While I won't be throwing rose petals at Draco and Harry's wedding (poisoned ones maybe), I get misty-eyed at weddings. And any excuse for more drunk bridesmaids and free cake!(And there are about squibillion wedding stories in the Harry Potter, Bandslash and Stargate Atlantis fandoms, if you'd like some more.)
The funny thing about destiny
Annakovsky
(How I met your mother/The Office)
You just know Ted Mosby has dreamed of his wedding day since he was a little boy. Drawing buildings came just ahead of drawing wedding gowns and chapels. This is a great crossover because the supporting characters are vividly sketched in, and the humor of both shows meshes. Barney and Michael, the funniest, get given their own good scenes.
Most of all, the story is written in what I like to call postcard style. It's just over 6,000 words tracing 3-5 years of their lives by diving in and out of all the critical moments, the intervals as a blurred rush of activity linking them.
Because fanfic relies so much on shared background from the source, not a lot of world-building or characterisation is needed. And in a way, postcard style is a lot like a TV episode is for fanfic writers - we write about the moments inbetween scenes and episodes.
The Modern Man's Hustle
Eleveninches
(stargate atlantis)
This isn't crackfic, more a magic brownie cake with m&ms and a side of crazy-juice. Elizabeth accidentally marries Ronon who has a dark past, John and Rodney struggle with their love - it's a story really about how difficult and ridiculous weddings and marriage is. And in its weird way, how wonderful they are.
Still
Pru
(stargate atlantis)
And this is where it starts, with the proposal. The repetition here of Ronon's memories of his parents' marriage makes the present with John so much richer and deeper.
Too long have we tarried
Telanu
(The Devil Wears Prada)
Then again, you could forget the proposal and focus on all the other details. The other bride might be a tad upset about that though.
Moving on
Astolat
(smallville)
Lex does everything, including his weddings (note the very, very plural here) in style. Make sure to check out the marvellous paperdolls that go with the story. What's interesting here is that marriage is explicitly a political and legal act here. The only time it has any resonance at all is when it comes close to home. Lex and Clark would be together with or without the ceremonies, but that moment with the emotional stand-in for Clark's parents, with his friends - that's where it has meaning beyond a contract.
With this ring
Drew
(Supernatural RPS)
The sheer apple pie goodness of this story will charm you. They're two Texan boys in love, and their mommas are going to make sure that wedding is beautiful.
Bride Price
Basingstoke
(Highlander)
And then there's the traditional way to get married. Duncan wasn't even wearing a kilt for the ceremony!
The world turned upside down
Shalott
(Master and Commander)
Not technically entirely gay. But possibly the most painfully accurate of all the stories here on what love and law have to do with marriage, and the sweep of gender assumptions. Also, utterly wonderful for choosing Aubrey, one of the most hyper-masculine and hedonistically physical characters ever to change genders. He's not the least bit neurotic, so rather than over-analyse, he lives.
Incident Report
K'sal
(Star Trek)
And sometimes, marriage means completely different things to the people involved. Epistolary with Kirk's dashed-off notes and Spock's detailed logical replies. Roses are after all, completely irrelevant.
A Modest Proposal
Ignaz Wisdom
(House)
One of the arguments against gay marriage is that two straight guys could get married for legal reasons - the Chuck and Larry argument - which as this story demonstrates, is kinda beside the entire point. Plenty of heterosexual platonic couples have done this for green cards and other reasons. The state can't legislate love and intent. But marriage can sometimes unfold into something far far more.
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