It’s kind of a crazy feeling when your younger brother is getting married when you still feel like a kid. Well, I don’t actually feel like a kid but you know what I mean. I’m the eldest of three siblings and I remember when both my brother and sister got their driver’s license – it felt SO weird. Meeting little life milestones with people you’ve grown up with is a special feeling. It sort of feels like you’re living in a movie, the kind that despite having hurdles, is all worth it. It’ll probably feel crazy the day we all have kids of our own, but I’m getting ahead of myself here.
My siblings and I have always been super close. I can feel myself forming tears while I write this but maybe it’s because I’m visiting my brother Garrett and his fiancée Lilly right now and I’m feeling emotional about growing up. To keep the emotional theme going, my brother asked me to be his Best Man, or I guess ‘Best Woman,’ and I feel honoured. C’mon, how lucky am I?! And when people give me a weird look when I tell them, I know they’re just jealous that we’re close siblings. However, the reaction I’ve been getting the most when I tell people I get to support my brother on his big day, is an “awwww” because people know how close we are as a family.
I’ve been spending the last few days with them in Palm Desert and it’s been so nice getting some quality one-on-one time. When you come from a close family, it can be hard to get a word in or absorb stories when everyone is talking over each other. But these past few days have been such a treat to see how happy Garrett and Lilly are together. Hear me out, not that I was skeptical but my brother and his fiancée met and were engaged within a year, so I felt a lot of feelings with all these new milestones. I think even for the hopeless romantic in me, I was overwhelmed with feelings of my little brother growing up and maybe not having the same friendship that we’ve always grown up with, but I don’t feel that way anymore.
I guess I should somehow tie this story in with dating and stuff so drumroll please… Garrett and Lilly met on Hinge! So hey, there’s hope for us all, don’t give up on dating apps!
I’m starting to ramble now, but if anyone wants to be my date to my brother’s wedding in January 2026 in California, feel free to contact me! I’m kidding. Or am I? Jokes aside, I really just LOVE love and now I better get working on that Best Woman speech.
