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say yes to the dress

pairing :: eden x blackpink + family

word count :: 2.1k

synopsis :: eden goes dress shopping with her members and sister.

time :: april, 2025

a/n :: literally yearning for a wedding and a family so bad rn. enjoy my projecting c:

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Lisa used her fingers to brush the woman’s hair out of her face. “I think it looks good! You wanna wear it up on your big day?”

“I was thinking about it. Figured I’d test it out with some dresses?” She said, rubbing her palms on her jeans. Her nerves were acting up, finding it hard to believe she was in a bridal shop with her members.

“I’m sorry we’re late!” The entrance doorbell jingled, causing everyone to look in the direction of the sound. Evelyn entered the shop with Evangeline on her hip. Eden felt all her jitters dissipate, gasping as she and her niece shared a look of excitement at seeing one another.

“Denny!” the little girl shouted, reaching her arms out toward her. Eden walked over to them, taking her from her mother’s hip.

“There’s my Eva!” She raised her tone to match the toddlers. The girl wrapped her tiny arms around her neck, giving her a hug. “I missed you! Did you miss me?”

She nodded her head, Eden taking the chance to kiss her cheek.

“LA traffic is a nightmare.” Evelyn let out a gigantic sigh, adjusting her sunglasses on the top of her head and giving each of the members a hug.

“Welcome to California.” Rosé smiled, squeezing her into the hug.

“Where’s your dad?” Eden asks Evangeline before her eyes flit to her sister.

“He went to an observatory? I told him to come, but he didn’t want to interrupt our girl time, but I think we all know he’d start crying the moment he saw you in a dress.”

“Oh god, he would!” Eden presses her forehead to Evangeline’s. “Your dad is a crybaby.”

“Crybaby!”

“She is too cute!” Lisa crouched beside her, brushing the bangs out of her face.

“How old is she now?” Rosé asks.

“Almost two.” Eden and Evelyn speak in unison, except their answers differ.

“Eighteen months!”

Eden scoffs, rolling her eyes. “You’re such a mom.”

“Shut up!”

“Soon she will be twenty-four months.” She says to the rest of the group.

The group of girls catch up some more before the receptionist comes to get them, leading them to their own private suite.

“I can’t believe I’m doing this right now.” She speaks low enough for the girls to hear her.

“So soon, too!” Her sister encourages her.

“I wanted to start early. I’ve never given much thought to my wedding.”

“And this is you!” The employee smiles, stepping aside so everyone can enter the room. It’s spacious, full of mirrors, and bright.

Even with Evangeline in her arms, she can feel all her insecurities rising to the surface. She begins to wonder if she’s crazy for searching for wedding dresses so early after Seokmin had just proposed. They knew they wanted to have their wedding before he enlisted. She always wanted the most important women in her life to see her try on dresses. They finally had the time and they were all in the same place. Her mind began pacing, afraid she wouldn’t be able to find her perfect dress.

“You’re the bride, yes?” The woman snapped her back to reality.

“Oh, yes. Sorry.” She nodded, taking a deep breath and hoping she wasn’t in her head for too long.

“Is this your first time dress shopping?”

Eden pursed her lips, forcing herself to nod. She was cowering into her shell again.

“That’s wonderful! Can I offer any refreshments? We have wine and champagne, water too. Plus, you look like you might need something to take the edge off.” The employee winks at Eden.

“Wine would be great, thank you.” Her eyes soften, pressing a kiss to Eva’s forehead before handing her off to her mom.

“Auntie’s nervous, huh Eva?” Evelyn adjusts her on her hip, pointing to her.

“Denny!”

Eden pouts at the nickname Evangeline uses for her.

“I’ll go ahead and get you those drinks before we start.” The woman heads for the door before turning back around, addressing the group. “I’m just gonna go ahead and get this out of the way, but my daughter is a huge fan of yours.” She clasped her hands together, chuckling nervously.

Eden looks to her members, blushing. “Awe, really? That’s so sweet!”

“Is there any way you could maybe sign something for her? She’ll never believe me.”

“Of course, we’d be happy too!”

It’s a little embarrassing how fast Eden had gulped down one glass of wine. But she needed it if she was going to get through dress shopping without a panic attack.

“You doing okay?” The woman asks her, pulling her from her thoughts. As soon as they started browsing aisles of dresses, she discovered her name was Sophie.

“Is it normal to be this anxious?” Eden let out a deep breath, eyeing Sophie in the mirror as she secured the clips at her spine.

“Oh, honey. I’ve been here ten years, and you have to be the most chill bride I’ve met.”

She chuckled, a blush creeping onto her cheeks. “That’s reassuring.”

The woman finished up the last adjustments. “There you are. Absolutely stunning!”

Eden spent the entire time analyzing her face, she completely forgot to look at the dress on her. It was a ball gown style, flowers, jewels, and tulle adorning the length of the skirt. The bodice was strapless and form-fitting. “It’s beautiful. Don’t the brides have a hard time walking in it?”

“Not at all. If anything, everyone else has a hard time walking around the bride.” Sophie jokes. “Wanna show them?”

She nodded, picking up the skirt to walk where the girls were waiting on her. When the woman pulled back the curtain, each one of her members perked up and gasped in sync. They were all too stunned to speak, but Jisoo was the first to say anything.

Jisoo was set up on a video call from Evelyn’s iPad, given she was still in Korea. “Eunhye!” She screamed, clapping her hands.

“Princess!” Eva clapped her hands, wiggling off her mom’s lap and skipping over to Eden.

“You’re right.” She smiled, bending over to grab the girl’s hands. “I do feel like a princess.”

Someone was sniffling and everyone looked around to see the culprit. Eden felt her eyes prickle with tears once she saw her sister turning away.

“Sorry, don’t mind me.” She held her hand up, hoping to block all of them from seeing her.

“Ev…” She wrapped her arms around herself, blinking rapidly to ward off the unshed tears.

Sophie quickly offers tissues to Evelyn. “It happens more than you know.”

She takes a tissue, blotting at the corners of her eyes. “I told myself I wouldn’t cry today. I think Noah possessed me or something.”

“Ooh, I love when the men cry. It’s my favorite.” Sophie winks at her.

Jennie speaks up. “There is no way Seokmin is getting through the day without crying. Even if you wear a trash bag, he’s gonna cry.”

She spent the next two hours trying on dresses, loving each one but none that truly spoke to her. She didn’t mean to start crying after seeing herself in the mirror with the mermaid dress on. It was truly gorgeous, but the wine must’ve messed with her head because she couldn’t stop the tears in the dressing room with Sophie. She didn’t like the way her body looked, thus giving the dress a definitive no.

Eden began to doubt she would find her perfect dress—at least not today. That is, until the last one. It resembled the first ball gown she’d tried on, an A-line, but with subtle differences. The skirt was less flared, and the bodice was adorned with sequins, pearls, beads, and lace. The off-the-shoulder sleeves were embroidered with flowers, the delicate stems wrapping around her arms all the way to her wrists.

“There. That’s it.” Sophie whispers from behind her.

“What?”

Sophie’s grin has a hidden meaning behind it. “Oh, don’t mind me. Thinking out loud.” She finishes the adjustments, tapping on her back to tell her to turn.

Eden complies, turning her body to see her reflection. She gasps softly, her chest constricting and she can feel more tears fighting to break free. Time seems to stop as she admires what she sees in the mirror. She presses the back of her hand to her mouth, hiding her smile as she giggles. “It’s beautiful.” She uses her other hand, gently running it down the front of the dress,

“You look absolutely stunning, Eden.” Sophie tells her, opening the curtain wide enough for her. “Wanna see what they think?”

She swallows, bunching the skirt in her hands as she steps off the platform and slips out of the dressing room. She holds her breath as she walks out, stepping onto the platform in the middle of their suite. She lets go of the skirt, letting it fall seamlessly as all the girl’s jaws fall to the floor.

Sophie stands next to the women, getting a good look at her before clasping her hands together, tearing up at how beautiful she is.

“Eden…” Jennie pouts, pressing her hand to her chest.

The room begins to feel stuffy at the realization that she had found her perfect dress. Her inspiration boards were full of varieties, but somehow this dress captured everything she wanted. She feels like a princess, on her way to marry her very own prince charming. The idea of marriage seemed so unobtainable to her at a different time in her life, but now she feels more than worthy.

“I really love it,” Eden does a tiny twirl, the skirt flowing along with her as tears fall down her cheeks. “It’s perfect.”

The women are quiet. Jennie and Lisa have tears forming in their eyes. Evelyn is trying her best to stay composed with a sleepy-eyed Evangeline on her lap. Rosé is holding the video call while her jaw is on the floor. Jisoo breaks the silence with a shout. “That’s the one! Eunhye, you have to pick that one!”

That’s enough to bring all the girls to their senses and start crying.

“What did she say?” Sophie chuckles.

“She said that’s the one.” Eden translates for her. “I couldn’t agree more.”

“I have no words,” Rosé wipes away a tear from her cheek. “You’re gonna make the most beautiful bride, E.”

Eden looks to Sophie, hoping she communicates with her features that she thinks she found her dress.

“Wait! Let me get the veil to go with it!” She sprints out of the room, leaving Eden with her favorite women.

She finds herself in the mirror, popping her shoulder as a sob bubbles in her throat.

“I have to call Noah.” her sister announces, pulling her phone out and dialing his number. The video call rings for a few seconds before he answers.

“Babe, I miss you. Look at my view,” His voice plays into the room.

“That’s nice honey, but look at my view!” Evelyn points her phone to Eden, who locks her fingers together with a blush on her cheeks.

“No! Don’t show me, I wanna be-” Noah warns his wife, his voice cutting off before a scream blares through the speaker. “Eden! Oh my god!”

The girls erupt into laughter as Eden throws her head back in laughter.

“Dada! Princess Denny!” Evangeline is suddenly wide awake, pointing to her Aunt.

Sophie returns, carrying a white veil back into the room. “Let me complete the look!” She stands behind Eden, carefully placing the comb into her hair and adjusting the tulle to cascade down her back. It’s much like the dress, flowers scattered and beaded with crystals. “There.”

Eden stops breathing when she sees the look, complete with the veil. With nothing else to do, she starts crying, putting her hands on her hips and looking to the ceiling. The one emotion she feels is incomprehensible, like she is finally stepping into herself. She saw the best version of herself in the mirror, knowing the long journey it took just to get to this point.

“Oh my god! Did she say yes? Please tell me she said yes! Why are we crying? Are we all crying?”

“I’m sorry.” She apologizes, taking the tissue Sophie hands to her and blotting her eyes. “I don’t know why I’m crying.”

“Oh, honey, it’s totally fine to cry. Especially after all we’ve done, it’s only fitting to let a few tears out.”

“I don’t think I’m gonna find another dress as perfect as this one.” Eden sniffles, reaching forward to wrap her arms around her. “Thank you.”

The two women exchange a hug before Sophie clears her throat, letting her go and straightening posture.

“Eden, are you saying yes to the dress?”

“Yes!”

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