Our story
Three chapters,
one red thread
They say an invisible red thread ties two people who are meant to meet. Theirs was more of a queue rope.
Welcome back,
Three chapters,
Chapter four
Chapter four
The seventeenth of April
Which is not written yet. Everything above this line has already happened.
Written now. The day itself, from the morning to the long goodbye, in three parts.
0Days married
0Years
The wedding party
Their chosen familyThe ones who stood with us
MRMika ReyesMaid of honour
Hana's sister, and keeper of every secret since 1999.
Held the cups, the kanzashi and the secrets. Kept all three.
JDJio Dela CruzBest man
Kenji's college roommate. Was in the queue too, four places back.
Two minutes of toast, and the only one that made Kenji’s father laugh.
ALAki LimBridesmaid
Flying in from Osaka. Owns the umbrella from chapter three.
Brought the umbrella from Kyoto. It did not rain once.
CSCarlo SantosGroomsman
In charge of the playlist. Pray for everyone.
Ran the playlist. Nobody had to pray. Thank you, Carlo.
TNTala NavarroBridesmaid
Sewed the first thing Hana ever wore to a hobby fair.
Pinned every lantern, and posted the moment they came on.
RVRam VillanuevaGroomsman
Officially the ring bearer's adult supervision.
Supervised the ring bearer. The rings arrived. So did the ring bearer.
Along the way
Six years of SaturdaysSix years, and the Saturday
Choose any frame to open it full size.
Six years on
Which brings us
to AprilWhich brought us
to April
The rest of it is one Saturday long, and you are all in it.
One Saturday long, and you were all in it.
The sea off Lio, the evening before