Eddie and Richie had a spring wedding.
It was in California- Joshua Tree National Park to be exact. With a view of The San Jacinto Mountains and the Salton Sea, it was a perfect location for the two of them.
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It was in California- Joshua Tree National Park to be exact. With a view of The San Jacinto Mountains and the Salton Sea, it was a perfect location for the two of them.
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All the Losers were invited: Mike and Bill (who recently got together a few months after Derry, spending their time touring the US in a small RV), Bev and Ben (who also got together after Derry; Ben was with Bev through every step of her divorce with Tom) and Stan and Patty. 2/15
Bev helped design the outfits that Richie and Eddie wore for the wedding: matching charcoal grey suits with red bow ties (they were real bow ties, which Richie struggled with. He ended up asking Eddie to help him fix it before their photo shoot). 3/15
When it came time for their vows, Richie started first:
“The moment I saw you, 5 years ago in that restaurant, I knew.
I knew what it was like to fall in love again.
I knew what it felt like to almost lose the love of my life.
I knew I couldn’t stand and say nothing. 4/15
“The moment I saw you, 5 years ago in that restaurant, I knew.
I knew what it was like to fall in love again.
I knew what it felt like to almost lose the love of my life.
I knew I couldn’t stand and say nothing. 4/15
I knew I had to tell you how much I love you.
And I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you by my side.
Over the past 5 years, I’ve learned and grown so much by your side. I’ve learned to clean the dishes before mold grew on them. To take out the trash. 5/15
And I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you by my side.
Over the past 5 years, I’ve learned and grown so much by your side. I’ve learned to clean the dishes before mold grew on them. To take out the trash. 5/15
To not order take out every night because I’m too lazy to cook dinner. To not leave the clothes in the dryer for weeks and only take them out when I need more underwear.
Most importantly though, I learned how to be brave. How to be vulnerable. How to love. 6/15
Most importantly though, I learned how to be brave. How to be vulnerable. How to love. 6/15
When you showed up on my doorstep with only two oversized bags in hand, I knew that there was no stopping me from falling in love with you again.
Every day that I wake up next to you and see you by my side is the best day of my life. 7/15
Every day that I wake up next to you and see you by my side is the best day of my life. 7/15
You are the piece of my life that I had been missing for so long and now that I found you, I hope you know there’s no getting rid of this Trashmouth.
You are the best thing that ever has happened to me, Eds. You are my Eddie Spaghetti, my Eds in a Basket, my soulmate. 8/15
You are the best thing that ever has happened to me, Eds. You are my Eddie Spaghetti, my Eds in a Basket, my soulmate. 8/15
I love you, Edward Franciszek Kaspbrak, in this life and every other life.”
Tears flowed down Eddie’s face as Richie finished his vows.
“You asshole. How am I supposed to top that, Rich?”
“I mean you already top me in-“
“OkshutupI’mreadingmyvowsnow.” 9/15
Tears flowed down Eddie’s face as Richie finished his vows.
“You asshole. How am I supposed to top that, Rich?”
“I mean you already top me in-“
“OkshutupI’mreadingmyvowsnow.” 9/15
“Richard Wentworth Tozier, from the moment I met you, I knew you were insufferable.
With those dumb glasses and dumb jokes and dumb buckteeth, you were the most insufferable person I had to deal with.
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With those dumb glasses and dumb jokes and dumb buckteeth, you were the most insufferable person I had to deal with.
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I mean you’re still insufferable now but I have to be nice to you because I love your dumb glasses and dumb jokes and your buckteeth and your broad shoulders.
Anyways, what I’m trying to say is that I love you Richie. I love everything about you.
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Anyways, what I’m trying to say is that I love you Richie. I love everything about you.
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You make me smile every day and keep me sane when Jeff at work doesn’t know how to use the printer and you brew me my morning coffee because you know I get cranky without it.
I know that there is no one else in the world that I would want to spend the rest of my life with. 12/15
I know that there is no one else in the world that I would want to spend the rest of my life with. 12/15
I promise that I’ll love you for all eternity, that nothing will ever separate us from being together, not life, not death, not even an evil alien clown.
I love you in this and every other life, Richie. Forever and always.”
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I love you in this and every other life, Richie. Forever and always.”
13/15
After exchanging vows, they proceeded to have their first dance as the sun set behind them.
They were husbands now, and will always be, for their love ran deeper and further than any creek, river, or ocean. 14/15
They were husbands now, and will always be, for their love ran deeper and further than any creek, river, or ocean. 14/15
[15/15] A glimpse of their wedding photos, taken by @kasphacked (thank you again for accepting this commission!):