My Parents Said I Was “Just Jealous.” The Video I Sent to the Wedding Changed Everything.

sleep. My mind circled back to my wedding day eight months ago—those empty chairs, the forced smiles, the hope I’d carried that my family would show up. I’d chosen colors I thought my mom would love, picked flowers she’d admire, selected a menu with all my dad’s favorite dishes. I’d done everything to make them want to be there.

And they’d deliberately continue reading …