"I just want to stay with you in this moment forever, forever and ever."

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Who: Merlin Larson and Brandon Blake with everyone who is at their wedding
What: Wedding Reception!
Where: Cape Cod, MA
When: After this

Merlin and Brandon decided on a more fun and casual reception to match their non-conventional wedding. Merlin knew Brandon wouldn't eat, no matter how incredible the food turned out to be so they settled on a lavish buffet to suit everyone, including those who didn’t want to eat. They matched it with a sprawling dessert table and candy bar, which was a huge hit, and included a photobooth and disposable cameras so everyone could make memories with them, the least formal and more fun, the better. They didn’t have set seating either. They left their guests to sit wherever they wanted and encouraged mingling. Brandon loved every minute of it because it differed to all the stuffy, boring , structured weddings he had been dragged to in his time. Merlin loved they could do it all their way.

Merlin had asked Autumn to be their MC for the night because he knew she would be incredible at it and fuck anyone who thought it should be a dude. She knew them both and had been there to see what they were going through. But most of all, she was the reason they found each other again after their first meeting in London. She was the reason all this was happening, so she wa sa perfect choice to be the backbone of their casual, fun, but emotional wedding reception.

( Merlin and Brandon were sitting at the top table together, arms around each other as they listened to the music - songs everyone in the room picked to celebrate their own love, a stroke of genius idea by Justin - and Merlin nibbled on a plate of mixed candy from the dessert bar... )

"How to save a life."

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Who: Brandon Blake, Merlin Larson, Lachlan Campbell, Tara Campbell and Wesley Knight plus anyone else tagging in!
What: Wedding Reception, cont...
Where: Cape Cod, MA
When: After this and this

Brandon was sitting on the floor with Merlin's head in his lap, fanning him with a copy of their wedding program and holding some dampened napkins to his forehead. After the shock of the news had Merlin passing out cold on the dancefloor, they got him out of the crowded reception hall into a little annexe room out the back so he could breathe and have some space. Breathing and space was exactly what Brandon needed to try to process this but at this point 'try' was as good as he got. He couldn't even remember how to speak but Merlin still being out cold was a distraction for him to focus on without having to think about the hard stuff.

Lachlan and Tara had come through with them (Lachlan was the one who had to carry Merlin) and Wesley followed in a panic. Brandon understood that Merlin's family probably wanted to come check he was okay but he appreciated that they stayed into the main hall for the moment. He needed time to process. It had already been a fucking emotional day so this felt like he was either running out of emotions to process or he was literally emotionally spent.

Merlin started to come-to and Brandon rubbed his chest softly. "It's okay, sweetheart. Just take it slow."