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“I heard, Orion said, his hands automatically going to her waist to steady her. “Congratulations you two, that’s going to be beautiful.”
“And a lot of work,” Sarah added, already clearly thinking about logistics. “But so worth it, when’s the date?”
“We’re thinking in four to five months,” I said. “So we need to figure out when the full moon is and work backwards from there.*
“I can look that up,” Sarah said, already pulling out her phone. “Let me see, four months from now.”
We all waited while she scrolled through whatever moon calendar she’d found.
“Okay so,” she said. “In exactly four months there’s a full moon on a Saturday night, that would be perfect timing.”
“Saturday night for the mating ceremony,” Athena said, nodding. “And then Sunday during the day for the human wedding.”
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“That works,” Sarah said, making notes on her phone. “That gives people who want to attend both the ability to do so without having to
travel between days.”
“Good point,” I said.
“Wait,” Orion said, and I saw him doing math in his head. “Four months, that’s mid February, are you sure you want a winter wedding?”
“Why not?” Athena asked.
“Because it’s cold,” Orion pointed out. “And you’ll be about six months pregnant, are you sure you want to be outside in the cold for the
mating ceremony?”
Athena bit her lip, clearly not having thought about that.
“We can have heat lamps,” I suggested. “And the ceremony won’t be that long, maybe an hour at most.”
“And I’ll be surrounded by wolves who run hot anyway,” Athena added. “Plus I’ll be so happy I probably won’t even notice the cold.”
“If you’re sure,” Orion said, still looking skeptical.
“I’m sure, Athena said firmly. “I want to get married before the babies come and four months gives us enough time to plan but not so much time that we’re waiting forever.”
“Fair enough,” Orion conceded, then looked at Sarah. “I assume you’re going to help with the planning? Not help, you’re going to carry the wedding” he said, already knowing his wife.
“Are you kidding?” Sarah said. ‘I’m already making lists in my head, this is going to be amazing.”
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“See?” I said to Athena. Told you Sarah would he excited to help.
I have so many ideas already,” Sarah continued, her mind clearly racing.
“We can start looking at venues this week, and we should definitely make appointments at bridal shops, you need two dresses so we should start looking soon to make sure we have time for any alterations.”
“Sarah,” Athena said, laughing now. “Breathe.”
“Right, sorry,” Sarah said but she was grinning. “I just love weddings.”
“I remember, Orion said dryly. “You started planning ours about five minutes after I proposed.”
“And it was perfect,” Sarah said, turning to kiss him quickly.
“It was,” Orion agreed, his expression softening as he looked at his wife.
“Okay so, Sarah said, turning back to us. “Let’s talk logistics, for the mating ceremony we’ll need to find a clearing in the woods, somewhere on pack land obviously, somewhere beautiful and meaningful.”
“I know a few places,” Orion said. “I can take you to see them, we’ll find the perfect spot.”
“And for the human wedding we need a venue,” Sarah continued. “Somewhere that can accommodate a lot of people, somewhere with indoor and outdoor space in case of weather, somewhere beautiful.”
“There’s that estate about an hour from here,” I suggested. “The one with the gardens and the ballroom.”
“Riverside Estate,” Sarah said, nodding. “That’s a great option, they do a lot of weddings there, the gardens are beautiful even in winter and the ballroom is huge.”
“Can we go look at it?” Athena asked.
“I’ll call them tomorrow and make an appointment,” Sarah said, making another note. “We should also start thinking about who you want in your wedding party, who’s going to stand up with you.”
Athena looked at me, then at her brother, then at Sarah. “I want you as my maid of honor,” she said to Sarah. “And Leah as a bridesmaid.”
“I’d be honored,” Sarah said, her eyes getting misty. “Really honored.”
“And I want you as my best man,” I said to Orion. “Obviously.”
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