by: Brookelyn & Paul Tilton
Last year, I went to Aeston with an idea: We pull the members of Ashenmark, Rhiassa, and some other choice companions aside at Leviathan or Queen of Hearts, and hold a small wedding ceremony for Rowan and Grindin. Our OOC wedding anniversary was coming up and I was feeling a little bittersweet that in all the chaos of throwing together our Big Day, we never stopped to celebrate Rowan and Grindin's Big Day, too. The Realms is where we met, after all. During the early days of the Quiet (COVID) Years, we would send in-character love letters through the good old USPS (I know it’s corny, but such is love). It seemed fitting that while Paul and Brooke got married a little over a year ago, that our characters should, too. We've had one wedding, yes, but what about a SECOND wedding?
A word of warning to anyone with an idea: Aeston is a madman. Not even a day after Leviathan last year, he was already scheming. Plans were drawn up for not just a ceremony but for the theme of this year's Leviathan to be our wedding. We’ve always joked during the planning of our OOC wedding that if we get married again, we were going to elope… but we were not getting off that easy as I’m pretty sure the Realms doesn’t have a Las Vegas + Elvis impersonator equivalent. Maybe in Blackwood?
But don't worry, we’re not hijacking your favorite winter feast with eight hours of “mawage” nuptials. The team behind Leviathan is incredible at what they do, and no matter what the theme is, you know that your biggest problem is going to be trying to fit everything you want to do into your schedule. I’ve still never played Crokinole, and I want to, every year. Never have I thought at Leviathan “I’m hungry” or “I’m bored”, and I’m sure this year will be no exception. So come on out, celebrate an in-character love to last the ages, and leave with a big ole smile on your face!
With love,
Rowan and Grindin
