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I looked back at Quinn in clueless panic. “Um.” I blinked, feeling like a kid accidentally seated at the grown-up table because someone miscalculated the seats.
What did I know about weddings? I knew they said brides were supposed to pick a dress first. They being the wedding etiquette authorities, a group as elusive and influential as the Illuminati in my mind. I was already failing.
“I haven’t picked out a dress yet,” I blurted shamefully.
“That’s okay. The bride’s gown comes after the venue is booked. That way we make sure everything is on the same level of formality.” She smiled and her sincerity instantly put me at ease as she withdrew a paper that said Wedding Party. “We’ll give him a minute while we work out minor details and logistics. Why don’t you tell me about your bridesmaids?”
“Bridesmaid. Just one. Elle. She’s my maid of honor actually.”
“So a small wedding party. Lovely. What’s her name?”
“Elle Tuttle.” I watched as she wrote down Elle’s name with perfect penmanship.
“And has Hale selected his best man?”
I nodded. “His brother, Barrett.”
“Davenport, right?”
“Yes.”
I chewed my lower lip. “Is it wrong of me not to have Hale’s sister as a bridesmaid?” I hated the thought of Seraphina feeling left out in any way.
“That’s totally up to you and Hale. She’s the only other sibling?”
“Yes.” I could hear Hale’s voice carrying down the hall. It didn’t sound like he was hanging up any time soon. “I also have a guy friend, Tyler, I wanted to include.”
“As a groomsman?”
“No, he and Hale have only met a couple of times. They’re not close. Can he be a ring bearer or something?”
She looked up from the paper and her laughter silenced when she realized I was serious. “Well, if that’s what you want, but typically ring bearers are young boys. If not a groomsman, how about an usher or a reader?”
“That would probably work.” My stomach started to cramp. I wanted Hale’s input on these decisions. “Maybe just write that in with a pencil for now.”
She laughed. “These are only preliminary forms. Nothing is written in stone.”
But she was using a very permanent gel pen.
“Sorry about that,” Hale said as he returned to the dining room.
Instant relief unraveled the tension in my shoulders. “Do you want Phina in the wedding?”
He cocked his head and grinned. “I think that would be nice.”
Good thing, because Quinn had already written down her name on the list in what might as well be a permanent marker.
“Rayne told me your brother, Barrett, will be your best man. Is there another friend or relative you’d like to have as a groomsman to escort your sister?”
It occurred to me that Barrett and Elle would be paired together and I smiled. They were already dating so that worked out perfectly.
Hale dragged a hand over the golden stubble lining the hard edge of his jaw. “I guess that would be my college roommate, Noah Wolfe.”
Noah? Noah who? This was the first time I had heard mention of a Noah. “I’ve never heard you mention him.”
“Sure you have. He lives in Philadelphia, about an hour away from New York. He was recently married. Remember, I went to their wedding just before you and I started dating?”
“Before we met? Sure. I remember it like yesterday.”
