John Reese (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
primary_asset) wrote2020-08-02 11:37 am
primary_asset) wrote2020-08-02 11:37 am
[august 22]
As with so many things have been when it comes to his life with Karen Page, the wedding arrangements -- minus the debacle with the florist -- fall into place with relative ease.
They find a quiet section of the library, one of the oldest parts of the building, they're told, with towering dark wood shelves stacked with old books, and beautiful arches over stunning windows that let the afternoon light pour inside. The replacement florist they've found drapes trailing vines over the old wood tables and stashes fresh bouquets of flowers in pale pink and dark green around the space.
Surprising no one, John is dressed in a suit, but he's taken the time to find one even Finch would approve of. It's tailored perfectly to his frame, expensive looking without being ostentatious, which fits right in with the rest of the decor. The library, too, is something Finch would approve of and although John and Karen don't talk about it much, they both know. They chose this place for a reason, one that will remain private between the two of them -- and Root, likely -- and one that doesn't need to be spoke aloud to be acknowledged.
They've paid to have this part of the library kept private for themselves and their guests. John paid a little more, too, to be allowed the food and alcohol, not to mention Bear, and the ability to stay as long as they all want. It's a small party, but it's still a party, and John doesn't want anyone to feel as if they ought to rush out because they're technically in a public space.
As is tradition for them, it seems, the ceremony is quick and quiet in its way. What matters to John more than anything is that it's legal, because Karen already knows how he feels, she already knows everything about him that is of any real importance, and so the vows themselves expose little else. They're not doing this for an audience, but for themselves, and John doesn't think he needs to say anything more. They stick with the legal script, opting out of writing their own vows. Another thing, he thinks, that don't need to be said out loud to be known.
The food is incredible, the drinks even more so, and they've opted out of a DJ or band, not wanting to be too disruptive. Instead they have a wireless speaker and a playlist set up on John's throwaway phone, the one that doesn't matter if it's lost or hacked, so he has no problems leaving it exposed during the wedding.
It's intimate and quiet and everything he and Karen could have asked for.
They find a quiet section of the library, one of the oldest parts of the building, they're told, with towering dark wood shelves stacked with old books, and beautiful arches over stunning windows that let the afternoon light pour inside. The replacement florist they've found drapes trailing vines over the old wood tables and stashes fresh bouquets of flowers in pale pink and dark green around the space.
Surprising no one, John is dressed in a suit, but he's taken the time to find one even Finch would approve of. It's tailored perfectly to his frame, expensive looking without being ostentatious, which fits right in with the rest of the decor. The library, too, is something Finch would approve of and although John and Karen don't talk about it much, they both know. They chose this place for a reason, one that will remain private between the two of them -- and Root, likely -- and one that doesn't need to be spoke aloud to be acknowledged.
They've paid to have this part of the library kept private for themselves and their guests. John paid a little more, too, to be allowed the food and alcohol, not to mention Bear, and the ability to stay as long as they all want. It's a small party, but it's still a party, and John doesn't want anyone to feel as if they ought to rush out because they're technically in a public space.
As is tradition for them, it seems, the ceremony is quick and quiet in its way. What matters to John more than anything is that it's legal, because Karen already knows how he feels, she already knows everything about him that is of any real importance, and so the vows themselves expose little else. They're not doing this for an audience, but for themselves, and John doesn't think he needs to say anything more. They stick with the legal script, opting out of writing their own vows. Another thing, he thinks, that don't need to be said out loud to be known.
The food is incredible, the drinks even more so, and they've opted out of a DJ or band, not wanting to be too disruptive. Instead they have a wireless speaker and a playlist set up on John's throwaway phone, the one that doesn't matter if it's lost or hacked, so he has no problems leaving it exposed during the wedding.
It's intimate and quiet and everything he and Karen could have asked for.