💒 ( i can't help thinking about what it would be if the actually would've gotten married. john & sally )
Send me 💒and I’ll plan our muses’ wedding!
How did our muses get engaged?: Simcoe got her father’s very reluctant permission to marry Sally right before Simcoe left town with his troops.
How long were they engaged before they got married?: He wanted to wait until the war ended so in January 1782, he returned to Oyster Bay where they married in February before they moved to England.
Who is in the wedding party?: Phebe and Audrey are Sally’s bridesmaids. Simcoe brings along the soldier he’s closest with, George, and then chooses Sally’s brother, William, over the other Townsend men. The family was particularly aware of Simcoe and Robert’s iciness towards one another. Simcoe had no idea he was a spy but he knew of his revolutionary leanings. Simcoe made an attempt to be kind to him but Robert was more reluctant as he viewed the event as Simcoe stealing Sally and breaking apart the family.
What is the wedding venue?: The Townsend drawing room. They figure that no one would be very pleased to have a loyalist in their local church right after the war has ended.
What are our muses wearing?: Simcoe wears his military uniform and powdered wig. Sally wanted a new dress and her father very reluctantly lets her buy a blue silk, sack-back gown which cost him way too much. Think of this gown but in ocean blue silk. Her sisters do her hair up in a small pouf (nothing too dramatic).
What’s the theme/aesthetic?: It’s a bit melancholy because the wedding comes with the underlying implication that Sally and Simcoe will be crossing the ocean in a matter of weeks. The family knows that time with her is precious and they may never see her again because of the distance and the perils at sea.
A special gift that my muse gives to yours before the wedding: A bracelet to go with her dress! This bracelet is the general look but the colors are different, they’re all made of light blue glass.
Where are they going on their honeymoon?: England. That’s it.
BONUS: They move to Devon, England and Simcoe becomes an MP. The pair have three children: Elizabeth, John, and Solomon. In 1791, they move to Canada and Sally becomes depressed because of the move. The next baby is Anne, who becomes Sally’s pride and joy. Catherine and Harriet quickly follow though Catherine dies at age three. In 1796, Simcoe’s poor health forces them to return to England. Simcoe dies in 1806 at the age of 54. Sally dies in 1817 at age 57. All of the children comfortably settle down and have families of their own. Solomon goes on to become a well liked politician in Canada and Anne ends up marrying a rich Duke.
BONUS BONUS: In their modern verse, they only have four children because of better birth control. Simcoe becomes an MP and their live comfortably in England. They have a flat in London and a cottage in Devon. They live long enough to meet six of their many grandchildren. Simcoe dies at age 75 and after his death, Sally sells the flat in London (but not the cottage) and moves back to America to live with Robert. She dies at age 89.