The sun was shining through the stained-glass windows of the small church, casting beautiful rainbow colors across the wooden benches. It was the perfect spring day. The aisle was lined with white roses, their sweet smell mixing with the soft scent of the candles burning all around us. Eighty of our closest family and friends filled the seats, dressed in pastel colors, smiling, and whispering with excitement. Soft music from a string quartet filled the air as I stood nervously at the altar, adjusting my cufflinks again and again. I

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