The decision to proceed had opened the floodgates of wedding preparations. Suddenly, their casual outings were replaced with discussions about guest lists, venues, and a myriad of customs. It was an exciting, but also overwhelming, period.

"My mother thinks we should have a much bigger guest list," Anya confided in Rohan one evening, scrolling through a seemingly endless Excel sheet. "And she's convinced the XYZ Banquet Hall is the only appropriate venue. But I really liked that smaller, garden-style place we saw last week."