The room was filled with ponies dressed in their finest. The three soon-to-be married couples stood before Queen Twilight as she looked at her daughter and two nieces, feeling overwhelmed about what was to come. She looked around the room and saw the rest of her nieces, who were bridesmaids. Her son was sitting with Dawn Twirl as they held hooves. Dignity was also sitting with Mauve and Whirl Wind and Sky sat together as they glanced at each other lovingly. Her parents, Aunt Luna, Cadence, Shining Armor, Skyla, Flurry Heart, Sunset, her husband, and their son Blaze were all in a row, watching the ceremony. In another row was the rest of their family and she could see Pinkie and Applejack exchanging tissues as they couldn't help but weep.
The Dragon Lord Ember was present as she watched her son get married to his one true mate. Mothball was sitting next to Fluttershy and Discord. He looked a little uncomfortable, but once he saw Screwball up there with the bridesmaids, he relaxed a little. LB was up there too as she gave a quick wink to Rock Salt, who returned the wink.
Twilight addressed the audience, "Mares and gentlecolts! We gather today to celebrate the union of these three young couples. And on this wedding day, I can remember the wise words of that of my mother, the great Queen Celestia…" She could see her parents were exchanging smirks as she continued, "Twenty-five years ago, she, my father, and my Aunt Luna helped unite me and my sisters with our beloveds." She found her husband, who beamed at her and she returned it. Her sisters also exchanged loving glances with their husbands. "And now, it is our children's turn to have their own beloveds. We- I thought I was helping them by bringing in suitors for them to fall in love with. But I realize now that I cannot force a match to happen because it must come at its own time. Luckily, that has happened to my daughter and nieces as they have found their match all on their own and now wish to marry."
Whirl whispered to Sky, "Of course, little does she realize that I also got myself an awesome wife…"
Sky just smirked.
Twilight turned to Apple Jewel and Asher, "Now we shall begin with the vows. Do you, Princess Apple Jewel, take Prince Asher to be your husband and mate for the rest of your days?"
Jewel beamed at her dragon prince, "I do."
Spike then lost it and burst into tears. Applejack had to hold him close to help wipe away his tears.
"And do you, Prince Asher, take Princess Apple Jewel to be your wife and mate for the rest of your days?"
He looked at his love and stated happily, "I do."
"I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may kiss."
They did so as everyone applauded and Ember almost shed a tear.
Once the applause died down, Twilight faced the next couple.
"Princess Cotton Candy, do you take Prince Cannon Fire to be your husband and future king?"
Cotton shouted out, "I do!"
Cheese and Pinkie cried as they held onto each other.
"And do you, Prince Cannon Fire, take Princess Cotton to be your wife and future queen?"
He faced her and proudly said, "I do."
"Then I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the-" In one swift move, Cotton kissed her husband first. "Groom?"
More applause as the newlyweds shared their kiss.
Once it was done, Twilight faced the last couple and emotion started to overwhelm her. As she saw her daughter in her wedding gown, for a brief moment, she saw her as a young filly again. When reality came back to her, she cleared her throat. "Star, repeat after me: I, Princess Starling."
"I, Princess Starling."
"Take Pen Pusher…"
"Take Pen Pusher…"
"To be my husband and future prince consort…"
"To be my husband and future prince consort…"
Twilight faced Pen, "Now, it's your turn. I, Pen Pusher…"
"I, Pen Pusher…"
"Take Princess Starling…"
"Take Princess Starling…"
"To be my wife and future queen…"
"To be my wife and…" he smiled at his love as she returned it, "…future queen…"
"Now the both of you will say 'To have and to hold until the rest of our days…"
They looked at each other and said, "To have and to hold until the rest of our days…"
"I now pronounce you husband and wife… You may all kiss the brides." She told the other two couples.
They did so without another word and rice flew up in the air. Discord even added some small fireworks!
When everyone went outside, Snow Pea told the newlyweds she had a surprise for them. Then, with a blast from her horn, she made the entire courtyard into an ice-skating rink!
Cotton exclaimed as she pulled her husband onto the ice, "Ice skating reception!"
Pretty soon, other couples joined in. Mothball stared at the ice as he was provided with skates by Screwy. He was hesitant to go on the ice, but once he did, he was surprised to find he was a natural!
"How is this possible?! I've never been ice skating before!"
Screwball smiled at the sight and thought, As a matter of fact, you have, Mothy… but I better not tell you that yet. She said to him, "Does it matter? You're doing great! Come on!" She took his hoof as they skated on.
The only one who wasn't skating was Snow Pea as she sat on the sidelines with her grandparents, Luna, and Uncle Discord.
Sombra asked her, "Aren't you going to be joining in with your cousins?"
Celestia commented as she saw LB and Rock Salt skating together, "Your sister is joining in herself. Why aren't you?"
"Because I need to tell you something," she told all four of them.
The unicorn, two alicorns, and the draconequus gave her confused looks.
She stood up and said, "Come with me."
The four bewildered adults followed her to a private room and sat down on some seats.
Discord asked, "So, what's the surprise? Is it a juicy one?" He rubbed his hands together in eagerness.
Snow Pea smiled, "As a matter of fact, it is going to be juicy. Okay, I've been practicing the screen-playing spell for a while, but it's worth it."
Luna asked, "What is it you want to show us?"
Snowy smirked, "Something better seen than told. You remember how I died and then came back to life?" When the adults nodded, she continued, "You know how I met powerful people on the other side?" They nodded again. "Well, do you know about the Bottoms-Upward Moonshine?"
The alicorn sisters gaped when they heard that.
Discord asked, "Yeah, what is that?"
Celestia gathered herself and explained in a stunned tone, "It was…when Luna tried to use her magic and…" She found herself cracking up with a smile spreading across her face, "…accidentally levitated me into the sky…upside-down!"
The sisters laughed at the memory before Luna said, "But it was just between my sister and me. And our parents."
Snow Pea then asked her uncle in a sly tone, "And you wouldn't happen to know anything about a Humzinnia prank, would you?"
Discord sputtered in shock as Celestia asked in surprise, "That was you?!"
The draconequus then asked Snow Pea in astonishment, "How could you have possibly known that?! Only my mom and dad know about that because they sent me to do it!" He then gasped and covered his mouth.
Luna shouted with a smile as she pointed at him, "Ha! So it was you!"
He blushed and smiled sheepishly, "Oopsies."
Celestia asked Snow Pea, "How could you have possibly known about our childhoods?"
Sombra asked his wife, "Did you somehow talk in your sleep and Snow Pea just happened to overhear you?"
Snowy shook her head, "No, no. Nothing like that. You see, I haven't told anyone about what happened to me while I was dead."
Discord asked, "Why not?"
She then smiled, "I wanted to tell you first because I know how much it would mean to you."
Snowy lit up her horn and projected a screen in front of the adults. There she was, floating in a misty abyss. After the Snow Pea on the screen called out for someone, blurry figures appeared before her. Celestia and Luna's eyes widened and the sisters gasped as their parents came into view.
Celestia breathed in shock, "Mother…"
Luna followed as she murmured, "And Father…"
Sombra couldn't believe he was seeing his in-laws for the first time. He remarked, "They're…astounding…"
Just then, the screen changed to show the draconequui in the mist above the Snow Pea on the screen. Discord gasped when he recognized who he saw.
He squealed in delight, "That's my mom and dad! That's my mom and dad!"
Sombra stammered in surprise, "Those are your parents?"
Discord pointed out in joy, "Yeah, yeah! See? I got my red irises from Mom and my yellow sclera from Dad!" He batted his eyes at Sombra to prove a point, "See?"
Sombra smiled uncomfortably, "Yes, I do see the stark resemblance."
As the adults kept watching the screen, they were amazed to find out that the alicorns and draconequui had been watching their entire family from afar. Sombra was genuinely touched by that while the rest of the adults shed tears of joy from seeing their parents again. As Snow Pea played the part where the two races were sending her back to the living world, the adults chuckled when they heard their parents bringing up facts that only they and their children knew.
After Snow Pea showed them everything that happened in the netherworld, Celestia wiped tears from her eyes as she said, "It has been so long since we've last seen our parents."
Luna pointed out, "But we never thought it was their fault the blizzard happened in the first place."
"We grew up thinking that the draconequui were a dangerous enemy, but we were only deceiving ourselves."
Snow Pea said, "Well, at least all of you made them proud by being the better ponies than they were."
Discord smiled through tears, "Awww…" He then grabbed his in-laws and said, "Hold me! I'm crying!"
Luna sniffled, "We all are."
After everyone in the room had a good cry, they began walking back to the reception. Discord then asked Snowy, "So when are you going to tell the others about your little adventure?"
She answered, "After the honeymoon." She asked, "So do you know anything about someone named Mischief?"
Celestia said, "That, I believe, is a story for another day."
Sombra agreed, "But first, let us be merry and celebrate this wondrous evening."
Luna said, "For once, I couldn't agree more."
When they headed back outside, they were surprised to find that Whirl Wind, Fire Spark, Dignity, and Rock Salt were on the side with Vinyl Scratch and their girls. Fire Spark grabbed for the microphone and spoke into it, "Attention everyone! We would like to sing this song in honor of my sister, our cousins, and their new husbands!"
There was cheering as Whirl signaled for the music to start and the guys began to sing with their beloveds.
"I will stay by you… Even when we fall… I will be the rock, that holds you up… And lifts you high so you stand tall…"
Fire sang, "And I won't let you fall… I won't let you—"
His ensemble sang, "Go! No matter where you are… No matter where you are… I'll be there… No matter where you are… No matter where you are… I'll be there…"
LB sang, "So tear apart these giant hearts… That beat inside us now… Let's give ourselves our promises… Of our unending—"
Everyone around them sang, "Love…!"
Whirl sang, "And I won't let you fall!"
Every pony repeated, "Won't let you fall…"
Dignity sang, "I won't let you—"
The newlyweds vocalized, "Go!"
The ensemble sang, "Won't let you go!"
The couples sang, "No matter where you are…"
"No matter where…"
"No matter where you are…"
"No matter where…"
"I'll be there…"
Sky sung out, "I will be there!"
The newlyweds sang, "No matter where you are…"
Other couples sang, "No matter where…"
"No matter where you are…"
"No matter where…"
"I'll be there!"
The parents sung, "I will be there!"
Their kids sang, "No matter where you are…"
Everyone sang, "No matter where…"
Finally, the younger couples - including the newlyweds - softly sang to finish the song, "No matter where you are… I'll be there… I'll be there…"
There was a great cheer as every pony waved off to the newlyweds leaving in their separate carriages. But before they left, the brides threw their bouquets. Much to Screwball, Gemstone, and LB's delight, they caught them.
Twilight, her sisters, and their husbands were on the balcony as they watched the carriages go off. She commented, "Now this was a great wedding."
The rest of her family agreed with her.