🍒 Chapter 21: Juggling Losses & Gains • Part 2

This episode moves from grief into the reality of planning a wedding amid family division. Cece describes how most of her father’s side of the family chose not to attend after her dad refused to walk her down the aisle. She reflects on her mother’s extraordinary effort to help fund and plan the wedding while working multiple jobs.

The story then shifts into the chaotic — and often hilarious — behind-the-scenes reality of wedding day preparation: a late hairstylist, last-minute makeup improvisation, an allergic reaction to body glitter, and a groom who showed up three hours early out of pure excitement.

Cece recounts walking down the aisle with her Papaw in cowboy boots, the pastor dropping the ring, forgetting to say “You may kiss the bride,” and the iconic music mishap when Hilary Duff’s Danger accidentally played instead of With Love. The chapter ends with a joyful send-off, a road trip to Branson, and the start of their honeymoon.

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⚠️ Potential triggers featured in this episode may include, but are not limited to:

• Family estrangement around a wedding

No graphic sexual content is included.