At some point, every guest becomes a story the couple will hear later.

About the cousin who sang every word. About the friend who crossed three flights to make the ceremony. About the person at the back who cried at the speech and thought nobody noticed.

Perhaps that is what being invited means: not simply being present at the start of a marriage, but leaving with one small, irreplaceable version of it.

Editorial note: Edition Thirteen is an original editorial work of fiction. Every person, wedding and remembered line in this issue is imagined; the feeling of witness is real.