Sarah and Hank — former high-school classmates who fell in love in New York City in their 20s — were counting down the days until their dream wedding: a funky, colorful affair in September 2020 on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. But six months before their big day, the COVID pandemic began, and by summer they’d postponed their destination wedding . Sarah, almost 30, worried about pushing back their family planning, too. She and Hank wanted at least three kids and knew conceiving might be difficult because Sarah had a blood-clotting disorder, factor V Leiden, that increased her chances of miscarriage .

With no vaccine or return to pre-pandemic normalcy in sight, Sarah and Hank decided they were done waiting. Sarah’s mom got to work planning a backyard wedding with 25 people on thei

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