Hiccup's POV

I looked around the Meade Hall in complete awe, I had never seen it look so good. All the tables had been covered with white tablecloths and had gotten a bouquet of beautiful, freshly-picked flowers neatly placed upon them. The same flowers had been draped around the large columns, giving the Meade Hall a forest feel. At the altar was a large arch, made out of thick flower braids and white fabric. Lined up on both sides of the aisle, were several rows of wooden benches, which were in the process of being filled by the crowds that were filing in.

"I'm impressed" I admitted to Toothless, who watched the scene from beside me, where we stood by the table we would eat dinner at later. Toothless tilted his head to the side before nodding.

"Hiccup, it's time for you to get in place!" Gobber announced as he shoved me down a few feet ahead of the altar, which he had ordered for Toothless to position himself beside.

It didn't take long before my friends made their appearance at the Meade Hall, all looking dapper in their finest attire as they plopped down on the front row, right beside my mother, who seemed to be beaming with pride as she watched me.

I shot my mother a quick smile as the last guests settled down. She reciprocated the smile with such a look of joy I feared she would explode with happiness at any moment.

I took a deep breath as my mind finally wrapped itself around what was going on, I was getting married. I bit down on my lip as paranoid thoughts filled my head and caused my stomach to twist itself into tight knots.

What if she got cold feet? What if she said no?

I shook my head slightly as I cursed myself for even thinking that Astrid would do such a thing to me. I glanced over at Toothless as I smoothed out the last wrinkles on my tunic, only to find him exchanging playful glances with his dragon pals on the other side of the hall. I couldn't help but chuckle at him.

The ringing of bells filled my ears as my thoughts were immediately snapped away from Toothless and my eyes landed upon the guests, who had all risen from their seats, looking expectantly at the large doors. Oh Thor, it was happening. Astrid was going to walk through that door any second and I was certain I would just crumble to dust right then and there.

The heavy door slid open, allowing the bright rays of the sun to flow in and light up the room, nearly blinding me in the process. As my vision slowly returned, I noticed a figure  slowly making their way inside, which I immediately recognized as the woman I was going to marry.

Words couldn't begin to describe how absolutely breathtaking she looked. My knees began to buckle as I crumbled at the sight of her. How was it that I of all people had the privilege to marry this goddess of a woman?

A wide smile lit up her soft, and beautiful face. Her ocean blue eyes sparkled like diamonds in the sunlight and her long, blonde hair looked like woven gold, that had been braided into a thick braid that hung down her back. A flower crown had been neatly placed upon her head, which coincidentally matched both the bouquet she clutched and the rest of the decorations in the Hall.

Her stunning gown hugged her figure, complimenting her body extremely well as she neared me, her cheeks red as the roses in her bouquet and flower crown. As she walked up beside me, I couldn't help but suck in my breath at the sight of her, dear Gods was she gorgeous. A surge of confidence suddenly shot through me as I held out my hand to her, which she gladly took before we made our way up to the altar, where Gobber waited with tears welling up in his eyes.

As we stopped at the altar, standing face-to-face with each other, our guests sat down in complete silence and watched the scene ahead of them intently.

Astrid handed her bouquet to Gobber, who placed it neatly on the table behind him before turning back to the two of us, who had already locked eyes and were grinning at one another like the two dorks we were.

"People of Berk!" Gobber announced. "We are gathered here today to forever bind these two souls in holy matrimony, which can only be broken in the mighty halls of Valhalla."

I took a deep breath as I felt the stares of the entire island burning through my skull.

Gobber shot a reassuring smile to the both of us. "Now, If you could please repeat after me: I, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III ... "

"I, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III ... " I repeated, unable to tear my eyes away from the glittering eyes of my wife-to-be.

"Take you, Astrid Hofferson ... " Gobber continued.

"Take you, Astrid Hofferson ... "

"To have and to hold," Gobber sniffled. "In sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer ... "

"To have and to hold," My mouth bent up in a smirk as I took in her features for the millionth time that day. "In sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer ... "

Gobber stifled a sob. "To love and to cherish, from this day forward to as long as we both shall live"

My smirk widened as I repeat Gobber's words. "To love and to cherish, from this day forward to as long as we both shall live"

Astrid smiled from ear to ear, as her teeth sank into her bottom lip.

Gobber cleared his throat. "Onto you, lad. If you could repeat after me: I, Astrid Hofferson ... "

"I, Astrid Hofferson ... " Her cheeks turned pink as she slightly tilted her head to the side, making my heart race faster than ever before.

"Take you, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III ... " Gobber placed his hands over his heart.

"Take you, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III... "

"To have and to hold," Gobber sniffled. "In sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer ... "

"To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer ... " Astrid took a deep breath as I longed to wrap my arms around her and never let her go.

A tear rolled down Gobber's cheek. "To love and to cherish, from this day forward to as long as we both shall live"

"To love and to cherish, from this day forward to as long as we both shall live" Astrid's smile widened as I drowned in her gaze, the urge to touch her in any shape or form gnawing at me as I desperately awaited the end of the ceremony.

Gobber looked between the both of us, tears rolling down his cheeks as he let out a sigh. "Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, do you take Astrid Hofferson as your companion through the many ups and downs in life?"

I grinned at Astrid as we laced our fingers together. "I do"

"Astrid Hofferson, do you take Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as your companion through the many ups and downs in life?" Gobber asked Astrid, sending a quick spiral of fear shooting up my spine.

The moment had finally come, and the weight of my greatest nightmare coming true almost crushed me. I felt the loving gaze from before hardening as my whole body tensed up, terrified of what could happen in a split second.

A playful smirk appeared on her face as she gave my hand a light squeeze. "Of course I do"

The heavy weight from before was immediately lifted from my shoulders as I let out a sigh of relief, followed by a light chuckle as Gobber turned around to get the long, golden embroidered piece of white cloth that had been used in Berkian Viking unions for generations.

Gobber wrapped the cloth around our hands as a wide grin spread across his face. "I hereby declare you husband and wife, you can now kiss the bride."

Without any hesitation, our lips crashed together in a passionate and equally desperate kiss.

"To the Chief and Chieftess!" A voice called out, followed by loud cheering from the crowds.

As we pulled away from each other, I found myself incapable of tearing my gaze away from those ocean blue eyes that lit up the room and unable to wipe the wide grin that had been plastered onto my face.

I had married the love of my life, the woman of my dreams.

The cheering didn't stop as we turned towards the crowd, for the first time as a married couple. I continued to grin as I snaked my arm around Astrid's waist, pulling her closer as we waved to the crowds.

I turned to gaze at my new wife as the crowd roared around us. I, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was officially the happiest man alive.