Tony had known even before he was engaged that Peter would be a part of his wedding. Probably not best man (that would go to Rhodey) but definitely one of the groomsmen. The billionaire would've given his son-figure the role of ring bearer but he decided that DUM-E would assume the position.

It wasn't just how he was asked, but the fact he was asked that made Peter cry. Of course the long personal and heartfelt speech over the phone (Tony would've asked in person but he was in Hong Kong and Peter was not) really helped win the college student over. It always amazed Tony whenever he remembered his mentee wasn't a teenager anymore.

But that's not important. What is important is what happened on the day of the actual wedding.

The venue was gorgeous. Peter had taken the responsibility of wedding planning to ease Tony's stress. Despite the unlimited budget, the young official member of the Avengers chose a small and simple wedding on the roof top area of Stark Towers. Fairy lights and beautiful garlands of carnations were woven around a gorgeous makeshift gazebo thing. There was a white carpet to be used as a makeshift aisle and surprisingly comfy fold out chairs helped to define the walkway. Other than the gazebo thing, there weren't many other decorations. A few flower pots were spread out around the roof top and some petals had been tossed around but that was about it. Stark Towers was tall enough that the daily and normally deafening sounds of typical New York City were muted and almost non existent. The noises almost disappeared whenever anyone began speaking. In a corner of the roof, a piano player sat wearing a gorgeous tuxedo as she began lightly tapping the ivory keys of her Baldwin piano.

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The guests began arriving about half an hour before the ceremony started. The OG Avengers were first. Thor and Bruce walked in, finally official despite the fact everyone already knew. Following shortly behind was a sulking and very single Loki. Steve and Bucky arrived hand in hand with Valkyrie and Carol doing the same. Clint ushered in his wife and kids while Nat carried Nat (short for Nathaniel the Traitor).

Other heroes that weren't considered official Avengers were invited as well. Aunt May, T'challa and Nakia, Nebula and Mantis, Peter and Gamora, Scott and Hope (with the clever ship name of Microscope), Groot, Rocket, Vision and Wanda, Okoye, Nick Fury, Maria Hill, and Pepper Potts. Shuri had been stuck with the task of keeping watch over Wakanda until T'challa, Nakia, and Okoye returned. It probably wasn't the best idea to leave a Gen Z kid in charge of an entire country but Shuri was smart enough to not change laws or start a war. Right?

And of course a couple random citizens of New York. A hashtag in twitter had trended (#TONYINVITEME) and so Tony created a challenge out of it. In order to enter the contest, you had to either submit a video or photo of an act of public service or show a grade card with straight A's. But it was never really in Tony to deny people anything so the majority were going to be accepted and invited. Unfortunately Stephen and Peter stopped the billionaire by changing his twitter password. So in the end, only 14 non-superheros came to the wedding, bringing the total to 34 people.

Everyone mingled happily in eager anticipation of the wedding. There was definitely a lot of screaming and squealing with all those happy fans getting to meet their idols. So an impromptu meet and greet was thrown together in order to appease the crowd. Thankfully for the heroes, the ceremony began.

Rhodey, Peter, and Happy walked out from a side door and took their places under the gazebo. Wong, Dr. Christine Palmer, and Baron Mordo stood on the other side. Lila Barton was the first to walk the aisle as the flower girl in a beautiful pink dress. Following shortly after was DUM-E carrying a silk pillow with the rings. Peter leaned down to give the old robot a pat on the head. When the machine wasn't looking, he switched the rings on the pillow from the fake ones carried down the aisle to the actual (expensive) ones stored in his pocket.

And finally, the moment everyone was waiting for. Stephen walked down the aisle with Tony strutting his stuff right beside him. The normally stoic and serious neurosurgeon couldn't keep a straight face as he watched his fiancé sashay his way down the aisle. The two were both wearing some coordinating (not to mention expensive) Giorgio Armani suits. Halfway down the aisle, the beautiful instrumental music changed to AC/DC's 'Back in Black'.

Stephen stopped abruptly, jerking Tony back as the latter continued walking despite the disruption. The doctor gave his almost-husband a look. One that said god you're lucky I love you cuz otherwise I would kick your ass into next week. Tony didn't need to hear Stephen say anything in order to understand his unspoken message. Maybe that's why they're so suited for each other.

The happy couple continued their journey down the aisle with Stephen walking gracefully and Tony almost falling on his face from swinging his hips too far. The couple had to stop walking for a good minute or two so that Stephen could catch his breath. Stephen actually had to let go of Tony's arm and sit down in an effort to control his laughter. Everyone in attendance of course began laughing as well which caused the neurosurgeon even more difficulty as he tried to stop laughing. It took a while but eventually Stephen had sobered up enough to continue the wedding. Peter was immensely happy he had defied Stephen's and Tony's wish to not have the ceremony recorded. While no one was looking, the teenager checked his phone to ensure the drone he had built with the help of Tony (ah, the irony) was still recording. Luckily for Peter, it was.

The actual ceremony began with the preacher saying "Friends, we are gathered here today in the presence of these witnesses, to join Anthony Stark and Stephen Strange in matrimony, an important moment in their lives. Through their time together, they have seen their love and understanding of each other grow and blossom and now they have decided to live out the rest of their lives as one."

Quite unfortunately and completely not accidental, the preacher had a bit of a lisp, so every r turned into a w. He sounded very similar to the preacher from the Princess Bride. So instead of saying "marriage", the preacher said "mawwige". Thankfully, Tony and Stephen didn't erupt into another fit of laughter, and instead just had large smiles on their faces. But the preacher didn't know they were silently laughing at him and his similarity to a character in one of their favorite movies and instead believed they were just really happy to be getting married. Which was true but it was helped just a little bit with the preacher.

The preacher continued his long speech and finally paused for Tony and Stephen to read their vows. The doctor went first, reaching into his suit pocket to grab his speech before grabbing his almost-husband's hand. He cleared his throat and started.

"Tony, my dearest Tony, words cannot describe my love for you. Before I dive into how wonderful you are and everything I vow and promise to do, I'd like to point out I was a neurosurgeon and not an author or teacher." the audience laughed. "In all seriousness, I want to start my speech by saying I love you. I love you more than I loved being in an operating room or fixing brain aneurysms. Which is really saying something. I really loved operating." Once again, laughter rang out through the rooftop, breaking up the sound of a bustling New York City.

"I don't know where I'd be right now if it weren't for you. When we first met, I was still recovering from my accident and getting used to no longer operating. I had only been a 'master of the mystic arts' -"

Peter interrupted by cupping his hands over his mouth and shouting "WIZARD"

Stephen turned around to shoot Peter a faux angry look, causing the college student and everyone else to break into laughter for the millionth time. The wizard doctor cleared his throat and began his speech once again.

"Before I was so rudely interrupted," he once again shot a pointed look towards his almost-son-figure-in-law. "Where was I? Ah, yes. Tony Stark, I don't know where I'd be if it weren't for you. I'd probably still be pitying myself and driving away all my friends and colleagues and genuinely hating myself. But thankfully you came along with your annoying one-liners and awful sarcasm and jokes." Tony struggled to hold back a chuckle as his fiancé spoke in a joking tone with a hysterical face. "Without you there's a chance I wouldn't be here. You don't know this, but you got me out of my depression. You were the one to remind me of everything life has left to over. You were the one to show me love and teach me to love. You were the one to introduce me to the Avengers and give me an unofficial son. I never imagined myself having kids but meeting Peter has changed my perspective on the matter. I love you, Tony. And Peter?" Stephen turned to face the teenager with a smile on his face. "I want you to know that I love being your wizard dad."

Peter returned the smile and tried to stop the tears from welling in his eyes. While he didn't stop them from forming, he did manage to prevent full on sobbing during the wedding. Tony on the other hand was already crying. Stephen noticed this and placed a gentle and non-shaky hand on his face to wipe away the tears. "Please don't cry, tiny. I mean Tony. Dang autocorrect."

Tony laughed through the tears. "This is a verbal conversation!"

The doctor chuckled at his fiancé's response before pressing a chaste kiss on his lips. The preacher spoke "hey! I get you love each other but you have to wait until I tell you to kiss the groom." He turned back to Stephen. "Anything else you'd like to mention in your vows?"

Stephen shook his head and the preacher motioned for Tony to start his speech. The billionaire struggled to grab his speech out of his suit pocket while Stephen brushed the tears off his wet, streaked cheeks. "You'll have to give me a second here." With a final tug, he recovered his vows from the depths of his suit.

"Here we go. Okay. Unlike my rude fiancé," Tony smiled instantly as he said the word while turning to face the audience "I'd like to start by thanking you all for coming. I would say it's an honor to have you all here but we all know the truth" the billionaire quipped with a cheeky grin, prompting the audience to laugh. "I would also like to say, Peter, you are the best unofficial son I could've asked for."

Peter let out a small chuckle as the tears once again began flowing down his face. "I'm gonna die of dehydration if you guys don't stop!"

Tony pretended to brush off Peter's comment but made a mental note to remind the kid how much he loved him more often. Then he began speaking again. "Now onto my vows. Stephen, you are the love of my life. I could not ask for a better fiancé but hopefully you'll be an even better husband. You give me hope for the world. You make me want to get out of bed in the morning and into the bed at night". Tony winked, causing Stephen to blush madly. "Nothing will ever top you," another wink, more blushing. "even though you are a pain in the ass," cue wink, cue blushing.

"That was the last one I promise. Now back to the vows! Stephen, I love you. I promise to prove that to you everyday. And I promise to maintain somewhat of a sleeping schedule when you remind me that no sleep isn't healthy. I promise to speak to you in Italian 'cuz I know you love when I do that. And I promise to make you Chinese food even though I hate it so much but I'll do it anyway because ti amo più di ogni altra cosa. Non potevo sopportare di vivere senza di te, amore mio. Tu sei il mio sole, la mia luna, le mie stelle. Il mio unico e unico. Ti amo, Stephen. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."

It was a rare sight to see Stephen Strange crying. So when the former doctor began to cry, Tony instantly began to panic thinking something was wrong. In between sobs, Stephen managed to say "Nothing is wrong. Everything is just perfect." The couple wrapped their arms around each other, and held their other half tightly against them. After a moment or two, the preacher had to remind the happy almost married couple that they needed to continue the ceremony. They quickly pulled apart and once again joined hands.

The preacher once again began to speak. "Do you, Stephen Vincent Strange, take Anthony Stark to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"

"I do"

He turned to Tony. "Do you, Anthony Edward Stark, take Stephen Strange to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"

Tony smiled up at his fiance. "I do"

Peter stepped forward to hand the preacher the gorgeous rings. Tony's ring was made from Stephen's original sling ring that had since been destroyed in battle. Thankfully it had been saved as the two had wanted the wedding rings to have symbolism behind them. The ring Stephen would wear had been carefully crafted from shrapnel that was once embedded around Tony's heart. Stephen had joked that he would always have of a piece of his heart with him.

After the rings were placed on the ring fingers, the preacher looked at the happy couple. "I now pronounce you husband and even better husband. You may kiss your groom."

Stephen began to bend down to kiss his groom, but was shocked to see Tony was taller than him. Or at least he was confused until he saw the Iron Man boots sticking out from under his pant legs. The doctor chuckled before stepping on his tip toes to finally kiss his groom. The audience cheered and clapped as the preacher announced the happy, married couple.

The plan was to walk back down the aisle while the pianist played something on the piano. That plan was thrown out the window as Tony grabbed onto his husband and flew off into the sunset with him or at least it looked that way. In reality Tony only flew onto a landing pad a couple levels below so that the happy couple could share a few private kisses and change for the reception.

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There were a lot more people at the reception than the ceremony. Tony had invited practically half of New York (and some other countries as well) while Stephen had chosen other members of the mystic arts, doctors and other former colleagues of his, and friends from college. Stephen and Tony couldn't keep the smiles off their faces as they went around to chat with guests, thank them for coming, and receive their congratulations.

Peter fulfilled his duty of being a groomsmen by walking around with a large guest book and asking everyone to write a short message to the happy couple and sign their names. He was planning on hiding the book away in his room until Christmas when he would give it to them as a present. Christmas would be only a few days after their six month anniversary so the crime fighting spider figured it would make for a great gift.

After an hour or two of mingling and conversing, it was time for the first dance. Tony and Stephen grabbed hands as 'All of Me' by John Legend began playing. The two began waltzing around as the photographers took a multitude of photos and even a couple of videos. The song ended and the couple moved towards the five-tier cake. Despite his abundance of wealth, Tony had chosen a simple cake that was plain white with minimal decorations.

Rhodey walked forward to present the cake cutter. Tony and Stephen each grabbed onto the knife with their hands overlapping before they began to cut the cake. As the first slice was pulled out, it was revealed the once vanilla cake had been dyed red and gold. A.K.A. Iron Man's suit colors. Stephen shot his husband an I'm pretending to be not amused but we all know I think you're hilarious and I love it look. Tony simply shrugged his shoulders and gave his husband a soft kiss. While Tony wasn't paying attention, Stephen grabbed the discarded cake slice and slammed it into his face. The billionaire wiped the cake out of his eyes before reaching up and rubbing it onto Stephen's face.

Everyone in the room broke into laughter as they saw Stephen's reaction. Essentially, emotionless. Cameras clicked to capture the moment while Tony and Stephen leaned together for another kiss. It was only after Peter yelled 'Stop making out and give us the dang cake!' that the remainder of the dessert was cut and served.

The night continued on with more laughter, singing and dancing, photos both staged and candid, Tony being an absolute goofball, and Stephen loving Tony being an absolute goofball.

Sometime during the festivities, Peter snuck away to the bar located at the back of the banquet hall. After getting the bartender's attention, the young superhero opened his mouth to order when he was interrupted.

"I'll have a whisky on the rocks and a caprisun for the kid."

Peter didn't need to turn around to recognize the speaker. That voice was so iconic and such a prominent part of his life that he simply replied in a whiny voice, "Mr. Stark! I can order my own Caprisun"

The billionaire laughed before sitting down beside him. "I'm sorry I haven't been hanging out with you tonight. I-"

Peter waved his hand, dismissing Tony's apology. "It's fine, Mr. Stark. It's your wedding. I understand. Besides, you're a busy guy anyway."

"It's Tony. Or dad. Not Mr. Stark. And it's not okay. You're practically my son. What kind of dad would I be if I didn't spend time with you? I need to spend time with you. I want to spend time with you. Besides, when was the last time we were in the lab together? Just the two of us?"

The bartender placed the drinks in front of the pair, giving Peter time to think. He thought a little longer before shrugging his shoulders. "I've been busy with college and you've been busy getting married and running your company. Neither of us have a lot of free time. It's okay. We'll just wait until I'm done at MIT and you're not constantly getting yelled at by Pepper for missing important meetings."