Wedding
Life has a strange sense of humor.
June grew up and fell in love with Ben.
Ava met Ben’s brother Luke at a barbecue.
Months later, Claire met their youngest brother, Sam.
When the third engagement happened, I stared at the girls and said,
“You three have found the only possible way to make weddings even more complicated.”
They laughed.
Then they announced they wanted to get married on the same day.
I nearly had a heart attack.
What followed was months of flowers, dresses, seating charts, arguments about food, laughter, stress, and three daughters repeatedly reminding me that everything was under control.
Nothing was under control.
But it was beautiful.
On the wedding day, I stood outside the ceremony with all three of them.
June was first.
She slipped her hand through my arm.
“You’re crying already.”
“I have allergies.”
“In November?”
“Extremely seasonal allergies.”
She laughed and
