Triple Wedding back on?

Had a nice long chat with Hannah tonight. She tells me her and Nathan (or should it be ‘Nathan and she?’) have talked about marriage again. Feels weird to hear my younger sister talking about dedicating her life to one man, but it feels good to know I won’t be the only member of the family suffering through married life. I did try to persuade her to rush plans through and join us for a Christmas Eve ceremony, but she wouldn’t bite. “I’m not going to gatecrash Philippa’s special day” she said. I tried very hard to convince her otherwise but she refused to accept my assurances that it would be ok, and then the phone call ended rather abruptly. 
I will not give up though.
I think it would be lovely if all three of us siblings got married on the same day, for many reasons. Mainly because it would deflect attention from me, but that’s not the only positive aspect. It would be romantic. Sharing our special day together with each other would make it all the more memorable and emotional, and I might be able to hide behind Sophie in the photos.
And we could share the costs, which seem to be escalating exponentially as the weeks go by.  We spoke to a photographer today and he quoted us £2000 for the photos and a DVD!! Bastard. Philippa’s PHONE only cost £200 and that can take video footage nice and clearly, so what exactly is Mr A.Bastard-Photographer going to do for us?? Photoshop it all so it looks like I’m marrying Katy Perry?
And while I’m having a little whinge about weddings - what the Hell are ‘banns’ and why do they have to be read?????????

RC 7-5-15