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🎤WHO: Gaku and Ellis Yaotome! Open to everyone! Gaku has personally handed out invitations to every single person!
🎤WHAT: Wedding!!
🎤WHEN: Winter 20
🎤WHERE: Town Square
🎤WARNINGS: None! Will add if needed!

[ Welcome to the wedding of Gaku and Ellis Yaotome! The ceremony is scheduled to take place in the late afternoon so that the reception can lead right into the evening, making it the perfect time for dancing until the wee hours of the morning. The Town Square is done up nicely, with sleek benches decorated with beautiful flowers for a bit of flare.

The ceremony itself is not drawn out, as Gaku and Ellis are both the kind of people who tend to get right to the point. Both Gaku and Ellis are dressed in nicely tailored suits that invert each other's colors—Gaku's suit is a dark, cool-toned blue with a cream colored vest underneath, whereas Ellis has on a slate gray with a dark blue vest. Their vows are personal and sweet, filled only with promises that they know they can keep. Gaku is a little bit nervous and definitely emotional, but Ellis' calm attitude is contagious enough that he's able to rein his emotions in. Having Lucia by his side as his Best Woman is also a big help, her support meaning everything to him.

With a kiss to seal the deal, the reception is on! ]



[ The tables are neatly set up, and dinner is just as nice, with plenty of options between steak, pasta, and salads. Outside of Gaku and Ellis, along with two seats labeled Tenn Kujo and Ryunosuke Tsunashi right next to Gaku's side, everyone is free to sit wherever they like, and there is no strict schedule when it comes to the time they choose to eat. It seems that although Gaku and Ellis were strict on their fancy dress code, they don't want to keep to a tight schedule. The desserts are also plenty and located on a single table near the cake, an assortment of macarons, cream puffs, and cookies accompanying it.

The reception is filled with music and a light atmosphere, and Gaku will encourage people to dance. He'll also encourage all attendees to take photos at the designated spot. ]



[ Sometime after most people have eaten and at Gaku's insistence, Ellis will be tossing the bouquet! Sure, a lot of people are getting married in a short span of time, but why not? There will also be a guestbook for everyone to leave messages or polaroids taken at the photo wall! ]

( ooc: only one person can catch the bouquet, so that one is first come, first serve! otherwise, feel free to do whatever you like! )

Comments

guestbook

[associative]

[ Leave messages and descriptions of whatever photos they include here! ]

[hearthwarming]

Dear Gaku and Ellis,

Congratulations to the newlyweds! You both look amazing, and everything about your wedding has been wonderful and heartwarming. Thank you for inviting me.

I'm so very grateful to have met you both here, and I'm proud to call you my friends. I wish you a very long, happy, married life together, and I hope that I'll get to see you both again someday. I would love to watch a TRIGGER concert in person (though I might have to turn into a cat or a bird or something for it...) and I'll keep practicing sign language so that Ellis can tell me all of his funny little stories of your married life. ♥

Please always take care of each other and stay in good health and spirits!

Love,
Oriphi ✿

[irresponsibly]

To Gaku and Ellis –

There's so much I'd like to say to you both, but I'll try to keep it short. Congratulations on your marriage! I'm so glad I could be part of your special day! I'm honored that I've gotten to know you both, because you guys are truly one of the best parts about this experience for me. I wish you both the best, and I look forward to when we meet again!

Sincerely,
Lucia 🐇

[esurientabyss]

Gaku and Ellis,

I have already said so, but let these words be immortalized on a piece of paper:

Congratulations on your well-deserved marriage.

A union like yours is bound to last until the end of your lives, no matter what the passage of time has in store for you both.

If there is a way to visit, I will see to it. As it is, it has been good getting to know the both of you.

Your friend,
He Xuan

[sluice]

Gaku and Ellis,

Feels like the days just flew by in an instant! What can I say, other than to wish you both well? Marriage is supposedly tricky to navigate, but I imagine you'll get along just fine. Is that wishful thinking? Stick with each other through thick and thin and things are bound to turn out alright somehow. After all is said and done, there's no harm in following your heart.

If we should never meet again, rest assured that I won't forget either of you. Our worlds may be different, but the memories we've shared together are ones that will stay with me always. Best of luck, wherever you two decide to go next.

[feralheart]

[ Hopefully M-21 got a good undisturbed 20 minutes by the guestbook to get all this out. Writing is hard. ]

Ellis, Gaku,

You guys really made it. Whatever's waiting for you after this, you already did the hardest part. A lot of things have changed since we all got here. I think they'll keep changing. That's what you've got each other for.

Don't know if I'll be able to visit or not. But if either of you ever need me, you know where to find me. Anyway, be happy. I'll remember you both.

-M-21

[ There's a blurry polaroid jammed further back in the book, like he had second thoughts and started walking away before the picture finished being taken, but then included it anyway. ]

mingling

[associative]

[associative]

[ After the ceremony, Gaku spends a lot of time during the reception seeking out everyone that's attending. ]

Hey, thanks for coming. It means a lot.

[ He doesn't spend all of his time doing that, however, as he also spends quite a bit of time taking photos with everyone too, including dragging people over to the small flower wall. ]

Come on, take a few pictures with me!

[ Once he's gotten hungry enough, Gaku is at the table full of desserts, stacking his plate full of cookies and cream puffs. He'll be encouraging everyone to try the cake, as there's plenty to go around. He'll also be eager to pull anyone into a dance with him once it gets late enough into the night.

But eventually, he taps Ellis on the shoulder to get his attention. ]

Hey, why don't we dance a little?

[framestory]

[ It's late enough into the night and Ellis looks at Gaku when he gets tapped on the shoulder. He smiles and holds out his hand to hold Gaku's. Show him yo moves. ]

[associative]

[ Gaku holds onto Ellis' hand tightly, lacing their fingers together as he leads them onto the floor. He pulls Ellis close, a hand resting on his waist. ]

You look like you're enjoying yourself.

photos

[sicklysweet]

[Owen's first stop was the dessert table, immediately taking far more cream puffs and macarons then one person should feasibly take. Between him, Ellis, and Lovecraft this table isn't going to make it through the night.

He's dressed rather extravagantly, though still in keeping with the cool, muted colors of the wedding. It's a tight dress, so it's a wonder how he's still shoving another macaron into his face.

It's also a wonder how he still has lipstick on at this rate.]

Pictures? What? Why?

[He doesn't really know what a picture is still!!!!]

[hearthwarming]

[ Let's be real, she was already at the flower wall, fussing over it to make sure it looks ✨perfect✨... So when Gaku comes up and says something about taking a few pictures, she steps away from the wall, fully thinking that he's talking to other guests... Except that she's the only one there. ]

...Oh. But— Wait, please let me congratulate you first! I hadn't gotten the chance to, yet...

photos

[irresponsibly]

[ Best Woman is here for a Gaku photo op! She's looking stylish in her red suit, and Lucia doesn't need to be dragged to take any photos with him. ]

Of course, I'd love to!

[ She wants to keep one, if she can. These are moments that she'd like to remember forever. ]

photos;

[esurientabyss]

[ ...

Is it unsurprisingly that by the time Gaku ends up going over to come get He Xuan that there's some food in his mouth? Probably not.

But it's where he's been mostly hanging around at. ]

Pictures?

[ This seems familiar because though he doesn't know how too much technological stuff works, he remembers Childe snapping a photo of them. Though this will be different. ]

Photos

[passthrough]

[Otegine perks up at the request, laughing as he tries to straighten up his waistcoat with one hand while being dragged with the other.]

You sure I'm not too tall or anything?

[framestory]

[ Are you here to catch the bouquet? Well, here is Ellis, ready for a throw. Hope you're ready as he looks like he'll toss it into the air.

He's also eating desserts. Cream puffs are his favorite. Thank you, Gaku, for including them. He's on his... fourteenth(?) cream puff. Don't worry about it.

Other than that, you can see him wandering around the venue, giving hugs to people, greeting others... really, just mingling. ]

[outride]

( BOUQUET CATCH LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO )

[hearthwarming]

[ ARTFULLY DODGES THE BOUQUET

but Ori will come find him as he's mingling afterwards! ]

"Congratulations, Ellis!"

[ M-21 has been teaching her how to sign so she can talk to Ellis like this! ]

desserts

[irresponsibly]

[ When Ellis goes for his fourteenth cream puff, Lucia is there, too, on her third one. She looks over at Ellis with a bright smile. She's so happy for him and Gaku both... ]

Congratulations, Ellis! How does it feel to be married?

bouquet and also, desserts, kind of;

[esurientabyss]

[ He Xuan's cheeks are stuffed and he's somehow eating during this little event too, even if he's been paying full attention.

...He absolutely does not catch the bouquet, leaving it to somebody else, though. He doesn't understand the custom very well, that's why. ]

Why?

desserts

[moonstriking]

[Judith is a good guest. She's dressed appropriately but still with her own sense of style. She'll go for the desserts too. She might have been watching Ellis go]

You'll turn into a creampuff yourself soon.

[sluice]

[ Waiting outside the venue is Childe, outfitted in an exorbitantly long coat (very extra of him), not lacking in so much hokeyness that he won't wave Ellis over as soon as the opportunity presents itself. It's when their eyes meet that he speaks up. ]

Remember what you told me before? [ The matter of Ellis's unreality is something that's preoccupied for a while. ] I have an answer for you now.

[ Took him long enough to wise up to it, so he may as well spill the beans. ]

Want to hear it?

[passthrough]

[Catch him watching that bouquet go flying... what a weird tradition!

He'll eventually find his way to Ellis once the commotion has died down a little, his smile soft but genuinely warm.]

You made it a long way to get here. Congratulations! [He gives a careful nod towards the flower wall.] Can I steal you for a picture, before Gaku drags someone else over there?

[cthulwho]

[A dark presence lingers on the fringes of the reception, though it does occasionally make its way to the desserts to refill its plate with sweets.

Wait, who is this person? At least he's dressed fancy??

He's doing his best to not be noticed, but he can only hide for so long when he stands out like a sore thumb among these light-colored decorations. If he's approached at the table, he'll give a deer in the headlights sort of look.]

O-Oh... [Panic setting in, he drops the sweet he was holding onto his plate and peers around for a hiding spot.] Ah...

[And there he goes??]

[associative]

[ Not so fast!! Gaku doesn't recognize this guy, but with the way he's dressed nicely, he's clearly here on purpose. So, Gaku chases after him. ]

You can't just leave without letting me thank you for coming.