you will see your beauty every moment that you rise

[cleverness]

Hermione feels her chest tighten from the moment she steps into the dress shop. There are soft colors surrounding her on all sides, a mixture of white and faint pastels, in such quantities that Hermione can't even imagine how she'll ever be able to find the right dress in time. For years, she's dreamed about what her wedding day might look like, and even if Hermione doesn't have the extensive notes that others her age might, there's an excitement that thrums just under her skin as she hurries into the shop.

She's invited some of her friends to join her — anyone who has a couple hours and the patience to spare. Even though Hermione knows that the wedding will be perfect simply because of the man who will be standing at the end of the aisle, she wants all of the other details to fall in place. Having more eyes and opinions will only make her feel more secure in her skin.

"Do you know what style of dress you're looking for, dear?" the shopkeeper asks her, a sweet woman with a heart-shaped face and delicate brunette curls.

Hermione parts her lips, on the cusp of deferring to her judgment entirely, but a moment later, she nods. "I think I'd like a long dress," she admits, feeling her cheeks flush. "White, perhaps with a hint of lace."

Half an hour later, Hermione stands back up on the stool in front of the tri-panel mirror, turning around slowly and feeling the weight of the skirt.

"What about this dress?" she asks, brushing errant curls of hair out of the way as she spreads the skirt, feeling the fabric against her palm.


[ help hermione pick between dress one, two, three, four. ]

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[the_realsavior]

Elena loves to shop and there is certainly no way she is going to pass up the chance to shop for a wedding dress. Especially when it's a wedding dress for Hermione, one of her first friends in Darrow.

So she is there, waiting excitedly for Hermione to come out in the dress she is trying on. Moving along another row of dresses, she brushes her fingers over the skirt as she imagines wearing one herself but she is pretty sure that mentioning getting married might freak Damon out. An actual relationship is a new thing for him after all.

Distracted from her thoughts, she turns as she hears the rustle of fabric behind her and immediately brightens at the sight of the dress on Hermione. "Oh, it's stunning!" She coos a bit, moving closer. "You look amazing, Hermione."

[dragonsandquidditch]

Charlie...doesn't know how much help he can provide with looking for a bridal dress, but Hermione is family, and he gets the advantage of sneaking a glimpse at the dress before his brother, so he easily accepts when he receives her text.

He meets her at the shop with a grin and a wave, just as she's trying on a dress.

"Ron will faint at the altar, guaranteed," he tells her, his grin widening into a smirk.

[everyonetakes]

It's actually kind of weird, Kate realizes, walking into a wedding dress store and knowing she isn't going to be looking at any of the gowns for herself. She's already got a couple of dresses picked out, not a single one of them white, and she's waiting for the right time to drag Mindy and Carla Jean with her to the store so she can get their opinions.

So it's weird being surrounded by wedding dresses, knowing most people would expect her to be buying one, too, and not having any intention of doing so. It's weirder still to be here because Hermione texted her, but she'd totally meant what she'd said about being friends again. Things change, that's just life, and Kate can totally roll with the punches.

"Wow," she says when she finally spots Hermione. She looks seriously beautiful and that wow is all Kate can think to say.

[beyondtheblonde]

Elle strides into the shop, prepared to burst into bright greetings when she finds her friend. Instead the sight of Hermione leaves her lifting a hand to her mouth, surprisingly moved. "Oh, my god," she sighs, fanning herself. "Oh, Hermione..." It's just so pretty and she's so pretty, all in white lace. Before the hair and makeup, she still looks radiant in front of that mirror, and Elle finds herself overcome.

She used to think about all this for herself, so sure that her own wedding day wasn't far away. Now, well, she and Emmett haven't talked about it, but she thinks they both know she wants to finish law school first. She's in no hurry now, knowing he's right for her. Maybe she was only ever trying to keep Warner tied to herself, rushing along like that, and that should have been a warning. It wasn't like this, like Hermione and her Ron, loving each other so long, finally walking the aisle to make official a bond that seems to have existed for years already. That's how love should be, she thinks. That's what she wants.

"You look so beautiful. Oh, everything is so pretty."

[survivesitall]

"It's beautiful," Elena says softly, meaning her words. She's never really wanted this, at least, she's stopped wanting it. After being bitten by Clay her world had changed entirely. A normal life and a normal family had seemed like something she'd never get to have. She's forgiven him now, but even still she can't imagine a wedding, especially one without Jeremy here. "You look amazing."