Everyone has two kinds of family: the one you were born into and the ones you choose to be with.

I grew up with a small set of women whom after nearly two decades, I have grown to consider as family. We've been through everything together from triumphant personal battles, lengthy separations, disastrous relationships and even more disastrous fashion choices. To this day, we are for ever more sisters, and sisters we were when one of our own happily crossed one of life's most significant thresholds over the weekend.

We love you so very much my dear, and we couldn't be happier or prouder of you than when we held your hand through it and cried tears of joy right beside you.

You are strength itself. May love never cease and happiness be forever.