SEVERAL WEEKS AGO...

John and Mary walked together hand-in-hand while WALL-E and EVE shared a knowing glance. They hurried to greet them.

"Hello!" EVE said.

"Hey hey! It's Wall-E and Eve!" John exclaimed, "So how're things?"

"We're doing well." EVE replied, "Wall-E is healthy as ever!"

He glared at her as if to say, What's that supposed mean?

"Hahaha! Well, that's good to hear..."

"Hey! Both of you!" Mary exclaimed, jumping up and down excitedly, "Guess what!? We have great news!"

EVE giggled at her demeanor, "Oh?"

"Tell em, honey." John said with a side glance.

"Me and John are engaged!" Mary squealed.

EVE and WALL-E shared a questioning glance.

"What does that mean?"

"You don't know? Well, let me tell you!" Mary showed off her left hand, which had a shiny ring on it, "We're going to get married."

"Marriage is a pact humans make to each other, promising to stay devoted to them forever and love them and no one else, no matter what." John stepped in, "Our marriage is the first one since humanity went into space!"

"Ooo!" WALL-E's curiosity was piqued.

"Really...?" EVE said.

"Yeah!" John laughed, "When are you two getting married, huh?"

"I agree!" Mary laughed, "I've been hearing wedding bells since I saw you two together after the Axiom landed!"

"Seriously, you've been together for an entire year!" John added.

EVE let go of WALL-E's hand after giving it a gentle squeeze, "I'll be right back."

She left quickly, making WALL-E's eyebrows shoot upwards. She returned not long after with a piece of cloth, white but old and dirty. She made a questioning beep at her human friends.

"That's called a veil!" Mary took the piece of cloth and rearranged it, brushing the dirt out. It was torn and crumpled, but it was mostly in one piece, "This is what the bride wears on her head during the wedding. Look!" she carefully set the ring attached to the cloth on EVE's head, letting the fabric fall across her back.

WALL-E cooed in awe.

"It looks lovely on you, Eve!" Mary said, "Sure, it's ripped and messy, but we can fix that!"

EVE trailed her fingers through the thin fabric lying softly against her head and over her shoulders.

Bride...