Danielle Miller

As the expression goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I'm here to tell you I've taken some of the sourest of lemons and made some of the sweetest lemonade and you can to! Growing up my childhood wasn't "normal" so to say, but it wasn't bad in my eyes. I had to grow up very quickly due to my circumstances. My father was an alcoholic and mother also suffered from addiction. I never understood their addiction until I was older, but looking back now I see the ways it affected my life. It was around 6th grade when I started understanding things more. I began to understand what addiction was and knew both my parents were suffering from it. I noticed things like depression in my parents, sadness and the way their addiction was controlling their life. I felt abandoned. I felt like drugs and alcohol were more important then me. I hated my parents. I was mad at Heavenly Father for making them mine. I'd lie to my friends and tell them my parents ...

One wedding...two ceremonies One of the biggest questions I've gotten from people after they see my wedding photos is why I had two different dresses. The answer is simple, we had one wedding with two ceremonies. These ceremonies were each unique and held special meaning. Early on in our relationship, Chase and I knew we wanted an LDS temple marriage. This was so important to us and it was a goal we both held close. Chase and I met in June of 2017. We went on our first date about a month later. A few short months after that, on October 21 Chase popped the question. Immediately after the proposal we chose to be sealed in my favorite temple in Manti, Utah. Although we were prepared for this journey of keeping the commandments and doing what we needed to do to be worthy, I couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling thinking about that day. Chase grew up in the LDS church and has a family who is still very strong in the church. I was a convert and got baptized when I was 18...