M A I D
O F
H O N O R
T
O A S
T
For
Emma
&
Daniel
October
4, 2025 ·
Hudson
Valley
,
New
York
Good
evening
,
everyone
.
For
those
of
you
who
don
’
t
know
me
,
I
’
m
Charlotte
—
Emma
’
s
younger
sister
and
her
maid
of
honor
.
Some
of
you
may
remember
me
as
the
seven
-
year
-
old
who
locked
Emma
out
of
the
house
during
a
thunderstorm
.
She
forgave
me
eventually
.
She
just
brought
it
up
at
Thanksgiving
for
fifteen
years
in
a
row
.
Emma
has
always
been
the
person
I
measure
everyone
else
against
—
the
one
who
calms
me
down
,
knows
exactly
what
to
say
,
and
makes
every
room
feel
warmer
just
by
being
in
it
.
So
when
she
started
telling
me
about
“
this
really
nice
guy
from
her
architecture
studio
,”
I
was
skeptical
.
Not
because
I
doubted
Emma
.
Because
I
doubted
anyone
could
ever
be
good
enough
for
her
.
Then
I
met
Daniel
.
Daniel
is
the
kind
of
person
who
remembers
your
coffee
order
,
sends
you
the
article
you
once
mentioned
in
passing
,
and
lets
Emma
win
at
Scrabble
because
he
genuinely
loves
watching
her
light
up
over
a
triple
-
word
score
.
He
makes
her
laugh
in
that
unguarded
,
full
-
belly
way
I
hadn
’
t
heard
since
we
were
kids
.
Somewhere
along
the
way
,
I
stopped
thinking
of
him
as
Emma
’
s
boyfriend
and
started
thinking
of
him
as
my
brother
.
The
truth
is
,
I
have
never
seen
Emma
so
completely
herself
with
anyone
.
Daniel
brings
out
the
calm
in
her
,
and
she
brings
out
the
joy
in
him
.
They
balance
each
other
in
that
rare
,
quiet
way
—
the
way
you
hope
for
when
you
picture
your
sister
’
s
happily
ever
after
.
So
,
to
Emma
and
Daniel
:
may
you
always
be
each
other
’
s
first
call
,
favorite
adventure
,
and
safest
place
.
May
your
love
stay
patient
,
playful
,
and
utterly
sure
—
exactly
as
it
is
today
.
P L EA S E
JO IN
ME
IN
R A IS ING
Y O UR
GL A S S ES
To
Emma
&
Daniel
!
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Delivered
by
Charlotte
Hartley
·
Maid
of
Honor
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