"I think so, too," Marcus says. "Even if there had been a coconut full of bees."

They've dealt with worse than that and come out on the other side. If this day ended with being married to Dan, Marcus doesn't think there's much in the universe that could keep it from being perfect. Their friends are here, their family, and they're married. Nothing else matters.

"So since we're unable to have a proper honeymoon, what would you say to spending tonight at that bed and breakfast just down the coast?" he asks. "Because I may have booked us the room that overlooks the ocean."