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Ricky smiled, nodding as the server brought their food. "You know, I couldn't pick between you, Cisco, or Orion so I made Gen my best person. But you three dudes are my groomsmen for sure," he had three best friends and he could choose between them. Plus he was close with his sister so it worked. "I get it, and I'm sorry man, but of course I appreciate you still coming and being a part of it." He then took a bite of his food, "plus we get to celebrate and have fun. Though who needs an excuse for that!?" @tylerxday

Tyler nodded, but it all just made him think about what he was missing out on. Even if he somehow found someone he could marry. He didn't even know who he would have in his wedding party. He wasn't that close to that many people like Ricky was, as he named off all of the people who were going to be a part of it. "I think you got them," he nodded with a smile. "I know I just... it was a lot hitting me at once," and it still was, but he was trying to handle it better, and really was. But some days he still felt it hard. @enriquemarrero

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As he kissed his beautiful bride, he wrapped his arms around her and lifted her up to the applause of everyone. He barely even heard them as he was too focused on her, too caught up in the moment and he could have stayed there all day. But of course he couldn't, and as they walked back up the aisle, his fave beaming, her hand in his, a new ring on his left hand, he couldn't be happier. Taking a breath as they got back inside, he turned to her, his face still smiling, "hello yourself Mrs. Marrero." Replying with a wink and pulling her into soft embrace as he kissed her once again. @alinaceyhan

Kissing him deeper, it took a moment before they parted and they listened to everyone around them clapping. If it hadn’t already been the happiest day of her life, this moment would’ve taken the cake. It was everything she ever wanted it to be and more. Taking his hand, she turned towards everyone and grinned more seeing their family and friends all happy for them. Once they walked back down the aisle, they walked inside the inn and took a moment to just look at her husband. “Oh, hello, Mr. Marrero.” She said with a grin. @enriquemarrero

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from “that’s my girl” to “that’s my wife”

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Though never having had to utilize this service himself, he had a few students who did. And it always stung to hear when a student did. He didn't earn a high wage himself and tried his hardest to help when he could. This was his way of giving back and he tried to keep up with it as much as he could. Giving the other a smile, "I hope so. Though I know a lot of them are kind of ashamed and mostly hope I don't say anything." He shook his head, "which of course I wouldn't. And yeah there's all different things to do. Every time I volunteer I try to do something different. Mix it up a bit ya know?" @lorenzocelestino

The others confession that he had students that utilized the services made his heart sink a little. Not only had he been too self absorbed to care about those things for a bit, he’d never really thought about the kids that had to utilize these things. And for a split second he was quiet, taking in the moments that he’d taken things for granted in his own life. An exhale as he placed the gloves on his own hands, trying to keep his composure as he helped out, jam spread on a piece of bread and making the sandwiches Ricky started. “I’m sure they appreciate seeing you out here.” He stated. “I know it would mean a lot to me if I were them.” He nodded. “Is this typically what you do? Make sandwiches or are there other types of opportunities?” @enriquemarrero

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He smiled the entire time they were up there. With every passing moment they got closer to becoming husband and wife and when she said her "I do", his face beamed. Slipping the ring onto her finger and then his signified they were in this forever and ever. As Altan pronounced them husband and wife, he wrapped his arms around her and gave her a giant kiss, smiling from ear to ear against her lips. They had done it, they were finally married. @alinaceyhan

She grinned at him as he said he loved her and then again as he said his I Dos and put the ring on her finger. She got the ring from Nazli before she turned and waited for her brother to ask her if she took Ricky. "I do." She said and slipped Ricky's ring on his finger as well. His brother then pronounced them husband and wife and she almost jumped into Ricky's arms as they kissed in front of their family and friends. She was now officially Mrs. Marrero. @enriquemarrero

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As he put the paper away, he was surosied he got through it without becoming a blubbering mess. Though at the end he did she'd some tears, all joyful of course. And when Alina started her vows, he was in fact letting those tears flow. As she spoke, he laughed about the baseball, and gave a little shrug to the guests. As she finished, he squeezed her hands and whispered "I love you so much," before Altan began again. "I do," he replied with the biggest grin on his face, oh so over the moon about her becoming his wife. As he got to the part about the rings, he turned to Genoveva who was his best woman for his ring to Alina. And then slipped it on her finger, a symbol of forever and ever as he knew she would be his. @alinaceyhan

The tears couldn't be stopped as Ricky went through his vows. The immense love she had for him was only increased, if possible, by standing there listening to him. And once he finished, the vows were turned to her. She took a deep breath and wiped her cheeks before smiling at him again. "I don't have a piece of paper since this doesn't have pockets." She laughed softly. "But I think I know it by heart." She gave his hands a squeeze. "Ricky, my heart has been yours for almost ten years now and it will continue to be yours for the rest of our lives. There is no one I have ever been closer to than you and calling you not only my best friend, but my husband now too is going to be everything I've ever wanted. I've dreamt about this moment for years and if I knew just hitting you with a baseball would get me here soon, I would've done it a long time ago." She laughed softly and tears kept going down her cheeks. "I love you, Ricky. I love our life together and I cannot wait to see where we go our lives. It's us forever and ever." @enriquemarrero

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With every step she took closer to him down the aisle, his heart fluttered. He reached up to wipe a tear from his eye, the emotions overcoming him. Every single positive emotion that he could think of had crashed over him seeing her in her wedding dress and knowing she was making her way to him to marry him. Despite only dating since the summer, they had eight years worth of the closest friendship that had built the foundation for me which they were building this life upon. Taking her hands, he smiled and whispered a quick hi as she got to him. He didn't even realize her brother had gotten to the vows he was too busy in awe of the woman in front of him. But realizing quickly, he reached into the breast pocket of his tux and pulled out a piece of paper that he had written his vows upon.

"Alina Eda Ceyhan," he started, smiling widely at his fiance, "how can I begin to put into words the amount of immense love I have for you in jist a few sentences and moments?" He was nervous as he didn't want to mess up or trip over his words, but was just so excited. "The moment I met you back in that French class, sparked a deep friendship inside of us. One that was filled with fun and laughter, and even some actual learning. But most of all it was filled with trust and admiration. Little did I know just how deep that went and how much I loved it." Taking a deep breath as to not get winded, he continued, "and last year, after getting locked in the face by a line drive at camp was the most profound event in my life because it helped me realize what I should have known all along. That you were and always would be my person. It opened my eyes, which wasn't easy given the bruise, to just how much I loved you. That love that runs deeper than just friendship, but one that soul mates have. And Alina, you are my soul mate, in every sense of the word. I will always cherish you and love you until the end of times, and then some. I love you so much and so happy to become your husband." @alinaceyhan

She couldn't believe this was it. Her and Ricky were going to get married. Each step was bringing her one step closer of being Alina Marrero. It was everything she had ever dreamed of and while they hadn't even been together a year yet, she knew he was her forever. After getting at the end of the aisle, she smiled as her dad gave her a kiss on the cheek and then she passed her bouquet to Nazli. She turned to face Ricky and grinned happily at him as she took his hand; her heart beating like crazy as Altan started to speak. Before she knew it, they were at the vows and Ricky was up first. @enriquemarrero

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Waking up before his alarm, Ricky didn't hit snooze like he usually would. No, today he was excited to get up and get the day going because he knew by the end of it, he'd be a married man. And married to his best friend, the woman of his dreams, the woman he missed sleeping next to the night before. But they agreed to be old fashioned and not see one another until the big moment. Getting ready, he had his best friends and his sister there with him. They all got ready together putting on their suits and his tux - well, his sister in a separate room of course before taking photos. He was the farthest thing from nervous, in fact he was calm, cool, and collected and couldn't wait to see his bride.

As he stood in front of their closest family and friends, his heart started racing. Not from anxiety, but from anticipation, knowing in a few short moments he'd see Alina and he knew he'd lose it. As he looked up after the music started and he locked eyes with her, he could feel the emotions washing over him. The tears welled up on the corner of his eyes at her beauty and he just smiled, knowing she was about to be his wife. @alinaceyhan

closed starter for @enriquemarrero location: the homey inn (may 3rd, 2025)

Alina woke up with a big smile on her face. How could she not knowing that the day was her wedding day? She had gotten a room at the Homey Inn that night so she could be there to get ready and everything for the big day and to do the tradition of not seeing Ricky before the wedding. It killed her almost to not have that time with him, though, and the fast the wedding could come, the better. After eating, her mother and Nazli came in to start helping her get ready for the day. They did their makeup and hair and took pictures before it was finally time to get her dress on. It felt more real staring at herself in the mirror as her sister placed the flower crown with the veil on her and she truly looked like a bride.

Before she knew it, it was time to set up to walk down the aisle. She followed everyone outside and met up with her dad. The music began and everyone started walking before her. After a beat, it was her turn and Alina smiled big as her eyes locked on with Ricky’s. This was it. They were really getting married.

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"Perfect, and maybe keep it small?" He asked, "I know you, me, Cisco, Orion, and Hudson?" He ticked off some names as he counted in his fingers, wondering who else they should invite, "who else am I missing?". He had a bunch of friends and did not want to forget anyone and have them feel left out. "I definitely appreciate it, and I'm also glad you're doing okay," he got quiet for a moment, "I know we had a rough patch but I'm happy we got over it." @tylerxday

He smiled at his friend, he was happy for him for sure. He was doing his best to put on a happy face for everyone, but it still was hard to see everyone moving on. "Great, I will get to planning something." It was nothing wild at all, but he would get something planned for Ricky and their friends. "glad to be there for you, man," he grinned as he sat back and took a sip of his drink. @enriquemarrero

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"But I won't change a thing, ever," shaking his head, he looked down at their hands then smiled as she kissed his cheek. "Trust me, the pay off the greatest thing to have ever happened to me," he nodded, his whole life hadn't mattered up until that point, that event being the start of the greatest love story of his life. Kissing her in the garden of the inn, felt right and he knew that they had found their wedding venue. "It's going to be perfect and your brother is officiating right?" He asked, hoping that was still the plan, family meaning so much to him and knew it did to her too. "I'm thinking of asking Gen to be my best person, I don't have a brother so a best person works too right?" He asked before they turned to Nancy about the price, his eyes getting wide as she waved them off. "Wait seriously?" Before turning back to Alina and letting out an excited laugh. @alinaceyhan

“That it was.” She laughed a little bit and she rubbed his hand. “You better think so.” She teased him and kissed his cheek. God, she was so happy to be with him and she was so excited for their wedding day. As he kissed her lips, she kissed him back and sighed happily. “I can’t wait to marry you too.” Alina did a little hop as he agreed that this was the place they were gonna get married. “Yes. I feel that way too.” She told him and squeezed his hand before turning to Nancy. “How much is it?” She asked before the older woman waved her off and told her to consider it a wedding present. @enriquemarrero

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Ricky laughed, "that part was both lucky and unlucky," rubbing his eye where it had hit him over the summer. "The pain sucked, but the payoff was oh so sweet," he looked at her, his fiance, and his heart skipped a beat. He looked around and envisioned everything, and he couldn't wait for May third to come. He nodded again and truly wanted to do anything he could to give her the wedding of her dreams. Seeing her blush, he leaned in and kissed her lips softly, "you're gonna look beautiful and I can't wait to marry you," he whispered before taking in a deep breath. "Honestly I feel like this is it. I don't know how to describe it but I feel like this is the place we're supposed to get married." @alinaceyhan

She smiled at him and shrugged. "Maybe it was that baseball to the head." She teased a little bit and laughed for a moment. As they stood there looking at the picture and standing in where it was going to be, she just grinned at her fiance and nodded. "It'll be amazing. This is honestly everything I ever thought it could be." Alina told him and blushed now herself. "Just wait until you see my dress." She said before taking a deep breath. "So, this it then or do we want to look at more places?" @enriquemarrero

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Ricky blushed as she spoke, "how did I get so lucky?" He asked with a wink as headed inside, taking in all the decor of the inn and immediately feeling that it was perfect. "Yeah," he agreed and knew Nancy was just one of those people that everyone loved and was also the best at what she did. Ricky's heart raced with excitement as they approached the desk to see Nancy. Following closely by, he listened intently before leaning into see the photo. "It's perfect," he echoed, "it'll be amazing and the flowers will look great." He nodded looking at the photo again and then back at Alina, "you'll look even more beautiful amongst it all." @alinaceyhan

"It already is the wedding I've always dreamed of because I'm gonna be marrying you." She smirked at him before they headed inside and nodded. "It would be. I love seeing Nancy." The woman was one of the best in Kismet Harbor and she didn't know a soul that didn't like Nancy. As they approached the desk, the woman came out and smiled at them. After discussing why they were there, the older woman gushed and led them out back to where the garden was so that they could see it. "Now, in May it'll be filled with flowers and we'll be setting it all up soon to look like this." Nancy said and showed them a picture of what it'd be like. "So don't be discouraged by how it looks now." Alina looked at the picture and then back at Ricky. "It's perfect, don't you think?" @enriquemarrero

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There was never a moment where they weren't hand in hand walking when out of the house, except at work. So as they walked into the inn, they were of course hand in hand and that was just how Ricky liked it. "Perfect, I wanna give you the wedding you always dreamed of," even if it wasn't a huge wedding, all that mattered was that Alina was happy. "Yeah, and true," he said with a chuckle, looking around. "I hope so too, it'll be nice to see her and maybe she'll give us a good deal." @alinaceyhan

She smiled at her fiancé as she got out of the car and she took his hand without thinking like she usually did. "It did. It's just how I imagined it." She always knew she wanted a garden wedding. Her obsession with flowers and plants had made her want to spend all her time surrounded by them and it just made sense for the two of them to get married in a garden. "Neither have I. You don't really need to stay here when you live in town, huh?" She laughed a little bit as she walked the path to the porch and walked up the stairs. "Hopefully Nancy is here, though." @enriquemarrero

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"I appreciate it," and he truly did, Orion was absolutely one of his best friends and favorite people. Not just in town but in the entire world. They just meshed really well together and their friendship was easy.Ricky liked to celebrate anything and everything he could for other people and always had a hard time doing so for himself so he appreciated Orion doing so. "It's good, thankfully it's been nice and quiet and stress free. How have you been dude?" @orionxblakewood

"As your best....friend I have to....plus I can't just not...get one of my favorite...people something..." he replied with a smile on his face. Orion loved celebrating people, birthdays and happy moments. He strongly believed that everyone should be celebrated especially on their birthdays. It was funny that his own family in New York never celebrated his birthdays at all and he grew up to celebrating other people birthday. Orion knew that he got it from his mother's family. "So, how is...your special day...going?" @enriquemarrero

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Ricky grinned and playfully and lightly kicked the wheel of the cart, careful to not actually put any force into it. "If I go down, just tell Alina I love her," he teased, shifted the basket in his hand. "Sourdough is good," looking to see if there was any that was freshly made rather than processed and packaged. "It's going well, and May third," he beamed, then turning to Lexi, his smile grew. "Damn, I thought I heard the rumblings but wasn't sure if they were true!" He exclaimed before stepping closer to her, "I'm really happy for you both. There's nothing like finding that one person huh" @lexisfontenelle

She laughed a little bit and nodded. “Got it. Next time I will.” She teased him a little bit; knowing full well she wouldn’t do something like that to him. “It definitely is. I prefer sourdough myself.” Lexi shrugged before she looked at her friend. “So, how is wedding planning going? You guys set a date yet or just leaving all of us hanging on?” She joked with him. “Sounds like Hudson and I with our new date.” She grinned. She hadn’t told him just yet that her and Hudson were back together, but he could’ve also easily heard it from around town. @enriquemarrero

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"Perfect," he grinned and put the menu off to the side before grabbing his cup for a sip of it. He was excited to get married and he was excited that his best friend would be there. He knew Tyler had been through shit but he was glad he was doing better and able to get through it. "Oh absolutely, I'm down for anything and everything dude," waving him off, "you're my best friend so count me in." @tylerxday

"Perfect," he nodded, the quiet still odd between them. He was just glad they were friends again, as Ricky considered Tyler to be one of his best and longest friends. Between him, Cisco, and Orion, Ricky hit the jackpot regarding best friends. "I appreciate it dude," he nodded with a smile before smirking and raising an eyebrow. "I mean we can still do that. Have some fun like old times." @tylerxday