**THE NIGHT BEFORE MY WEDDING, MY PARENTS CUT MY DRESS IN HALF — SO I WALKED INTO THAT CHURCH IN FULL NAVY WHITES.** Two silver stars on my shoulders. And watched my father’s face drain of color. I used to think weddings brought out the best in families. Small-town America. White church. Folding chairs on fresh-cut grass. Lemon cake and old stories passed down the table. I never imagined I’d spend the night before my own ceremony kneeling on my childhood bedroom floor, staring at four ruined dre