Pacifica is known the galaxy over for being an excellent place to have a wedding, and that's exactly what two of the
Enterprise's guests plan to do.
Finnick Odair and Annie Cresta have been long-term lovers back in their world, but thanks to the despotism of the president of Panem, their relationship was forbidden. Those of you who are canon-familiar will probably remember their wedding as one of the few happy moments in
Mockingjay, and this weekend, that happiness is coming to Ten Forward! Yay!
IC, the wedding will take place on the afternoon and evening of
February 6. OOC, events will be posted over this weekend. You're welcome to backtag, of course!
The CeremonyThe wedding ceremony will be held on
February 6, on a beach on the coast of Pacifica's
Western Sea. There will be beautiful, tranquil waters, white sand, and a canopy handwoven by the bride and groom in an ancient tradition of District Four. The officiant will be an NPC, an ordained JOP from Pacifica. The wedding will be legal in-universe, but of course Finnick and Annie are including as many touches of the traditional District Four wedding ceremony as they can!
This part of proceedings is
open to all, but Finnick and Annie have personally invited their canonmates and close CR.
Part of the traditional wedding ceremony in District Four is the singing of an ancient song about how marriage is like a sea voyage. OOC, we're throwing this open to anyone whose character sings and would like to take part in the ceremony. Booker DeWitt will be playing guitar. The singing won't be threaded out as canon never gives us the words. BUT if your character would want to be in on this, and would be happy to be taught the song, practice with the group, and sing at the ceremony, they will get an invite to the reception to say thanks! (We're gonna handwave this process, so no threading required to sign up!)
The ReceptionThe reception will be held at sunset, again on the beach on Pacifica. This is going to be
closed post, as the reception will be specifically for Finnick and Annie's invited guests and the singers who pitched in for the ceremony.
The following characters have been personally invited by Finnick and Annie to the wedding, and they (and a +1) will have a seat at the reception. These are either their close CR or folks who helped out with organising the wedding:
- Alex Rogan
- Amy Pond
- Beverly Crusher
- Johanna Mason
- Katniss Everdeen
- Kale Daly
- Lacey Harwood
- Luna Lovegood
- Magneto
- Phoebe Halliwell
- Prim Everdeen
- Sinthia Schmidt
- Trever Daly
- PLUS any characters who sang for them at the ceremony (CURRENTLY Paige Matthews Mitchell, Myka Bering, Booker DeWitt, Elizabeth DeWitt, Killian Jones, Zoey Westen, Kate Barlow, Ayesh)
The PartyBut never fear! Everyone else can party with the bride and groom afterwards! After dinner, Finnick and Annie will be returning to the
Enterprise for a night of festivities in the lounge!
Ten Forward Lounge will be host to a party that is open to everyone on the ship! There will be snacks, drinks, and lots and lots of music.
And dancing! If you're lucky, you might even pry the bride and groom away from each other long enough to steal a dance with one of them! Dancing will be largely Earth folk dance style, and much of the music will be Earth-type folk music, but Finnick and Annie have included some contemporary music of their liking, as well.
The HoneymoonAfter the party, Finnick and Annie will spend their first night in their now-officially-shared quarters, and will honeymoon on Pacifica. Look out for them there, there will most likely be a post with a chance to hang out with them on the beach!
(Just watch out. Finnick splashes.)
What Now?If you'd like to sign your character up to sing, and haven't already done so, comment
here! This brings no OOC obligations to you, and gets you a ticket to the reception :). Also let us know if your character should be on the invite list and isn't (this is mostly characters who volunteered to help out with wedding things that had to be handwaved due to availability).
Look out for the posts that will go up on the weekend! The
ceremony and
party will be OTA, and the
reception is for ICly invited guests.
Any questions? Let us know!
-- JK and Ash
EDIT: And the posts are up! The
Ceremony + Reception is here (the main ceremony thread is locked to participants, but there's a spot for reactions! The reception is locked to invited guests and musicians/singers). The
OTA Party is here.