It’s hard to break habits of a lifetime, and I don’t think I will ever really settle into a huge family gathering comfortably.

We had a temporary chapel set up with a floral archway and a petal-covered aisle. All tended to so lovingly by Mr Capone. I love our Capones so much; they feel like the parents I never had, and thanks to them, I’m slowly learning Italian under careful guidance. They add to the world I now dwell in and couldn’t want more from.

I never imagined I ...