The wedding planning had three phases.
Phase one was what Helena and her mother had agreed at lunch: March, Cascais, Fernanda Melo, wisteria, Daniel with the rings, a guest list that was reasonable.
Phase two was what everyone added to phase one.
Bianca added opinions about flowers with the energy of a woman who had just become engaged herself and was therefore operating at full capacity on the subject of significant events. Tomás added opinions about music, which nobody had asked for but which turned out to be well-considered — he'd been to three Vasconcelos Foundation events and had notes on what didn't work. Clara added opinions about everything with the enthusiasm of a designer encountering an undecorated surface, and had to be gently channelled toward specific departments or she wo
