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'It read like a dissection of our sex life': Recovering from a wedding toast disaster

Everyone told me to expect one thing to go wrong on my wedding day. The flowers won't be right, or someone will be running late. The forecast called for rain, so I steeled myself for all the complications that might deliver. But when the perfectly sunny day arrived, I wasn't prepared for what actually went off the rails: a bridesmaid who delivered a truly horrifying toast.

If you think I'm being dramatic, I have 186 witnesses who can assure you I'm not. A few months after the wedding, I

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