I Left the Wedding Dress in the Cave: A Love Story with Santorini

I never planned to stay in Santorini. I came for a wedding. Mine. And then I stayed for something completely different.

I am Sophia, and It was the summer of 2003 when I first stepped off the ferry in Athinios port, my heart pounding, dress boxed up, ring tucked into a velvet pouch in my backpack. I remember the caldera wind pulling at my hair like an impatient old friend. The cliffs rising like theatre curtains. I was supposed to be the leading lady. I had no idea the script was about to change.

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