The narrator expected her wedding to be magical because everyone said it would be perfect. She loved Mark, who was kind and thoughtful, and bonded with his daughter Emma. On the morning of the wedding, Emma gave her a note saying, “Don’t marry my dad. He’s lying to you,” which made the narrator doubt everything. Despite her fear, she went ahead with the ceremony, still unsure. At the reception she confronted Mark, who explained that Emma had overheard him talking about being afraid of having another baby and worried she would be replaced. Emma misunderstood his words. They reassured her of their love, and later made new vows together as a family. The wedding wasn’t perfect, but it was real and full of love.