”I still can’t believe you two are having a regular wedding.” I lean against the wall in the dressing room as my friend Nicole smooths out the skirt of her very fancy wedding gown. My cousin’s bride-to-be twists to the side to check herself from multiple angles.

”Isn’t it wonderful?” Emma Stag, one of Nicole’s friends, claps her hands, perched on the edge of a stool so as not to mess up her hair or gown. Nicole and Emma both ...