Dear Best Friend,

We have been dreaming of this day since we were little girls, and now it's finally here. I know that you probably have a million thoughts and emotions running through your mind, but you can rest assured knowing that you found an amazing man that loves you more than anything in the world and you have so many friends and family supporting you on this day.

I remember when we were little we would get all dressed up and play wedding. You were always the bride in that little white dress with the puffy sleeves and itchy sequins and our sisters and I were your bridesmaids. We had so much fun, our little naïve pre-school minds thinking that all there was to a wedding was the dress, walking down the aisle and saying "I do". Through the years, we graduated to swooning over boys and designing the perfect Pinterest wedding. We could spend hours picking out colors and dresses and rings and cute little wedding things. We had no idea how much work it takes, how stressful it actually is to plan a wedding (I don't know how we pulled it off but somehow this wedding will be perfect and absolutely beautiful).

High school rolled around and so did actual relationships with real boys...little did we know that the boy you told me you met that one 4th of July is the same man who is waiting for you at the alter today. I can't wait to see what the future holds for you two. I've never seen you so happy as you are when you talk about marrying him.

My advice for you as you begin your married life? Never stop smiling. Never stop being your stubborn self (I doubt I have to worry about that). Always share your love for potatoes. When you cook, double, triple and quadruple check the recipe to make sure you're not using eight times too much peanut butter and whether you need to use granulated sugar or confectioners sugar. Always make time for movie nights and shopping and spontaneous adventures with yours truly, and know that just because you're gonna be a married woman now doesn't mean I'll ever stop randomly showing up at your house to hang out.

I don't know how I'll react when I see you walk down that aisle on your dad's arm. I might break down in tears or I might just stand there with a big grin on my face, Either way, know that I am so proud of you and can't wait to see the life that you build with your new husband and I am so incredibly honored to be standing by your side on this, the biggest, most important day of your life. I am so blessed to call you my best friend.

I love you more than words can describe.