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"Are you excited for today, Y/N?" B/F/N squealed and I laughed at her as we were entering the bridal shop.

I was shopping for my wedding dress today and my best friend, my mom, my fiancé Tom's, mother, and one of Tom's good friend; best man; and former teammate, Viktor had decided to help out in deciding which dress to buy today for the ceremony.

"I bet it's killing Tom right now as he is anxious to see me in 'the dress' in a few more months..." I giggled as we walked into it and we were greeted by one of the consultants.

"Hi! You must be Y/N, am I correct? My name is Maya and I'll be helping you out today..." Maya smiled and ushered us to the back of the shop, which was where the private rooms were.

"It's very nice to meet you, Maya. This is the maid of honor and my best friend, B/F/N; my mother, M/N; my fiancé's mother; and his best man, Viktor." I introduced each of them to her and they greeted her.

We walked to the back and Maya brought be to the back of the room, which was practically the backstage of the runway. Yep, I was going to 'model' the dresses and I wanted to get honest opinions from the ones I brought along today with me.

"I got three dresses for you today that I think would be perfect for you. You can go ahead and get dressed into the first one and I'll be out there with your family and friends!" Maya smiled at me as she showed me the dressing room and left me in privacy.

I carefully got dressed into the first dress, which was sparkling bright towards the top and it had lace cap sleeves, with the skirt going all the way to the floor; which meant that I had to be careful when I was walking or dancing at any point during the wedding. As soon as I got dressed into the first wedding dress, I walked out of the private dressing room and walked down the runway, just being myself.

When I had reached the end of the runway, I twirled around in the dress and I looked at my family and friends.

"So...What do you guys think about this dress?" I asked the people in front of me as I slowly walked down the platform carefully via the stairs.

"It's sophisticated yet simple. I love the details!" B/F/N gushed as the rest of them agreed with her and urged me to go try the second one.

I nodded my head and carefully yet quickly walked back to the private dressing room. As soon as I shut the door, I got out of the first dress and changed into the second dress, which was also beautiful.

The second wedding dress was a ball gown-style dress; which had 3/4-sleeves with an intricate floral design, and the skirt was made of tulle. This one didn't have the 'belt' or the strap of fabric that was around my waist like the first one had.

When I finally zipped up the zipper, I walked out of the dressing room and walked out on the runway again, displaying the second dress for the 'crowd'.

"This dress is so beautiful!" I giggled happily as I stepped down the platform via the stairs and walked up to them. "What do you think about this dress?"

"I can definitely see Tom crying when you first walk down the aisle, Y/N..." Tom's mother softly smiled at me as the rest of them nodded their heads and laughed.

"I can so see that too. But, I think that Tom is going to love any dress that you pick out, Y/N. He is so happy and he is so excited that he's marrying you!" Viktor smiled as he dabbed his eyes because of the tears welling up in his eyes.

I lowly chuckled to myself as I gave a hug to Viktor and smiled.

"Should I go ahead and try out the final dress, you guys?" I looked at them and they were all nodding at me, which made me laugh a little bit.

Getting back to the dressing room for the second-to-last time, I slipped out of the second dress and got into the third and final dress. I looked at myself in the mirror as I admired all the wedding dress that were in their respective hangers before I looked down at my engagement ring. "I really am the luckiest girl in the entire world..." I thought to myself as I sighed happily and had a moment with myself for a minute before I got back to reality and got out of the room.

The dress was sleeveless, which was a change compared to the two other dresses which had sleeves. The neckline seemed to be like an A-line... And of course, this one also had the belt, but it was sparkly.

Walking down the runway for the last time, I looked down at my family and friends with a smile. I shakily took a breath as I looked at my mom for an answer this time.

"Mom, what do you think about this dress?" I stepped down the platform and walked over to my mother, who started to have tears sitting around in her eyes.

"You look so beautiful in all of the dresses that you've tried out today, sweetheart. You're not a little girl anymore, you've grown up to be a strong and independent woman you are today. Tom truly is, the luckiest man on the planet to have someone who loves him for him, not because of his career, Y/N..." Mom gave me a hug and tears started to well up in my eyes as I returned the hug.

"I'll always be yours and Dad's little girl..." I laughed to myself as I slowly pulled away from the hug and gestured at them that I was going to go change and then give my opinion on the dress.

Walking back to the dressing room, I got out of the third dress and got dressed back into my regular clothes, before I grabbed all of the wedding dresses carefully and went to meet up with the rest of them.

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"Have you decided which wedding dress you really like, Ms. L/N?" Maya smiled at me as we walked back to the front of the store with the dresses carefully laying in my arms.

"I really can't decide! They are all so beautiful!" I giggled as she went behind the cashier counter and I gently set them down on the counter.

"It's your decision, Y/N. It is your wedding day, after all..." B/F/N smiled softly at me as Viktor rested one of his hands on my shoulder and nodded his head.

"Well," I started out and smiled down at the dresses, "I really do like this wedding dress."

I pointed down to the one I had loved and Maya nodded her head. She started to check out the dress and told me the price of it when I saw my mom pulling out her wallet.

"Mom, what are you doing?" I looked at her confusedly and she softly laughed at me.

"I'm paying for your beautiful wedding dress that you have selected to wear for your wedding day?" She shook her head and I was a little shocked.

"No, it's okay, mom! I can pay for the dress! Really!"

"Honey, I'm sure that you and Tom have spent a lot of money on planning the ceremony and reception already! Please, let this be a wedding gift from your father and I, to you."

I softly smiled at my mom before I gave her a gentle hug, "I love you so much, Mom."

"I love you too, sweetheart." She chuckled at me before she paid for the wedding dress and I playfully shook my head.

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"Hey, älskling! How was the wedding dress shopping today?" Tom greeted me with a kiss on the cheek as soon as I entered the house.

"It was really fun! I had a nice time with them..." I smiled up at Tom as my arms went around his waist and I looked up at him with his green-hazel eyes looking down at my E/C eyes.

"Would you care to tell me what the dress looks like, at least?"

"Never in a million years, Nilsson...Even if you tried to bribe me."

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