[He laughs a little when she uses his own words to describe it - they do sound a bit funny coming from her. But it's good too see that his excitement is as contagious as ever.]

Eh. Don't let anyone tell you it's too soon. Lily and I only waited about four months - just long enough to have that period of being engaged, really.

[By the standards of most worlds though, that's atrociously fast. It shouldn't have been enough time at all, but somehow it was.]

Short engagements will probably become traditional here. When anyone could go home at any time, it's probably wiser not to wait too long.

[And they both know Wonderland has a knack for shipping people off at exactly the wrong time. James fretted about it himself for weeks before his own wedding.]