“I walked down the aisle a second time recently,” writes Meg Raby. And I love this: “Elvis Presley locked arms with me while singing ‘Love Me Tender’ and gave me away to my partner, Jared, in a little white chapel in Vegas. Our three kids climbed the pews and crawled beneath, only to pause and take peeks at what was happening at the altar.”

But most importantly, she writes, “I couldn’t help but smile and be completely filled with joy: I was ready, and not in the way that I felt ready the first time taking that notorious walk.” And today she’s talking about why, and how experience has changed her outlook.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor