The Horne-Jacobson wedding

Round 31: May 2034 (Autumn)

Miles Horne is 31 and Matilda Jacobson is 28.

I chose my sister Alice to be my flower girl and she was so excited on the big day. Getting a new dress, having her hair done and being allowed a slick of clear lip gloss was all so thrilling for her.

I was excited too, naturally, but also a little anxious. I didn't think I'd be nervous on my wedding day but my stomach was in knots.

I wasn't worried about Miles being the wrong guy - just about various other things going wrong. I was glad I had Adrienne there to snap me out of it.

The whole thing had been planned to within an inch of its life, which would hopefully preclude any huge disasters.

Even though I'd calmed down before we left the house, I was still just so glad to finally get to the venue and be standing in front of Miles.

All through our vows and exchanging our rings, neither of us could stop grinning.

It's kind of hard to believe Miles and I are actually married now but so wonderful at the same time.

Everyone was quite hungry by the time the ceremony was over, so we dug straight into the food.

We ended up sitting with Malcolm and his girlfriend Hope while we ate. I never liked Malcolm much when we were teenagers but when we were roommates, we ended up getting along just fine. Much to Adrienne's chagrin, I have to say.

Malcolm and Miles kind of hit it off as well. Miles doesn't really enjoy social situations but he tends to be really good with them anyway.

Witness Miles and my dad: Miles never even gave Dad time to go into protective father mode when they first met. He just charmed him right away.

It makes things a ton easier. It's not like they'll be able to avoid each other much. I'm really close to Dad.

Not so much with Virginia but we're civil now, at least. It's still mainly for Alice's sake, on my side but I was hardly going to start anything on my wedding day. Apart from Miles and I enjoying ourselves, I really wanted to make sure Alice had a good time.

She was the only kid at the wedding; our family is very small and none of my friends have had any kids yet. Alice is the only kid I even know.

Somehow, she managed to amuse herself though. She had quite a chat with Susannah Carmody.

And if ever Alice looked bored, Adrienne was there to step in and distract her with a game or a joke.

It meant I could spend most of my time focusing on Miles.

It was supposed to be our day, after all.

Despite Dad's shyness, he gave a really beautiful speech to congratulate us. He mentioned my mother as well and how much she would have liked to see this day.

Even with the big spread the caterers put on for lunch, people still saved room for cake!

We hired a DJ for the reception, so once we were finished eating and drinking, we moved to the dance floor for our first dance as a married couple. I think it was probably our first dance ever, actually. In the five years I've been with Miles, I'm not sure I remember dancing with him before.

It was then that I really realised how big our venue was, considering how many people we'd invited.

We were the first couple to get married here since the overhaul the council did. We felt very special.

We just had so much fun too. The best day of my life so far, definitely.

We would have loved a honeymoon but I'm starting a new movie in a couple of days, so we had to content ourselves with a night in the hotel right by the park. It was still very romantic. It was just a little closer to home than we might have hoped for!

Extras:

My poor Sims are always at my weddings for so long! It was especially tiring for Susannah, seeing as though she's five months pregnant. Thank heavens for maxmotives!

I really wanted a DJ at the wedding but I didn't want him in that ugly orange tracksuit, so I used InSim to force him into formal wear. Then I proceeded to not show him clearly in any pictures anyway!

I love this animation! I have a hack that stops them from doing it if there's no music on, so I don't see it as often as I used to.

Posed shots:









Extra pic, for Maisie:
A top down view of Matilda and Miles's current apartment. It's one of the units in the Grayson Hill Brownstones (which are awesome, I will add!), from Apple Valley.

Notes:

• This is the same park where I have held many weddings before, the most recent one being Patience and Rob's. I did a major overhaul of it though, to make it better looking visually and to work better for game play. I'm happy with it but I'm looking forward to holding a larger wedding here, to see it more filled up.
• If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that I crashed during this wedding. As is now my tradition. I was a little surprised though, because this wedding was a very small one. I think there were 15 people on the lot in total and my weddings normally have over 20.
• Miles has a profile now! There's a link to it at the top of the page or here, if you're lazy (like me). He's also a Jacobson, as I decided I didn't much like Horne.
• Currently Matilda and Miles are living in a very tiny apartment downtown, next door to Leslie Patrick. Next time you see them, they'll probably have their own house. Matilda's not poor! And no babies yet, if you're wondering!