The Benton-Lachance wedding

Round 34: April 2040 (Autumn)

Jack Benton and Audrey Lachance are 28.

When we first got engaged, Jack and I were hoping to hold the wedding at home but we didn’t get very far into planning before we realised it was going to be much more work than we’d counted on!

So we started to look elsewhere. We settled on the Chapel of the Lone Daisy, an old church not far from our house.

The church didn’t provide extra decorations but Rebecca and Susannah offered to set the flowers up for us on the morning of the wedding, so we didn’t have to worry about that. It was very low stress.

It wasn’t until we had everyone inside that we realised just how tiny the church was though!

I think it was worth it to have such a lovely venue.

I was just glad to have all the most important people there to watch us tie the knot.

I could hardly believe Jack and I were finally up there exchanging our vows.

It felt like it was a really long time coming but we are both 100% sure that it’s what we want.

No one was looking forward to the reception more than the kids. We didn’t have any activities set up for them specifically but we were outside, so they could run around freely.

Susannah had offered to leave Zac with his dad but seeing all of Jack’s nieces and nephews were going to be there anyway, I didn’t think one more would be a bother!

We had some big kids at the wedding too, namely Jack’s groomsmen, Charlie and Malcolm!

Zac had a wonderful time. He’s older than Andrew and Jude, Grace and Everett are all ahead of him at school but they all played very nicely together.

I think Grace and Everett are used to being the eldest anyway and they kind of relish it. They love showing off!

The old well on the church ground was a hit with Grace too.

She was thrilled that it was actually still functional; I think everyone else was just thrilled she didn’t fall in!

I became an aunt for the first time a couple of months ago but Dominic and Leslie left Oscar and Stella at home with the babysitter for the day.

There’s no way they would have been able to enjoy the wedding while tending to 8-week-old twins! They’d never left the babies with a sitter before, even a family member, so they were a little distracted.

Mum and Dad have been waiting to be grandparents for a long time, so Oscar and Stella have definitely been a popular topic of conversation with them lately.

Lucky I don’t mind. I may be biased but they’re the most adorable babies I’ve ever seen. I’m sure I’ll change my mind when Jack and I have our own but we’re not there yet. We’re going to wait at least a year.

Two new babies in the family has really taken the pressure off me and Jack. I was sure Dad would mention future grandchildren in his toast but he was very restrained!

Everyone is just happy to see us married, I think.

Jack’s dad Tate did our cake for us. If I remember correctly, he did the same for Josie and then Charlie at their weddings.

He did an amazing job of it too. It was beautiful and delicious.

We offered to pay him for it but he wouldn’t hear of it.

Jack told me he wouldn’t but I didn’t feel right not even offering.

I was relieved though, I have to admit. Jack’s parents made sure he had a very generous trust fund made available to him when he turned 25 but we spent the vast majority of that on our house!

We definitely don’t have as much money to burn these days, especially after the wedding!

We were happy to spend the money in order for everyone to enjoy themselves though and it seems like they did.

Jack and I were even able to sneak away together for a few moments.

There is a pretty little courtyard at the side of the church, which somehow stayed quiet and empty for the whole time.

It was nice for us to get away for a little bit, especially for Jack. I don’t think Jack would have had a big wedding had it not been important to me.

He did say he was glad we did it in the end and that he enjoyed the day. We’re planning on a short honeymoon at some point, for a quieter and more private celebration.

Posed shots:

You'll have to excuse me if these shots are not quite as varied as usual. I'm still adding my CC in very slowly, so I only added two extra pose boxes for this session. 

This shot was accidental but it's probably my favourite of the lot. 

The whole bridal party.

Audrey with her bridesmaids, Rebecca and Susannah.

Jack with his groomsmen, Charlie and Malcolm.

The newlyweds with Jack's parents, Tate and Zelda.

Jack with his brother Charlie and sister Josie. 

The happy couple with the bride's parents, Tatiana and Jonas. 

Audrey with her three brothers, Brendan, Dominic and Edward (who also has the wrong hair, because I can't decide on a new one for him yet). 

Extras:

I love that my sims talk about gossip/memories in Sullivan 2.0! It was very rare in the old hood. And how sweet is this? This was right before the wedding, when I sat Jack and Audrey down in the church while I sorted out everyone else's formalwear. 

Sims are so silly.

Extra ceremony shots, of which I took about 30!

 A pretty candid one of Audrey.

Brendan being a weird creeper. Also, I don't know why he has that hair. Normally, he uses the same hair mesh as Dominic and despite the fact I added Brendan after Dominic, it still didn't occur to me to use the right hair. So he has the wrong hair in the family photos but let's just pretend he got a haircut, didn't like it, so he grew it out again. ;)

Oh Lord, playing catch! Did my sims play catch this much in Sullivan 1.0? There are like 5 games going on here. 

My sims wouldn't stay out of the church and I couldn't lock them out (being that Audrey and Jack don't own the lot), so I resorted to rather drastic measures. There are external doors leading into the toilets, so no worries there!

Notes:

• So they're married! No baby wants from Jack or Audrey yet but give them time. They both have secondary Family aspiration and they both want a lot of kids. They're on BC currently though, so unless they have an oopsie, no kids for now.
• The lot I did this wedding in was the Chapel of the Lone Daisy, from the Sims Community Project, on Tumblr, with some changes made by me. Quite honestly though, it's not ideal for a reception. I'll use the lot again but probably only for ceremonies. I don't have a ton of community lots right now and I didn't want to put off the wedding even more while I decorated Jack and Audrey's house for the occasion, so I worked with what I had. :)
• This is not Audrey's permanent hairstyle, even though she's wearing it with her casual clothes too. I just know I want a different style for her from what I was using before and I haven't decided on one yet, so this will be a placeholder until then. 
• Hope you enjoyed the wedding! I feel a bit out of practice with big events after such a long hiatus!