No One From My Family Came to My Wedding. They All Went to My Sister’s Baby Shower Instead.

in delicate champagne flutes.

But when it came time to put on my dress—a beautiful A-line gown with delicate lace details that I’d spent months selecting—the absence of my mother hit me with renewed force.

“I always imagined her helping me with this,” I said softly as Tara and Hannah carefully lifted the gown and helped guide my arms through the sleeves.continue reading …