"Anyone can marry two people in Masarra," she says after taking a bite of her pizza. "A family member or friend, or someone similar to one of your priests, can perform the ceremony if that's what the people getting married would like. An official from the government must witness and sign the document to be filed for the marriage to be recognized legally, but that's more formality than requirement. If two people live and work together long enough, there's little difference between the relationship they have and an 'official' marriage." She shrugs as she pauses for another bite of pizza. "The importance of a legally recognized marriage is usually the economic gains. Those who get married solely because they love one another will often only take the extra step with the government if it's convenient."
The rogue pauses in her thoughts for a moment to clean her lips with a napkin, but anything she might have said falls away as she watches Adia speak. Dreams, that was a bad thing to ask, wasn't it? It wasn't her intention to bring up bad memories of Adia's family, but...
Her lips pull into a thin line as her friends move away from the posed question. Truly, she hadn't meant to bring down the mood, but it seems she managed it anyway. It's a skill Amelia wishes she didn't have, but there seems little way around it for now. Exhaling a small, silent sigh, she nods and catches onto another question to at least try to move them on from the pain so clearly associated with family and weddings.
"What kind of party is held after a wedding ceremony? Is it something that's always bigger than the ceremony itself?" It feels like the answer to the question would be obvious, so she quickly adds, "Depending on the station and popularity of the couple being married, people in Masarra will either celebrate for a short while together right after the ceremony or hold a larger party a day or two later. The celebration for the Duke of Masarra's wedding, for example, was held three days after the wedding and the entire city - visiting merchants, travelers, and ship workers included - were invited to it."
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Date: 2019-06-04 02:16 pm (UTC)The rogue pauses in her thoughts for a moment to clean her lips with a napkin, but anything she might have said falls away as she watches Adia speak. Dreams, that was a bad thing to ask, wasn't it? It wasn't her intention to bring up bad memories of Adia's family, but...
Her lips pull into a thin line as her friends move away from the posed question. Truly, she hadn't meant to bring down the mood, but it seems she managed it anyway. It's a skill Amelia wishes she didn't have, but there seems little way around it for now. Exhaling a small, silent sigh, she nods and catches onto another question to at least try to move them on from the pain so clearly associated with family and weddings.
"What kind of party is held after a wedding ceremony? Is it something that's always bigger than the ceremony itself?" It feels like the answer to the question would be obvious, so she quickly adds, "Depending on the station and popularity of the couple being married, people in Masarra will either celebrate for a short while together right after the ceremony or hold a larger party a day or two later. The celebration for the Duke of Masarra's wedding, for example, was held three days after the wedding and the entire city - visiting merchants, travelers, and ship workers included - were invited to it."