The Wedding Ceremony
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A hushed silence fell over the crowd as the Arceist minister stepped up to the altar. Cassie walked over to the altar next, projecting an air of confidence. Projecting was the key word. Behind her followed...a very, very tall...Pokemon - were they a Pokemon? - in a large dress. Their long, black appendages swung freely, nearly knocking over a couple guests as they skipped to the altar with Cassie.
The bridesmaids and ushers followed - not that there were many. Just behind them was the maid of honor. She grinned as she ran over to the altar and turned towards the crowd. Heads turned to see the ring bearer, only to be met by an interesting sight - a little Goomy making their way across the carpet, bouncing happily along with the two rings resting on its antennae. The rings were both golden, with a little yellow sapphire to represent the sun and a diamond to represent the moon. The flower girl, Dana, followed just after them, tossing petals behind her. She was wearing an adorable purple dress.
Then the crowd’s attention turned to the back again. There, wearing a beautiful floral white dress, was Lillie herself. She was walking down the aisle with Branden, her left arm linked in his right. Lillie was beaming at Cassie, who was grinning right back at her. Branden looked down at his daughter with pride as they approached the altar. When they reached it, Branden turned fully to her and pulled her into a hug, gently kissing her forehead. Taking her hand in his, Branden gently gave her hand to Cassie. Reluctantly, he let go, gave Lillie another forehead kiss, and walked back to his seat.
With that, the ceremony officially began. Lillie said her vows first, followed by Cassie. And then, the part everyone was waiting for.
“Do you, Cassie, take Lillie to be your wife?” the minister said.
“Hai,” Cassie said. “I hana.”
“And do you, Lillie, take Cassie to be your wife?” the minister said.
“Hai, I hana,” Lillie whispered quietly, then leaned over to Cassie and gave her a delicate kiss on the lips.
Lillie and Cassie each reached down to Goomy, grabbing the rings from their antennas. Smiling at each other, they slipped the rings onto each other’s fingers. This had clearly been planned, and they slid the rings onto each others’ fingers with grace. The two embraced and gave each other another gentle kiss. They pulled back, and Cassie turned to the crowd, grinning at everyone.
She then waved to Dosh’te, who was sitting behind a DJ booth. Dosh’te nodded over at Cassie, turned to the crowd, and...dabbed. He then immediately started up the music. The reception had begun!
