Wedding by the Sea
With love in the air and the festival in full swing within both Regalia and Hostesse, it isn't a surprise that decorations for a wedding were taking place just on the beach. It could have even been described as picturesque from how carefully put together everything was. The stairwell going down to the beach had been decorated with a white carpet to help keep the sand at bay for both the guests and the happy couple that was getting married. Following along the path of the carpet down the steps there would be several tall torches pushed into the ground decorated with a white ribbon. The trail led to the archway, the trail of the carpet ending where it stood along with rows of seating on both sides. However, most of the seats weren't in place yet, given the friends that had gathered to attend the wedding were helping set up the benches for the rest of the guests to sit.
The sound of excited chatter filled the group that was setting up the chairs on the beach in Hostesse, the view of it all rather chaotic but filled with happiness despite how early in the morning they had been woken up at to begin setting up everything properly. Among the group, Sylvi could be seen practically cackling as she watched some of the others complain over their outfits or those that they'd be put into later. But her cackling ended when Lucille and Camilla glanced between each other before nudging Sylvi. The woman who was nudged would turn to look at the two before paling a bit upon seeing the dress Lucille had picked out. After a rather amusing display of Sylvi launching herself over a bench that was set down before the two went after her to get her properly ready for the wedding, the group went back to assist with the setup.
Once Camilla had successfully wrangled Sylvi away to be put into a dress rather than her typical pants and shirt, Lucille had snuck away to check on Molly.
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While the chaos ensued on the beach, within one of the rented out homes near the event, Molly was pacing away while holding back tears. Granted, they were happy tears, but tears nonetheless. Within the room with her would be both Kai-si'en and Gwelurin who looked between each other and then back to their friend.
"C'mon Mols, calm down and just. Relax. Please." Kai would chime in while walking over to her to push her friend down into a seat in front of a mirror.
"Ay' can't help it, Kai...I'm nervous. And- what if something goes wrong?" An unamused noise would escape the Sihai's throat as she focused on brushing back Molly's hair while Gwel let out a loud snort.
"Like you'd mess anything up, Mols. Everything is gonna be fine, void, the whole Nook is practically showing up to help out." Gwel chimed in as she moved over to sit down next to her friend while Molly began to nervously tap her foot on the ground. While the Sihndar began to babble away reasons on what could go wrong both of her friends gave each other a look and a sigh. It was going to be a long day.
Molly would be cut out of her reverie when Lucille practically burst into the room causing the trio to jump in fright before they whipped around to give her an unamused look while Molly slowly relaxed. The Ithanian simply grinned at them as she walked over with the tie they sent her out for over an hour ago. Soon enough a bubble of laughter would escape both Kai and Gwel while Molly simply shook her head, Luci would tilt her head in confusion before shrugging and approaching to help with straightening up the suit Molly wore.
"Now, do you have everything ready? The suit in place? Check. Blue tie? Check. Hair?" Lucille began to list off before looking to the Sihai that was already working away at the woman's hair.
"In progress." The sihai would speak out with a hair pin-tucked between her lips as she focused on trying Molly's hair back and smoothing it out. While the group fretted over the Sihndar's appearance she'd stare into the mirror as she carefully flicked her gaze over the outfit she wore.
The suit a crisp black color, to adhere to some tradition of marriages but the suit coat would be unbuttoned while the off-white shirt she wore was out for show. Atop the shirt sat the tie that Lucille had retrieved to finish the outfit off, the blue tie standing out against the shirt. The pants were made a bit too long but had been fixed by pinning extra fabric up and hidden away with it being folded up in the fabric. The shoes were also fixed up for the occasion to match the rest of the suit in a deep black color.
In an adjacent home to the one where the others were getting ready, Sibÿllad along with Paedon, one of her adopted children helping the Orc get ready. Even with their serious demeanor, Paedon seemed more than happy to help. A nervous exhale would escape her as she looked at herself within the mirror, her hands flittering over the dress she had made for the entire event. To say she felt awkward was an understatement, the dress was snugly fitting on her torso with a darker off white color before it billowed out down into the more free-flowing fabric. Her arms were bare, shoulders slightly covered with the short sleeves that were practically non-existent on her arms so she'd have more free movement. The skirt is a lighter white in comparison to the torso piece. A sash was to be carefully wrapped around the seam that circled around her torso down near her waist, it carefully folded back and was a deep blue that matched Molly's tie.
A sound broke Sib out of her thoughts while Paedon darted off to answer the door, nearly being squished by the rest of the bridesmaids that decided to come to help her get ready. Leading the charge would be Sylvi, her hair pinned back and now in a light blue dress as she quickly began circling the Orc with a bright grin.
"Well don't ya' look pretty Sib!"
"Oi, shut it." Came her embarrassed response as the others filed in with an amused laugh. Camilla and Dymphna looked between each other before they scattered about the room to get the bouquet ready while Sib groaned at the thought of it while Sylvi reached out to pat her arm.
"Now now...You're going to look /real/ pretty with the flowers we picked out." The Northwoman spoke with a cheeky grin and a wink before Dym returned with the floral bouquet. A variety of flowers sat in the bouquet, roses, tulips, and daisies in various colors keeping to the blue and purple color palette. Despite the stress of the day adding up Sib would grin before bringing the group into a hug as they all laughed away, clearly having a grand time.
Soon enough, they'd pull away before Sylvi began to titter away in excitement while wandering about the room before pausing at the window. An excitable grin on her features as she darted out while Dym and Camilla helped Sib finish getting ready. They'd bring a sash over to finish off the outfit. Said sash would then be brought up to lay across her torso at a slant to rest against her right shoulder. The excess fabric was also carefully wrapped around her waist to hide the seam how they were told to wrap it.
As the sun began to dip beyond the horizon over the ocean most of the guests had arrived and now stood among the seats chattering away. At the altar stood the priest for the marriage, Azel. The crowd began to quiet down as the Yanar focused on Molly as she stepped down to stand at the altar, waiting for it to officially begin.
It seemed to quickly go by as the various men and women who were acting as best men and the bridesmaids. Leading the best men would be Zelgius in a suit much like the rest of the others. Following Zel would be Bruce and then Llewyn in a seemingly messy and ratty suit yet still presentable from the help of the others. Finally Kruul stepped after the half-varran wearing a suit despite it being sleeveless. After the best men had walked down then Sylvi led the bridesmaids with her light blue dress that seemed to compliment her pale skin tone, which was then followed by Lucille in a pink dress. Following those two were Camilla in a light green dress and Dym in a red one.
And at the end of the two groups came the flower girl, Kaina who's light colored dress seemed to stand out against her mocha skin. But she did her job well as she dropped the flowers along. The ring bearer, Paedon stepped forward while holding the pillow containing the two rings.
Finally after the seemingly length procession, Sib stepped down the aisle while holding the flower bouquet. From there it seemed to be a whirlwind of emotions for everyone as Azel went on to continue the proper wedding before the couple sealed their marriage with a kiss in front of the teary eyed audience who cheered. All the while, Molly had teared up more than once as did others in the audience probably did at the end.
Written By: @Nesstro
