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Elena couldn't believe they were actually celebrating this day, 25 years ago she would not have considered this day impossible. She felt the tears form in her eyes as she looked at her daughter in her white dress, "You look so beautiful."
Miranda turned around and looked at her mother, "Mom, it isn't like you weren't there when I picked it out." She said, rubbing her hands over her mother's upper arms.
"This is different, everything is even more real now." Elena said, trying to choke back the tears.
"Just let your mother have her moment Miranda. She wasn't any different at her own wedding, or mine, or any other wedding she has ever attended." Caroline commented as she wandered out from behind a screen, making sure her wig was in place.
"Thanks Aunt Care, but I think I can understand it." Miranda said, smiling at the vampire across from her before looking back at her mother, "Mom, isn't this what you've always wanted, for me to get married and have a family?"
"Of course it is, and these are tears of joy." Elena said, wiping the tears from under her eyes, "My little girl is all grown up."
Caroline came up to her sister and wrapped her arms around her from behind, resting her head on Elena's shoulder, "I can't believe that this day has finally come. Our baby girl is getting married, she won't need us anymore."
"Nonsense, she will always need us." Rebekah commented as she entered the room, straightening her blue dress as she did.
"Are we sure this is going to work? I find it hard to believe that no one is going to recognize us." Bonnie said as she walked from behind another dressing screen, adjusting a wig of her own.
Miranda laughed as she took in the wigs that her family was currently donning to try and pass as different people, "There is a reason that I convinced Daniel to have a destination wedding instead of just staying in Mystic Falls."
"Have you told Daniel everything?" Bonnie asked, her and Kol had spent the last five years staying mostly to themselves, she hadn't even met her soon to be nephew-in-law until five days earlier.
"Yes." Miranda answered, looking over herself in the full length mirror once again, "I told him that I am a witch, that my brother is a witch and that almost our entire family are vampires. I half expected him to run for the hills while calling me a crazy person, but he was remarkably understanding about the whole thing. It did of course take a little convincing, but I had help." She said and smiled at her mother, who smiled shyly back through her tears.
"How did Elijah take the news by the way?" Bonnie asked, sure that everyone else already knew the story.
Caroline laughed, she and Klaus had been present for that dinner conversation, actually, "Nik told me that he and Elijah had a very long talk with Daniel about his intentions before he proposed. He even asked for permission to have MJ's hand."
"Hey, I asked for the nickname to stop." Miranda said, pointing a finger at Caroline accusingly.
"Don't point that me, it was all Kol's fault it ever started in the first place." Caroline responded, putting her hands up in defeat.
There was a knock on the door to the bridal room and a dark haired head came through it, "If we are done with the female gab fest, some of us have a wedding to be in."
"Shut up Hen." Miranda scolded her brother, smacking him lightly on the head when he got closer.
"You look beautiful MJ." He told his sister and pulled her in for a hug, "Are you ready?"
"Yes, let's get this thing started." She said, smiling brightly at her twin, who was also the best man, "Where is Dad?"
"Waiting with the uncles outside." Her brother told her, and smiled as he walked her to where the rest of their family was waiting.
Elijah felt the breath leave his body as he took in his daughter's beautiful appearance, and felt a lump form in his throat.
"You look stunning Miranda." Nik said as he took up her hand and placed a kiss on it.
"Couldn't agree more MJ." Kol piped in, looking over at her.
"Thank you both." Miranda responded and glanced over to Jeremy, who was talking with Stefan about something and had yet to turn around until they heard her voice. She knew from the looks on their faces that they were thinking along the same lines as her other uncles, "Is everyone ready?"
"Yes, we will all go take our seats, and send in your bridesmaids." Caroline told her as she linked her arm around Nik's and her family all filed out of the room, with the exception of her parents and brother.
Henrik looped his arm around his mother's waist and stood so the two of them were facing Miranda and Elijah, "Are we all ready for this? This is the start of a new chapter in our lives."
"The one I always wanted, for you both." Elijah said and kissed the top of Miranda's head, "Now you get to have a family of your own."
"Don't worry Dad, you will get to be a part of it." Miranda promised him, before smiling as her three best friends from college walked in the door and the music began to play.
Henrik started off the procession by walking Elena down the aisle, a spell in her necklace making her appear her true age, the same going for Elijah. The three bridesmaids followed behind, leaving Miranda and Elijah alone for a few seconds.
"I love you my darling princess." Elijah whispered to her as the bridal music began.
"And I love you Dad." She replied with a smile and had to fight back her tears. Today was really the beginning of her future, and she couldn't have been more excited. Everyone she loved was truly happy, and that was all that mattered to her.