Ha, I remember you commenting that this was halfway in terms of "down to earth" relationships between Kaoru's and Haruka's, but this ending made it seem like the most fairy-tale-ish of them all. (in a good way).
Sae making that dress makes perfect sense. There's no way a parent would order a wedding dress for their timid daughter's Best Couple Contest.
Everything's pointing to it being a "breaking the ice" type of arc, so it's nice that they can come up with something refreshing every time to keep the ball rolling.Next arc is finally Nanasaki Ai. I'm looking forward to it. Looks like it won't be as smooth a ride as this past one.
I'm with you on Rihoko. She's got nothing going for her at the moment.