Once suitors, today guests.
Merinn was rejoiced to see the former suitors had all accepted their invite to the wedding, and though they understood they had hurt all of them either by their words or their choices, they had grown closer to them in the days they spent at the palace. From the start, Merinn had accepted they would inevitably be hurt, as only one person could have been chosen, but they had hoped to at least hold some form of friendship with them, and the fact they had accepted.
Now, of course, from were they came from. The normal celebration would have all the suitors together alongside the groom and bride. But Beszarin was different and they had had to adapt to it. Change would come with time, but for now, they would adapt.
This meant that every special guest perceived as male would be greeted by the groom, while the ones perceived as females would be greeted by the bride. Before they met in the first Union, the groomsmen would all stay separated from their wives or companions who’d stay with the bride as bridesmaids. Then they meet on the third day, the same way as the groom and bride would.
Today Merinn was meeting the male suitors, who would stand by his side, while Harmony would meet the female suitors who would be her bridesmaids.