"Wow. And there I was, thinking I had a handle on the amount of planning that would go into something like this." Chuckling, Annecy rolled her head back and forth like she was loosening stiff muscles. "This wedding is putting me through the ringer."

"So that's what all this excitement is about."

"Are you surprised?" she asked with a little head tilt. "Or did you think I was bluffing when I talked about the wedding?"

"I didn't think you were bluffing, but I've never seen ...