MY FATHER LAUGHED AND SAID I COULD WALK DOWN THE AISLE ALONE BECAUSE I WAS MARRYING A NOBODY—HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT

wooden pews, or the crystal windows glowing in the afternoon sunlight.

All I could see was the man standing in front of me.

The man everyone called ordinary.

The man whose greatest accomplishments would never appear on a financial statement.

When the officiant pronounced us husband and wife, applause filled the chapel.

The people in gray applauded alongside continue reading …