To My Girl, On Your Wedding Day

For Emily

My darling Emily, I still remember the little girl who draped a sheet over her shoulders and marched down the hallway playing bride, so certain of the day that has finally arrived. This morning, helping you into your wedding dress and getting ready together, I saw both that dreaming child and the extraordinary woman she became. When your father takes you for that dance, know that my heart will be so full it can hardly hold the joy. You have grown into everything I ever hoped for and so much more. I am endlessly, tearfully, proudly your mom — today and always.

— Mom