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Mystrade - The Best Men

[anonymous]

At long last Sherlock and John are getting married.

Much to everybody's surprise he enlists both Mycroft and Lestrade as his groomsmen (Harry and Clara had nabbed John the second the announcement was made).

Nobody expected Sherlock to be such a difficult groom to manage though - determined as he is for everything to be perfect.

Through their joint suffering acting as the balm between a legitimately stressed out Sherlock and the rest of the world, Mycroft and Lestrade slowly grow closer

tl;dr Sherlock and John get married, and Mycroft and Lestrade and Sherlock's groomsmen - they grow closer together during the run up to the wedding

Re: Mystrade - The Best Men

[anonymous]

Just a Britpick note for writers. We don't have Groomsman in the UK, in fact I'm not even sure what they are. For a church wedding you would have a Best Man and possibly some Ushers but for a civil ceremony you'd probably only have your two witnesses.

Re: Mystrade - The Best Men

[anonymous]

Actually you're free to have whatever you like at a Civil Ceremony. There are no strict instructions as to whom you can have at the ceremony and what their roles would be. As long as you organise the official stuff accordingly you're free to arrange the rest as freely as you like.

Also a Groomsman here in the UK would be an usher, which you're also free to have at a Civil Ceremony. Hope that helps.

Re: Mystrade - The Best Men

[anonymous]

"Groomsmen" and "ushers" are used interchangeably in the U.S. nowadays. "Groomsmen" is slowly become the more popular term, as it has the connotation that they're there to help out the groom (*cough* plan bachelor party *cough*). That is, they're not just there to be an arm for the bridesmaids.

Re: Mystrade - The Best Men

[flubber2kool]

This isnot strictly true. In this country it is possible to have two best men and they would be called groomsmen. I guess it's because they'd be stupid calling them best men!

While I agree that it's more normal only to have one, it can still happen.

Re: Mystrade - The Best Men

[anonymous]

Semantics aside - I would love to see this. It's incredibly cute