Summer, Winter and all the Years to Come

Chapter 1 "On Your Wedding Day"

On her wedding day, Jiwoong senses Yeonsoo's anxiety. He talks to her before she gets married.

June 20th 2023, 5:00 pm

The weather is extremely nice for this being a summer afternoon; it's warm, sunny and like a convenience, today everything feels cozy somehow. I look around and can't help but notice all the details in the wedding venue... it's mesmerizing.

I have been here since 6 am, watching the girls transform the place into this. I have to recognize that I underestimated their abilities. Not Chaerang's of course, because she always knows what to do.

They are getting married outside the same house we used to film the special episode of their second documentary; two large tables with beautifully decorated chairs have been set up, letting a fine space in the middle for them to walk to the altar. There might be less than thirty attendees so the place is actually perfect. Everything gives a peaceful vibe, you would think that things were running smoothly during the day. Makes me laugh; today was chaos.

But we are here now, betting all odds, at the exact hour they told us to and by the time the moment comes, it seems like all of us are more relaxed. Everyone looks ready... just waiting for Yeonsoo to finally appear.

When she does, the place gets quieter. The sound of bells starts coming from somewhere and almost all eyes are on her... not all thought; mine are on Choi Woong.

In all honestly, I would never have thought I'd be watching my best friend instead of her in a moment like this, but the look on his face is just... incredible. If I could use a word to describe the love they have for each other... it would be something related to the way he is looking at her.

That solely scene makes me remember the conversation Yeonsoo and I had earlier this afternoon... and after all these years, it finally makes sense...

June 20th 2023, 3:30 pm

When Yeonsoo and Choi Woong gave us the invitation for their upcoming wedding, we were not amazed at all. The timing was ideal since they arranged it to be in summer and the place... Well, of course they would choose that place. The ceremony was going to be held outside the House at Onbit Natural Recreation Forest and we already knew how to get there. As expected, Chaerang and I planned things according to everyone's schedule to help them run everything smoothly.

Since Yeonsoo didn't want to hire a wedding planner, being the PR expert that she was, she decided to organize the event by herself and the only help she was going to accept was the one coming from Chaerang, Soli and her staff members at RUN company. It was no surprise they made us wake up at 4 am to start the trip. It made me laugh... I have never seen Choi Woong as awake as he was today.

He looked like someone who had drunk five cups of coffee at once. Served him right.

We decided to split cars; I was traveling with Yeonsoo and the girls... Im Taehyun and Dong-IL PD tagging along at the last time, as always. Eunho was going to arrive with Woong's parents and Yeonsoo's grandmother as Choi Woong was traveling alone in a private car since, apparently, he had something important to pick up.

Needless to say, almost all of us arrived on time.

By 2:30 pm, the venue was ready. I will never forget the sight of Chaerang and Yeonsoo dragging everyone along with them... supervising even the most minuscule detail. They were running around, running and screaming at Taehyun and Eunho to hurry. I even took a photo of the moment Eunho tripped all over the bushes trying and failing miserably to save Soli from falling in front of the fake fountain she was decorating with flowers. Hilarious. The photo came out really nice by the way.