G
M A I D
O F
H O N O R
S
P E E C H
A
Toast
to
Sarah
&
James
T he
Wedding
of
Sarah
Bennett
&
James
Okafor
Saturday
,
June
14, 2026 ·
T he
Boathouse
,
Central
Park
,
New
York
ood
evening
,
everyone
.
For
those
of
you
who
don
'
t
know
me
,
I
'
m
Emily
—
Sarah
'
s
older
sister
,
and
since
the
age
of
six
,
her
keeper
of
secrets
and
co
-
conspirator
in
all
things
ridiculous
.
Sarah
always
swore
she
'
d
just
know
when
she
met
the
right
person
.
So
when
she
called
me
at
midnight
,
two
years
ago
,
to
talk
about
“
this
guy
from
the
climbing
gym
—
his
name
is
James
,”
I
was
skeptical
.
Then
she
told
me
he
'
d
made
her
a
playlist
called
songs
for
my
favorite
person
.
I
told
her
to
marry
him
.
And
for
once
,
my
little
sister
listened
.
James
,
thank
you
.
For
making
her
laugh
when
she
'
s
convinced
the
world
is
ending
.
For
the
bookshelf
that
took
thirty
hours
—
she
tells
everyone
about
that
one
.
And
for
the
way
you
look
at
her
,
like
she
'
s
the
only
person
in
the
room
.
Tonight
,
she
is
.
Sarah
,
I
'
ve
watched
you
grow
from
the
girl
who
staged
full
Broadway
productions
in
our
living
room
into
the
warmest
,
bravest
,
most
unreasonably
organized
woman
I
know
.
And
I
have
never
seen
you
as
happy
as
you
are
with
him
.
So
please
,
raise
your
glasses
with
me
.
To
Sarah
and
James
.
May
your
home
always
smell
of
fresh
coffee
.
May
your
adventures
never
end
.
And
may
you
always
be
each
other
'
s
favorite
person
.
To
Sarah
and
James
!
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With
love
,
Emily Bennett
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