“Ash, this is so exciting,” My maid of honor and best friend, Ellie whispers into my ear. I smile and nod along, staring into the large mirror in front of me. Exciting? That may be an understatement. It’s only the day I’ve been dreaming of since I was seven years old. Although the groom has changed dramatically from whom I first visualized it to be. But hey, I was seven, can you blame me for wanting to marry Nick Carter at the time?

I reach up to push a loose strand of hair from my eyes, only to have Paige slap my hand away.

“You’ll mess it up,” She scolds, pushing it away by herself. I feel like a doll sitting here. Everyone’s helping me get dressed, do my hair, my makeup, everything. Like I couldn’t have done this alone.

“Paige, I thought we agreed it was going to be let down and curled,” Hazel argues as Paige starts to put my hair up into a bun.

“Who’s the hair stylist here?” Paige snaps, turning back to do my hair.

“He is going to be blown away by how beautiful you’re going to look today,” Hazel comments, sighing.

“As if I don’t look beautiful every day?”

“No… it’s just…you know… Your wedding gown, your hair, makeup, everything! You’re not even wearing black today,” She replies. I roll my eyes, and see Ellie do the same.

“You must be so excited, though,” She comments.

“I know last time I did this, it was a little rushed… Unplanned…” He held out a small box to me, my heart beating in anticipation, “I love you so much, Ash…I know we’ve tried this so many times… But I want it to last. Forever.” He bent down on one knee, opened the box, holding it out to me.

“Ashley Lynn Kerwin, will you marry me?” Tears of joy sprung from my eyes as I nodded, placing his mother’s beautiful diamond ring onto my finger. I leapt into his arms, tears still running down my cheeks.

“Yes,” I murmured into his shirt. “Yes, I’d love to,” I said, pulling away from his embrace.

The way he’d done it was so romantic, too. He had taken me to this park with a long, extravagant hedge maze, forming a heart in the middle of it. When I had reached the center of it, he played the first love song he had written for me, then had bent down on one knee and proposed. Because my fiancé and soon to be husband was and always would be a true romantic.

And sure, you’d think that because both of us were in love, he was the perfect guy, it was the perfect engagement, it would only be smooth sailing from there. You’d think that, but you’d be dead wrong. But it’s a very long story.

A knock on the door interrupts my thoughts.. Paige abruptly stops what she was doing, turns toward the door.

“Craig, you can’t come in! You’re not allowed to see the bride like this before the wedding!” She yells. Yeah, I, Ashley Kerwin am getting married to Craig Manning today. Not only am I excited, but I’m also extremely nervous. Prior to our wedding day, so many events occurred that could be taken by a superstitious person to be bad omens.

“It’s not Craig, it’s Caitlin,” The voice informs from the other side of the door. Ellie smiles, walks over to open it. Why is Caitlin here instead of my mother? That’s only part of the long and complicated story. Five years ago, I would have told you that passing school was the hardest thing I’d ever had to do. Wrong. The hardest thing I’d ever had to do was plan this wedding.

Yeah, for once I decided to do a fic that wasn't 'emo'. And... I know most Degrassi fics don't get a lot of reviews... but I'm hoping this one will actually get at least five for each chapter?