Partying

After the wedding ceremony, the crowd headed to the reception hall for dinner. Aurora changed out of her wedding dress, with Vespera and Cheryl helping her into an evening gown for the toasts. Vespera had originally planned eight outfit changes, but Aurora insisted on cutting it down to three. Otherwise, she'd have spent the whole day just changing clothes!

The toast dress was a long, burgundy number. After the stylist fixed Aurora's hair and touched up her makeup, she joined the party. Besides Mrs. Strider and Ms. Luce, there weren't many older relatives around. It was mostly their rowdy friends trying to get everyone drunk. Aurora lucked out - anytime someone tried to get her to drink more, either her bridesmaids blocked them or Heath's death glare scared them off. Heath wasn't so lucky though. Lysander, Alaric, and the guys were ruthlessly plying him with booze. They wouldn't dare on a normal day, but Heath couldn't really refuse at his own wedding. Even Eamon joined in on tormenti