices came from the bathroom. Scootaloo got back to pacing around the room.
“Scoots, yer making me lose mah patience. Just sit on the bed!”
The young pegasus opened her mouth to argue, but after seeing Apple Bloom’s expression, she decided to obey. She reluctantly walked over to the bed and sat next to her, crossing her hooves. The farmer filly patted her head.
“See? You can wait while sitting, cuz!” Scootaloo looked at her in a confused manner.
“Cuz?”
“You don’t like it? I've been thinking about calling you that. After all, we will be like cousins once mah sister and Rainbow Dash get married in two months.”
Scootaloo put a hoof on her chin. “You’re right… After all, Rainbow Dash is like my sister!” She finished with a big grin on her face.
“Yes we are, Scoots!” Both Scootaloo and Apple Bloom jumped out of surprise when they heard Rainbow Dash’s voice. They turned around to see her standing in front of the opened door. “What are you, girls doing?” She asked, smiling proudly when she saw the expected reactions from the fillies.
“R-Rainbow Dash! How long have you been there?” Scootaloo asked sheepishly.
“Long enough, sis!” The cyan Pegasus said, patting Scootaloo's head.
“Why does everypony like to pat my head?”
“Because it’s fun! But I’ll stop if you want…”
“I… never said that…”The Pegasus filly said in a low voice, looking away. Rainbow Dash patted her head again.
“What a cute little Pegasus you are!” This time, Scootaloo smiled.
“Where’s Sweetie Belle?” Apple Bloom asked.
“Oh, she had to go to the bathroom! She'll be here soon.”
In that moment, Fluttershy’s parents appeared at the door and entered the room.
“Good afternoon, everypony! Is Fluttershy ready?” Silent Steed asked with a smile.
“Ask Rarity!" Scootaloo said, pointing towards the bathroom door with a hoof. "They're still in the bathroom.” However, the door opened shortly after and Rarity walked out proudly.
“Thanks for your patience, everypony. I proud to introduce you to the bride, Fluttershy!” As the fancy Unicorn finished speaking, she moved to let Fluttershy walk out timidly. She was wearing a long white dress, her mane was behind her ears and she had white flowers on both of them. Her head was low, and she was blushing deeply. Everypony looked at her with their mouths open. Rainbow Dash was the one who spoke first.
“Fluttershy, You look... great…!”
“Th-Thanks Rainbow Dash…” The timid Pegasus said without looking up.
The two fillies trotted towards her, trying to look at her face but she kept looking to the opposite direction.
“Come on, Fluttershy. Let us see you!”
“N-No… Please don’t come to close…”
“Alright, girls, give her some space! You know how she is!” The rainbow-maned Pegasus said as she moved the fillies aside. Clear Skies approached to the timid pony and she put a hoof on her daughter’s chin, forcing her to look into her eyes.
“You look beautiful, dear. We are so proud of you.” She said as Fluttershy started to cry of happiness.
“Thank you, mom…” Silent Steed approached to her as well.
“Your mother is right. We're happy for you!”
“Thanks, daddy…”
In that moment, Sweetie Belle appeared the door, panting.
“Sorry… For the delay… But your precious flower filly is here! Wow, Fluttershy, you look amazing!”
“Th-Thank you, Sweetie Belle…” Fluttershy was still feeling anxious. “Do I look too nervous?” She asked, looking at her friends and family.
“Nah, you’re fine. You just need to forget about all the eyes focusing on you as you walk to the altar…!” Rainbow Dash tried to encourage her friend, but it did just the opposite.
“You’re not helping, Rainbow Dash…” Fluttershy was even more nervous, looking down again. However, her mother made her look into her eyes again.
“Forget about everypony. Just focus on the one you love, dear… keep looking a the pony you're marrying into and ignore everypony else and you’ll see just how easy it is. I did the same when I married your father, and it wasn’t as hard as I thought. Just keep thinking that you're about to marry somepony you love. That’s more than enough to kill your nerves.” When she finished speaking, Fluttershy hugged her.
“Thank you, mom… I’ll do what you told me…” The hug was returned, but just before they were about to separate, everypony else hugged them. The shy pony smiled and thanked Celestia for having such wonderful friends and parents. Finally, after a few more moments, they all parted.
“It's time, dear… Are you ready?” Silent Steed questioned.
“I have never been more ready, daddy!” They all walked outside the room and towards the altar. Fluttershy walked with confidence.
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Twilight was waiting for Fluttershy, repressing her nerves. She was shaking slightly. Pinkie Pie was by her side and Princess Celestia was talking to Luna on her other side. Spike was ready with the necklace and ring. Her brother was sitting in the first row with his wife, Applejack (who was admiring her necklace from time to time), and Trixie, who smiled at her when Twilight looked. Next to them were empty chairs for the rest of her friends and future mother and father in-law. A row behind them sat Lyra and Bon Bon. Since the night Twilight met them, they kept in contact. She then looked to the windows to see them crowded with the birds that came to see the marriage of the pony who looked after them. Even Angel Bunny was there, thanks to the help of the birds.
“How are you feeling, Twi?” Pinkie Pie asked, moving her head closer to her friend. She kept her eyes focused on the guests.
“How do you think I’m feeling, Pinkie? It’s my wedding day; I’m about to get married!”
“Then you must be excited and happy! I bet you're shaking of happiness!”
“Well, that and nervousness…” She turned to see her best mare. “Besides, I’m feeling sleepy. I could barely sleep after that extremely long bachelorette party you made me yesterday!”
“But it was your last night before getting married. I wanted it to last longer!”
“It was a nice party, but I was supposed to sleep well. I could barely sleep an hour before I had to get up!”
“But you had fun, didn’t you? It’s a shame that you left; I still had a few things planned, but I was able to do them with the guests!”
“They stayed? For how long after I left?”
“A couple of hours… Too bad you couldn’t stay!”
“Sorry, Pinkie Pie… I’ll make it up to you in the next party you organize.”
“Okey dokey lokey!”
In that moment, the doors opened. Rarity, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash and Clear Skies entered the altar. Rarity went to see Octavia and the pianist, whispering something to them while the rest went to their seats. When Rarity took her place at the altar to wait for Fluttershy, Octavia and the pianist started to play The Wedding March. Sweetie Belle walked across the carpet, throwing blossoms everywhere. The next moment, Fluttershy and her father appeared and walked to the altar while everypony was watching. As they approached, Twilight couldn’t help but smile when she saw the pony she loved walking towards her. All the nervousness and tiredness suddenly disappeared. She kept looking at her until she arrived. She gave her father a kiss on his cheek and he went to sit next to his wife. The yellow pony and the bookworm pony were now looking at Princess Celestia. Once the march was finished, she started to speak.
“Fillies and gentlecolts. We are gathered here today to celebrate the union between Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy. This day is special for me too, because not only are the brides two of the Elements of Harmony, but one of them is my faithful student.” Both mares blushed. “I understand that you wrote your vows. You may now read them.” Pinkie Pie approached Twilight and gave her a piece of parchment. Then, the lavender Unicorn turned to face Fluttershy.
“Fluttershy, these past two years have been the best of my life. I still remember the day I met you... You were so surprised to see a new pony in town who was talking to you that you couldn’t even say your name!” Both of them giggled a little, remembering that day. “I didn’t know it then, but I'd just met the love of my life. I've learned a lot about friendship with you and our friends, but you taught me something that the others couldn’t… You taught me about love.” In that moment, tears started to fall from their eyes. “Two years ago I accidentally heard you talking about the feelings you had for me. In that moment, I didn’t know that I felt the same way as you, but after an incident it became clear to me. The next day, I returned your feelings and we shared our first kiss. A year later I decided to further prove my love to you by asking you to become my wife. When you agreed, I felt like the luckiest pony in Equestria. And now, I’m standing here saying yes, I'm ready to begin our lives together.” Twilight looked at Fluttershy, who was smiling and still crying as well as most of the guests and even the Princesses themselves.
“Now… We will hear Fluttershy…” Princess Celestia spoke, wiping her tears away. Rarity walked over to give her best friend a piece of parchment where she had her vows written, but the timid Pegasus rejected it. Fluttershy then turned to see Twilight.
“Twilight Sparkle… As you know, and everypony else here does as well, I’m not a pony of words. But looking at you helps me express how I feel. When I met you, I found myself practicing for the Summer Sun Celebration with the birds. You surprised me when you appeared out of nowhere. In that moment, I felt something inside me... Something I wouldn’t know what it was until some time later… It was love. I never thought it would hit me, but it did. And when I discovered what it was, it was both a blessing and a curse. You were a friend, one I saw almost every day, so talking to you became harder than it already was. Luckily, my best friend was there to help me and thanks to her, I was able to confess my love for you. It wasn’t like we'd planned, but it worked. After a horrible incident I don’t want to remember, you returned my feelings and we shared our first kiss. My life is complete. Sure, we had our share of fights and misunderstandings, but we got through them and our relationship only became stronger. On our first anniversary, you proposed to me. I didn’t expect it, but the word 'yes' came by itself. You were so excited that you fell asleep soon afterwards.” Twilight let a little giggle out, blushing. “You and Spike came to live with me, and I was glad I wasn’t going to be alone anymore. And here we are, our big day… To be honest, I never thought I would get married because of my problem with communicating, but you understood me. You love me for who I am and I couldn’t be happier. I’m giving you my heart today, because I know you will take good care of it. You already proved it to me. I love you, Twilight Sparkle, and I always will. And here we are today, ready to show our love to Equestria.” Fluttershy finished, clearing her tears from her face with a hoof. Nopony had ever heard her say so much non-stop. Princess Celestia continued with the ceremony.
“Bring the necklace and ring.”
Spike approached the brides with the pillow where the golden necklace and ring were and stood between Twilight and Fluttershy. Princess Celestia spoke again.
“Twilight Sparkle, do you promise to stand by Fluttershy's side, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death break you apart?"
“I do,” Twilight said as she put the necklace around Fluttershy’s neck.
“Fluttershy, do you promise to stand by Twilight Sparkle's side, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, untill death break you apart?"
“I do,” Fluttershy said as she put the ring on Twilight’s horn.
“Then I now pronounce you mare and mare. You may now kiss.”
They leaned to share their first kiss as a married couple, accompanied by the guests' cheers and applauds. After the kiss, they turned to see all the guests. Twilight saw Shining Armor crying on Cadence’s shoulder. Rainbow Dash had a foreleg around Applejack, both crying and smiling at them. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo were crying while hugging each other and Trixie winked at them after clearing her tears. Then, they started to walk to the door, ready to begin a new life.