You'll remember maybe half of it. The toast that ran long, the wind picking up right before the vows, your grandmother's hands folded in her lap. The rest slips away faster than anyone warns you - entire conversations, the way the tables looked at dusk, who danced with whom and for how long.
That's not a flaw in how weddings work. It's how they're supposed to feel: too full to hold on to all at once. You shouldn't have to spend your own wedding trying to memorise it. That's what the photographs are for. Not the posed proof that it happened, but the actual day - the in-between moments, the faces you didn't see because you were looking the other way. Which means the person taking them matters more than almost any other choice you'll make. [Intro-statement - check it matches your own voice.]
