Kari's father had been out of the picture for fifteen years and she didn't know where to find him to even consider an invitation to her wedding. Kari's mother, however, was still close to her daughter and when Kari called her she was surprised and upset.
"But you hardly know him," Patti, Kari's mother, insisted. "Marriage isn't just about having a good time in the bedroom. I don't want you to make the same mistake I made with your father," she told her daughter on the phone.
"I've not only grown close to Dan but also his parents," Kari explained. "They've accepted me and now they consider me family," she said.
"How are you going to pay for this wedding?" Patti asked her daughter. "You know I can't afford to help you."
"We're having a small wedding at Dan's parents," Kari replied to her mother. "Just a few friends and family."
"Alright," Patti conceded. "I will have to find a hotel nearby for the weekend," she added.
"You can stay at mine and Dan's apartment," Kari said. "We're going to be staying at Dan's parents."
"Have you made plans for a honeymoon?" Kari's mom asked.
"Yes, we are going for a week to a resort near Cancun, Mexico," she told her mother. "It's our wedding present from Dan's parents."
"That sounds wonderful and they sound like they are very good and generous people." Patti responded.
"They are," Kari confirmed. "See you in a few weeks," she said to her mother.
"Love you Kari," Patti said to end the phone call.
"Love you too," Kari responded.
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After the short civil ceremony, the fourteen guests, Dan, Kari, Alice, Chloe, Dan's sister, and Carl sat around the living room and patio with plates of barbequed steaks and chicken, a variety of salads and chips and salsa. It was a very informal setting, the bride, herself, wasn't even dressed in a formal gown. Kari wore a sexy, low cut sundress. Dan, the groom, wore shorts and a Hawaiian shirt.
Carl played bartender while Alice made sure everyone had plenty eat. Everyone there except Patti, who lived in another town, knew Janice, the local morning anchor and Bill, who was a popular city councilman. Carl took a break from bartending duties once everyone had a drink to introduce Bill and Janice to Patti, Kari's mother.
"Bill, Janice, let me introduce you to Patti, the mother of the bride," Carl said and they all shook hands.
"I can see where Kari gets her sexy good looks from," Janice said complimenting Patti with a smile.
"I have to agree with that," Bill chimed in.
Alice had relayed the entire encounter with her son Dan and Kari to Bill and Janice after the couple left the hotel on Valentine's Day night. Janice was amazed to find out that the young couple they had sexually enjoyed that night was their friend's son and his then girlfriend.
Carl went about introducing Patti to their other guests. Ed and Cindy, the older couple who also had partaken in the erotic encounters on Valentine's Day at the hotel, were sitting on the sofa in the living room with Kari. Kari took over the duty of introducing her mother to Ed and Cindy from Carl.
"Mom," she said. "These are our friends Ed and his wife Cindy." Ed and Cindy stood up and shook Patti's hand.
"You are as beautiful as your daughter," Ed complimented.
"Carl. Ed and Cindy have some disappointing news," Kari said while they were standing there in front of the sofa. "They can't make the trip with us to the resort," she said demurely. "Cindy's mother broke her hip and she needs to be with her in Phoenix when she gets out of the hospital."
"And the resort is still going to charge me the full amount. They don't accept cancellations within a week before," Ed lamented.
"I wanted Ed to still go instead of sitting around at home," Cindy said. "But they have a strict couples only policy," she explained.
Patti had a perplexed look on her face wondering what this was all about. 'Are these other people going with my daughter and her new husband on their honeymoon?' she thought. Then her face revealed her shock when she heard her daughter's suggestion.
"Mom? Why don't you go with Ed," Kari said. "You work from home on a freelance basis so you can escape anytime you want. And besides, when was the last time you got laid?"
"Kari," Patti quipped at her daughter. "I don't understand what's going on here," she said blushingly.
"I think that's a wonderful idea," Cindy said. "Ed would enjoy the company," she added.
Kari had taken out her phone and showed her mother the online brochure for the resort. "See here it says they have a clothing optional night club, a thirty person rooftop whirlpool, a secluded beach and sex is permitted in certain common areas of the hotel," she read from her phone.
"Sex in common areas?" Patti asked not yet having grasped the situation.
"Yes," Cindy answered. "Ed and I have been there several times. We really enjoyed the voyeuristic, exhibitionist atmosphere."
Noticing her mother still didn't get it, Kari told her, "This is a swingers resort, mom."
"And all of you are swingers? Including my daughter and her husband?" Patti questioned.
"Yes mom. Dan and I met these wonderful people at a swingers party," she told her not going into the detail that the party was thrown by Dan's parents.
"So, who all is going?" Patti asked.
"Carl and Alice, Chloe and her new friend Bob who couldn't be here today, Dan and I and I hope Ed and you," Kari answered her mother's question. Kari didn't know that Bill and Janice were going as well, they had to be discreet about their arrangements.
"Oh my," Patti sighed. "I'm having a hard time taking this all in," she confessed. "You don't mind your husband sleeping with another woman?" Patti asked Cindy.
"Absolutely not," Cindy answered. "I usually like it most when I watch him, but I guess I won't be able to this time, huh honey?" she chuckled.
