#nyislanders

“You may now kiss the bride.”

Everyone was cheering Matt and Syd as they shared their first kiss as married couple. I stood up with a huge smile on my face, cheering with everyone else. Watching them walk down the aisle hand in hand, Mat pulled me in for a side hug. 

As the wedding festivities continued, it was finally time to hit the dance floor. With champagne in my left hand, I was dancing with one of Sydney’s little cousins that I met at a hockey game before. I twirled her around, smiling as I heard her laugh. 

Mat’s POV

I was talking to Tito about off-season plans when I looked at (Y/N) on the dance floor. Taking a sip of my beer with a small smile on my face, I watch her laughing and dancing along to whatever song was playing. 

“So I was thinking of taking a trip to California or something like that. What about you?” 

“What? Oh, I think (Y/N) and I are gonna go visit her family down in Georgia.” I said turning back to my conversation with Tito. A slower song came on and (Y/N) came over to me. I pulled her hand back and then set our drinks down at the nearest table. 

“We won’t get those back you know?” She said looking up at me. 

“I don’t care. What I care about is having a dance with you.” (Y/N) laughed lightly and shook her head looking down. 

My right arm was around her waist while my left hand was holding her right hand lightly. Her head rested on my chest, I gave her a kiss on the top of her head and squeezed her hand lightly. She looked up at me and smiled. 

“I know we haven’t talked much about the future, but I do know that I want to marry you.” I said with a huge smile on my face. 

“Really?”

“Of course. I love you.”

“I love you Matty. I imagine myself marrying you too.” (Y/N) said with a twinkle in her eyes and a huge smile on her face matching mine. 

“How do you picture our future wedding?”

“Well, it would be in the fall. Summer is too hot for me, but we’ll have to have it before hockey training starts though. I don’t want to interfere with you training for the season. Oh! I would have it before football starts. You know how my family is about football.”

“Hmm fall sounds good babe. Would you want it indoor or outdoor?”

“I would have the ceremony outdoors and the reception indoors. I don’t want flies around while I’m eating. What about you? What do you picture?”

“I see us getting married somewhere warm. Maybe Georgia since that’s where you’re from. It would be easier for your family too.”

“What about your family?”

“I can always fly them down here. Plus I think they would like the to be somewhere warm. When would you want to get married?”

“Maybe in the next or so. I think I would want a year to plan in instead of 6 months.”

“Guess I better start ring shopping, eh?”

(Y/N) laughed quietly, mumbling “Yeah I guess so.”