Three seconds later the screen lit up with a new group text sent to the whole extended family.

My mother had posted a high-resolution picture taken in a mirrored fitting room hung with pink silk drapes.

Vanessa stood in the middle of the shot, spinning her diamond engagement ring around her knuckle while holding a lace veil to her hair.

“Vanessa found the one!” my mother typed under the photo.

“Exclusive morning access was worth every penny.

Family magic!”

I stared at the message while the plastic wrap on my sandwich crackled under my thumb.