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As per usual, whenever Gavin goes off to work in the morning Gaia sleeps in, eats more damn cereal or yoghurt, and then tinkers around in the garden or doing some collecting. She makes money slowly but surely this way and I decide, since she's my founder, she deserves a proper wedding rather than an elopement. I set a goal of saving $2000 for the wedding even though it will set me back on buying a house.
Gaia: don't mind me. Just fossicking for rocks in my knickers so I can afford a reception :)
Gaia then pops around to the Roomie's to catch up with her friends, and Gavin meets her there after work.
She spends most of her time watching TV and hanging out with Zoe. They're now great friends and Zoe still won't put her Day of the Dead attire on. Do Sims randomly stop participating in the event? Give me your sugar skull, Zoe!!
Gaia also makes some time for Mitchell, since she knows him least well of all of Gavin's old roommates. They never make it past acquaintances, though. I can only assume he also has the bro trait.
And behold, a hot dinner! I think Zoe made something for them here, though I took the picture too late. Macaroni cheese maybe? All the kids in this household are terrible cooks but it sure beats yoghurt or cereal. Gavin turns up in time to take advantage of a free meal, too, but sadly J is absent for the whole visit. He and Gaia are now best friends and he appears to hold no grudges with either her or Gavin over their past relationship.
The next morning, it's back to the library for Gavin. This is now his pre-work ritual and he usually writes, but occasionally reads, in order to progress his career.
Gaia, who leads a significantly more carefree life, is meanwhile invited to a teenager's birthday party. She met him briefly at the park one day, I think? His name is Cameron Nadeau, and she accepts the invitation but invites a bunch of her friends to come with her so she won't be the only young adult.
The place is crowded but Gaia uses the opportunity to catch up with Nina Caliente again. Apart from the occasional phone call Gaia had prioritised her friendship with Zoe over Nina, so it's nice for them to have a chance to reconnect.
The party is more or less a hit and Cameron ages up into a Young Adult. I don't remember anything about him to be honest, and Gaia isn't going to bother to work on her friendship with him. It was a nice party though!
That night, Gavin comes home from work and announces he's had a promotion.
Gavin: so perhaps we could put that bonus I earned towards buying a house? With a roof?
Gaia: um, no. We finally have enough for a wedding!!
Sorry Gavin, the lawn living continues.
As it happens Gavin has the next day off work, and a wedding party is hastily convened. I do some googling to figure out how to make weddings actually work on community lots, and quickly makeover the park to include a bar and a kitchen for the caterer. Of course Gaia has to get married at the park she spends most of her life at, and the same place she got engaged to Gavin. It just felt right!
There is a lot of awkward dancing.
The drinks are a hit though, and I'm glad I figured it out because you get stalled on a silver medal if you can't have drinks and food at a wedding party. I really need to do some tinkering in Manage Worlds to add more lots from the gallery, because I have my Sims spend a lot of time away from home so they would definitely use them.
Every single one of Gavin and Gaia's guests turn up, including J.
And there's grilled food in the park to honour Gaia's main loves in life.
Then, it's time for the ceremony. Can we just take a minute to appreciate how beautiful Gaia is? I adore this picture.
Obviously the game doesn't actually let you specify, but I like to think of J as the best man, since he's Gavin's old roommate and Gaia's first boyfriend and now best friend, and that he's completely cool with Gavin and Gaia's marriage. 
#cuteweddingpicspam
After a wild day one of Gaia and Gavin's guests is so pooped he crashes out on a park bench. I think this might be Cameron. They earn their Gold wedding medal, and I'm keeping all rewards (instead of selling) to make the challenge a bit harder, so they'll come in handy for future weddings. Perhaps one day in the far future I'll be able to install a little at-home chapel for elopements!
Gaia and Gavin aren't too tired to officially consummate their marriage that night.
And that concludes Chapter 5. Gaia and Gavin are very happily married, making Gavin our first official legacy spouse. His proper introduction card is coming in the next chapter. How long before babies are on the way? And will Gavin ever manage to get a roof over his head?
Find out next time!