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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! )

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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!!!!]

[associative]

[ You know what? Owen can have all the little treats he wants, because that means Gaku won't have to deal with them later. ]

Because it's my wedding and you look great. Come on.

[ Pulling on Owen would be a bad idea, so he'll just motion for him to come over instead. ]

[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...

[associative]

[ Gaku bites back a laugh. It's so in character for Ori to be fussing over the flowers that he really can't help but be immensely amused. ]

Thanks. And thank you for coming. It means a lot.

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. ]

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We can't skip out on pictures when you look so great.

[ So come on in for one! He sets the timer on the camera, putting an arm around Lucia's shoulders as he poses. ]

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. ]

[associative]

[ Definitely not, and he hopes He Xuan eats a big portion of food so that Gaku has less to worry about later. ]

Yeah. It's an image of us that we can keep. A lot more instant than a painting.

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?

[associative]

[ Gaku shakes his head. ]

If you're worried about it, you can crouch down a little. We'll make it work.

[ He grins, positioning them both at the flower wall. Gaku looks back at the polaroid set up a few feet away. ]

I think this should be fine.

[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 )

[framestory]

[ Ellis is not strong by any means, but he does his best to launch the bouquet into the air. Looks like Amber will have to exert some effort into catching it, because it's high and distant. Don't let the beautiful sky distract you. ]

[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??]

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[ 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.