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Dedicated to Gunlord500, who has supported me throughout my years in the FE fandom as proofreader, editor and, most importantly, a dear friend. If he hadn't helped me all those years ago in researching wedding announcements of centuries past, this serial wouldn't exist now!
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01. Wedding Announcement
(#2. news; letter)
(The official announcement posted on every church door in the castle city of Reglay.)
Lord Pent Martel
Mlle Louise Katharina Émile
Married
Anima's Day, May tenth, AS 973
Reglay Castle
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(The second item of the social index within the May 12-19 edition of the Aquleia Times; considered lesser only to a description of Queen Rosalie-Marie's dinner party in honor of her sister-in-law Queen Hellene's visit, nevertheless it contains the greatest amount of copy of all the social items for that week.)
MARTEL AND ÉMILE.
Mlle Louise Katharina Émile, daughter of Gérald Émile, Esq., and only grandchild of retired Great General Yossas Trent, Duke Mersey, of the Etrurian Army, to Commander Pent Martel, Count Reglay, son of the late Lord Klein Martel, the former Count Reglay, at noon last Anima's Day, May 10th, in Reglay Castle's personal chapel, conducted by Rev. Father Yodel. Duke and Duchess Blancmont attended as representatives for the king and queen, while Count Alloway and Count and Countess Caerleon were invited as honored guests. Although the wedding itself had been pushed back over a year due to an unforeseen extension to the bridegroom's military deployment, it was an intimate and simple affair, with only a single bridesmaid, Mlle Celia of Alloway, to attend to the bride, while the bridegroom had only his steward, Messr Raike Nachett, as his best man. The chapel was decorated with bouquets of lilies-of-the-valley, ferns, and palms. The bride was escorted to the altar by both parents, followed by her bridesmaid. The bride wore a simple white silk dress in imitation of Saint Elimine's gown as a symbol of purity and dedication, covered by a cape dyed dark blue and embroidered with House Reglay's crest in golden thread; she wore no ornaments save for a single red rose tied up in her golden hair.
-to be continued...-
I began wanting to write a theme-based serial in 2009 and even began this serial under the name Silver and Gold, though I only finished this story before needing to go on hiatus after finishing bouquet. To be honest, I never expected to write fanfiction again, but I think there's a part of me that can never quite give up. Maybe I will write more after I finish this serial, or maybe I won't even finish the 30 themes...either way, let me give you the best of what I have.
This is the sequel serial to bouquet. You'll have to read bouquet, or reread it, but I'm very proud of that serial and I hope you'll enjoy the experience.
'A single red rose': If you're wondering where the kiss was in this part, please refer to the end of the last story in bouquet.