"Where are you planning on having the wedding, Ryan?" Carole asked.
"Well, the thing is, since I'm Catholic and Rach is Jewish, that's a slight problem for the mass." Ryan said.
"The mass is the least of our worries." Rachel said. "We have so much to plan with the reception."
"But that mass is the most important part of the wedding!" Burt said.
"I'd have to agree with Rachel." Kurt said.
"I don't." Finn piped up. "The ceremony, although less elaborate, is the most crucial part of the wedding. It's the moment where you share your first kiss as husband and wife, exchange vows, and truly become one. It's the start of a whole new chapter of your life. No cake, DJ, or dance can have the same effect. It's simple, but magical."
There was a silence for a second, before Ryan said, "Wow, Finn, I think that's the most intelligent thing you've ever said." Kurt laughed loudly.
"I think it's beautiful." Rachel whispered, staring at him in awe.
"That too." Ryan smiled.
"Okay, so we get the ceremony is more important than the reception, but that still doesn't change the fact that the reception takes MUCH more planning!" Kurt said, clapping his hands together. "And I say we start today!"
"And THIS is my que to leave!" Finn said happily.
"I better leave before I start talking all sappy." Burt said, getting up from his chair.
"Am I allowed to follow them?" Ryan said, standing up.
"Sit down!" Rachel laughed, pulling him back to his seat. "For the next few weeks, this wedding should be the number one thing on your mind."
"Even before you?" Ryan said smoothly.
"Eh...close to it." Rachel said.
"I'll go get all my wedding binders, books, and magizines!" Kurt said giddily.
"Oh joy." Ryan said dulcently.
"And this is why I'm not married yet." Finn said.
"Sure..." Ryan teased, and Finn stuck his tongue at him before leaving the room.
"You boys never grow up." Rachel sighed.
"Not entirely true. Finn and I are really close now." Ryan said.
"You two always seemed close." Rachel noted.
"No, we were, but now its a deeper level. It's not all football, headlocks, and video games anymore. Now that we're older, we can relate to each other you know? I felt bad about not telling him about you, it must've been a real slap in the face for him, but I dunno...the way he would always talk about you...it might've been awkward. There was no use making him angry about it unless we were totally serious." Ryan said quietly.
"Angry? Why?" Rachel asked, intrigued.
"Eh...I dunno, he just always talked about you in a certain way, as if you always shared this special connection that no other girl could uphold. So in case in the slightest he still had feelings for you, I didn't want to have to tell him about it unless it was absolutely nessacary. And even though he doesn't, it's still awkward to see your little brother wth your high school sweetheart, right?" He laughed.
"Yeah..." Rachel whispered, seeming distant. "Wow...I had no idea Finn thought of me that highly..."
"It's no big deal anymore. Even if I was worried, he's clearly over it." Ryan said.
"Oh," Rachel said, coming out of her trance. "Of course. Good."
"Because that would be awkward."
"Very awkward." Rachel nodded.
"Extremely awkward." Ryan laughed, and Rachel joined in half-heartedly.
"Okay. Enough chitter-chatter, lovebirds, we have work to do." Kurt said, slamming a big binder in front of them, with a collage of wedding dresses on the cover and the title 'Dream Weddings' in fancy font.
"Wow, that's one big book." Ryan said in disbelief.
"And there's plenty more where that came from!" Kurt said joyfully, throwing a pile of wedding magazines he had saved over the years at them.
"Lucky us." Ryan said sarcastically.
"Yes, lucky us." Rachel said brightly, picking up a magazine. "Well, don't just stand there, get reading!"