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T H E
G A R D E N
H O U S
E
,
R H I N E B E C K
Delivered
by
Maya
Laurent
—
best
friend
of
the
bride
Good
evening
,
everyone
.
For
those
who
don
’
t
know
me
,
I
’
m
Maya
—
Anna
’
s
best
friend
since
seventh
grade
,
when
she
sat
down
next
to
me
in
math
class
and
asked
to
borrow
a
pencil
.
She
still
has
it
.
Fourteen
years
,
three
cities
,
and
roughly
a
thousand
inside
jokes
later
,
here
we
are
.
When
Anna
told
me
she
’
d
met
someone
,
I
didn
’
t
think
much
of
it
—
she
’
s
always
meeting
interesting
people
.
But
then
she
told
me
about
Sam
.
How
he
noticed
the
book
she
was
reading
at
the
coffee
shop
,
left
his
table
to
ask
her
about
it
,
and
somehow
they
talked
until
the
barista
started
stacking
chairs
.
And
I
remember
thinking
:
oh
.
This
one
is
different
.
Sam
,
here
’
s
what
you
’
re
getting
.
Anna
is
the
friend
who
shows
up
at
your
door
with
soup
before
you
’
ve
even
told
her
you
’
re
sick
.
She
cries
at
dog
commercials
—
and
she
will
deny
that
.
She
remembers
the
name
of
your
dog
,
your
grandmother
,
and
the
barista
who
got
you
through
finals
.
She
loves
fiercely
,
quietly
,
and
completely
.
And
you
already
know
this
,
because
you
’
re
the
one
she
chose
.
What
I
love
most
is
watching
the
two
of
you
together
.
You
laugh
at
the
same
ridiculous
things
.
You
take
the
things
that
matter
seriously
.
And
you
still
look
at
each
other
like
you
can
’
t
quite
believe
this
is
real
.
So
please
,
raise
your
glass
with
me
—
to
Anna
and
Sam
.
May
you
always
be
each
other
’
s
first
phone
call
.
May
your
home
be
full
of
loud
music
and
full
plates
.
And
may
you
love
each
other
the
way
you
do
tonight
,
fully
,
and
a
little
more
every
single
day
.
To
Anna
&
Sam
!
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