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Csuri was feeling a mix of emotions. While she was entirely excited about getting married, she was also absolutely terrified because the Bhattacharyya family had invited about a half-million people. She was super nervous about being the center of attention in the crowd, especially with her inability to speak publicly. However, she would also be surrounded by friends, which would make things a little better. The night before, Csuri, Alice, Hesperia, Ella, Tambry, and Brianna joined Fatima at the salon, getting pampered with hair treatments, manicures and pedicures, and some fancy henna artwork. Csuri's own arms had a floral design, which she thought looked very pretty. After that, they went out for fancy dinner, before going back to Hesperia's house for board games and wedding prep. The whole time, she was texting Vikram, though she insisted it wasn't because she missed him. That'd be silly! It was just one night.

The morning of the wedding, everyone woke up early to start getting ready. The girls were picked up by a limo (because of course the Bhattacharyya family paid for a limo) and taken to the fancy castle that had been picked out. Before Csuri could try and find Vikram for a moment, she was all but dragged to one of the rooms. Her super poofy dress was there waiting, as were the salon ladies. She was sat down to have her hair pulled in every sort of direction, though she was able to slip out her cell phone to check in on Vik and the boys. Apparently they were also being ordered around. Yikes.

Following hair came makeup, then the process of getting into her shoes, dress, and jewelry. It was all a lot, but seeing her friends all fancied up and ready was also really exciting. Once they were all ready, the wedding coordinator appeared, telling Alice and Hesperia to head out so they could start in the processional. Oh gods, that meant it was almost time! And yet, somehow, Csuri couldn't help the little smile on her lips.

This was it. She clutched her Baba's hand, glancing over at the clock in the room. Soon, she would be walking up the aisle in front of a zillion strangers and like... 20 friends. But, she'd be walking up to her destiny, right? She'd be walking toward Vikram too. To her husband? It still sounded weird to her. But within a moment, the wedding lady led them out, behind Sebastian and Hesperia. Music was floating out of the large doors as they opened for Kavi and Alice. Csuri sighed nervously, taking a heavy breath as Sebastian and Hesperia were gestured out. That meant she was next!

When next the door opened, she was the one being told to step through. Everyone was standing up, all looking at her as she stepped in. Her first instinct was to be nervous, but then she looked up to see Vikram. He was standing there, with their best friends on either side of him, and somehow, her nerves seemed to lift off her shoulders. Csuri nodded once toward her Baba, then walked up the aisle. Their steps followed in nice rhythm, before they stopped at the altar. Her hand was passed over to Vikram, and Csuri stepped up onto the altar proper. She listened as the Pandit spoke, saying that they were going to be joined and whatnot. He also said they'd written their own vows, then let Vikram go first. Csuri listened, holding his hands as they spoke.

Csuri listened as he spoke, saying that they had been through a lot in their years, and that they'd come out stronger than ever. She grinned a bit when he mentioned they'd been rivals as younger teens, and even said she could sometimes be a nightmare. It made her chuckle, though she tried to keep it quiet...ish. He said that he wanted to be with her every day and every moment, leading up to forever. It was very sweet, if perfectly on brand for him. The Pandit said it was her turn, and she gave a hesitant nod. Glancing back at the crowd, a surge of panic hit her, before she looked over at Vikram once more. Her hands squeezed his, eyes wide. With him there, she had to be confident. She could do this, but only for Vikram.

"It... It has been a wild journey for us. I... only knew you as that annoying boy in our first two years, and then in Third Year, Brianna picked me for Vice Captain over you, and I could have sworn that I could hear the rage in your heart." She let out a little chuckle, before continuing. "That same year, we won every game and you swore it was because of you. Secretly, I wished she had chosen you too. Not because I thought you'd handle the logistics and countless binders of statistics better than me, but because I didn't think I was worth it. It really wasn't until we started dating that those feelings started to leave. Between you and my best friends, my walls began to fall, and I was able to reconnect with the person well beneath. And now, well, now there's no one I trust more to help me become the person I should be. And... I've come to realize that I don't want to be anyone without you.

"Even when you stress me out so much I want to strangle you, I know that I couldn't ever be happy without you. I love you for everything you've helped me become, and I'll love you through everything we ever come to face in the future." She bit her lip nervously, her silver eyes locked on his deep chocolate-colored gaze. It was true. She liked who she was when she was with him, and she was pretty sure he'd find a (probably annoying) way to force her out of her shell even further over their years.

Csuri was a little overstimulated, so she squeezed Vikram's hand a little tighter. Not that it wasn't meant to be, but she didn't want any wild emotional swings. Not today. Csuri stared into his eyes letting out a held breath. If nothing else, he would know that she was a little stressed out. Not like he hadn't seen her stressed before. But with their vows said, the wedding was closer to over. Well, the wedding part, anyway. There was still a whole bunch of reception after. But the Pandit spoke up again, asking Vikram if he would take her as his wife... and so on. Of course, he said he did. And then Moon passed over a ring, which Vikram put on her finger. Oh good, it fit so perfectly against her engagement ring. If it didn't she'd surely be annoyed.

But then the man spoke to her. She looked over at him, cautiously nodding along. "Csuri Narain, do you take Vikram Bhattacharyya to be your husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do you part?" She looked back over at Vikram, reaching a hand back so Hes could set the other ring in her hand. "I do as well." She moved forward, sliding the ring onto Vikram's hand to match. “Then, under the watchful eye of the gods, and by the legal power vested in me by the King of England, I hereby pronounce these two married. You may kiss the bride.” There, that was something she knew. Leaning forward, she pressed her lips against his, though her cheeks went a little warm when about a trillion people started to applaud. Weddings were so weird!

After their kiss, she and Vikram walked back down the aisle, this time together and holding hands. The guests were throwing rice over them, which just added to Csuri's ideas of the weirdness of weddings. Hesperia and Sebastian followed them, and Alice and Kavi followed them as well. Thankfully, that led the group outside. That meant they would be able to take a momentary break. "Why did they throw rice at us? I'm going to have it in my hair for ages," she asked with a huff. Glancing around, she made sure no one but the six of them were there, then used a spell to get it all off of them. "Still no one has explained to me why weddings are so weird." A laugh escaped, followed by a hiccup.

When Vikram provided a less-than-satisfactory answer to her question, Csuri sighed softly. It would simply mean she had to research after this whole ordeal. Research was always a good way to ground and re-orient one's self. "It is silly. It was just a waste of food." She clucked her tongue, before Vikram stole her for a kiss. She let him cozy up, then Vikram explained that they had several things to do, all in a row. Pictures, presentations, dinner, and dancing. Csuri was already incredibly exhausted. "All of those sound incredibly horrible. I really, really don't want to do any of that." Csuri groaned softly, but before they could do anything, the whole group was whisked away for photos.

Csuri was fully expecting the stress of photos. She hated taking pictures, mostly because it brought up memories of her birth parents forcing her to take about a million of them whenever they needed to feel like a "family" again. What Csuri hadn't been expecting was for Vikram, Hesperia, Alice, Sebastian, and Kavi, to lead the charge in telling non-stop jokes and silly puns. Throughout the process, she didn't even register the camera, instead laughing through the whole thing. It wasn't until the man said he'd gotten enough pictures that Csuri looked confused and realized they'd done all this on purpose. What the heck?!

But according to Vikram's watch (which Csuri had checked several times, since she wasn't wearing one of her own), there was a bit of time between this one and the next task. Their friends started shuffling inside to do a bit of mingling before they would have to do a wild meet-and-greet with a trillion people. "I don't think I can do this. I'm running out of sanity. There's still so, so many people to talk to." Csuri sighed, leaning into Vikram's side. "It's just too much! Between people and hunger and... and this freaking baby keeps kicking me in the lungs. I can't do it anymore." She looked over at him, silver eyes betraying her stress. She didn't want to cry, but the roll of stress was just too much! Vikram had promised it wouldn't be awful, but she was terrified about being paraded around a million people. Not only was she the bride, but she was also pretty sure she was the only pregnant person in the room. But of course, if anyone tried to touch her, she wouldn't hesitate to punch them.

Csuri was incredibly stressed, and there was still most of the wedding party to go. But Vikram wrapped his arms around her, and Csuri tipped her chin up to look into his eyes. He said he had something to help her relax, and her brows furrowed a bit. What could he have possibly planned for rapid stress relief? "Sounds a little suspect, but I'll bite." There were potentially several options for him to help her calm down, including just tucking her somewhere quiet with a book or crossword puzzle. Maybe that was it. He'd probably asked Alice about her TBR, then went to the bookstore. He'd be thoughtful enough for that.

She let him take her hand, then followed along with him back inside. Csuri bit the inside of her lip, not wanting to seem stressed out. There had been way too much work on this whole day for her to want people to think she wasn't overjoyed. But when Vikram opened the doors to a library, Csuri gasped, stepping in with wide eyes. It was beautiful! Vikram explained that it was his primary motive for choosing this venue, and he planned on having the photographer get pictures in there later. He also commented on the lighting, earning a little smile. "It's easier on the eyes, I think. I love reading by candlelight." She grinned over at Vikram, walking over to the books.

As she looked over the books, Csuri let out a small hiccup when she was kicked for the millionth time. Her hand moved to sit on her belly, trying not to focus on that as she looked at the titles. "This library is mostly non-fiction, lots of history, but there is a really neat variety of fiction that would have been here around the time the original owners of the castle would have lived here." She said, looking over at Vikram. It was really fascinating to see how others kept their libraries. It made it even more interesting since it was from a markedly different time period. Another hiccup escaped, before Csuri sighed. "Hey, come here a moment. I want to show you something too." She looked over at him, silvery eyes gentle as she looked over at her new husband.

When Vikram walked over, Csuri took one of his hands, looking into his eyes for a second before she pressed his hand against her belly. "Wait... just wait for it." She bit her lip, but soon started feeling the flutters of the baby rolling, before she felt the kicks from the inside. "There. Did you feel that?" It had been just under the warmth of his hand, so with hope, it had been strong enough for him to feel. The baby had been going absolutely nuts all day, but she figured it was partially due to stress. Well, hopefully it made Vikram happy, at least.