Forget Me Not

by Julie Soto

I have five rules for planning a successful wedding. (Lies. I’m sure there are more, but if I said, “I have seventy-six rules—sit back,” I think I would have lost you.)

“A wedding is not a marriage. Marriages will never be perfect. They’re always a work in progress. But weddings? Weddings are just a moment in time, striving to be perfect.

if you can crack the code—flowers are infinitely better than people. Because you can find a person’s ratio of light, water, and attention, and it still won’t be enough. For flowers, it’s enough.

“Get the fuck away from me,” he says, as politely as he possibly can.