Of Wedding Cakes and Dresses

Chapter 14

A chapter excerpt taken from The Park Sisters' Wedding Guide: How Not To Go Crazy Over Your Big Day

Chapter 14: Flowers & Seating Chart

Like everything else involving your big day, the flowers should flow with your theme and whatnot. ~HyeBin

The timing of your wedding is also a big consideration. You really should have the appropriate seasonal flowers. ~SoRi

Flowers are seasonal. That's the only thing I learned during my planning. ~SunRi

Don't be so sarcastic, Sunny! ~AeYoung

Was there anything you liked about your wedding? You make it seem like it was one terrible day! ~JooLi

I liked that I got married that day; I didn't really notice anything else, honestly. ~SunRi

Wow, thanks for noticing all the hard work we put in that day! ~SoRi

Oh, shut up! All of you were probably the same way on your own wedding days, I'm sure! ~SunRi

Anyway, onto the seating chart. ~HyeBin

What about it? It's a seating chart! You just plug people's names into the empty boxes! ~SunRi

It takes more finesse than that, sis! ~SoRi

It's more of an art, really. You need to know who to sit next to whom and whether or not they'll get along and be comfortable. ~AeYoung

*frowns* Was this done at my wedding? ~SunRi

Of course! Why do you think there was no drama between Grandma Jin and Aunt Rinnie? ~SoRi

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The holidays passed in a happy, relaxed blur, and Misa soon found herself welcoming a brand new year. It also meant the countdown to her wedding day was ticking closer, and it didn't help that almost everyone around her was constantly reminding her of that fact.

As expected, RyRy was the worst. His nagging phone calls were quickly reaching past the point of annoying, causing Misa to let most of his calls go straight to voicemail. All of his messages were basically the same: wedding plans, wedding plans, and more wedding plans. She was beginning to think the gay man had ADD, as he was constantly suggesting one thing, only to change his mind seconds later.

"It's enough to make the Pope want to kill somebody!" Hei Ryung had joked, after hearing Misa vent. Misa wasn't going to argue.

Adding to all the stress that was Lee Ryung, Misa was apprehensive about her upcoming photo shoot with Minjoo. The photographer had called a few days after New Year's Day to give her further information on the job, including the appointed date. It was scheduled for the middle of January, as to give them enough time to take the photos and edit them for the following month's issue.

"It's really fortunate that I met with you and Kyuhyun-sshi when I did," Minjoo told her over the phone that day. "The editor of the magazine wanted the concept to be the different faces of the young Korean businesswoman, and voila! Here I am, meeting with the fiancée of Cho Kyuhyun, who just so happens to be a young Korean businesswoman!" She'd sounded so pleased.

Misa, however, had not been easily assured. "What magazine is this for?" she had asked, hoping it would be some virtually unknown publication that no one would really see. She really didn't want all the attention the photo shoot was sure to bring her from Kyuhyun's fans.