Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy.

Today on the show, actress Melissa Peterman shares a really personal story about her family,

her wedding, and true love.

I don't recommend, I don't give this as advice for anyone getting married, but if you want

to take the stress out of a wedding, have something super tragic happen like five days before

because then you're not at all worried about the cake or like the seating chart or maybe they lost your veil, which they did.

Today on Storyworthy, actress Melissa Peterman talks about a tragedy before her wedding that brought

the family even closer. Stay close.

Hey, this is Melissa Peterman and you are listening to Storyworthy.

Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.

Now, whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy.

Now, I hope you guys had a chance to listen to last week's episode with comedian Rachel O'Brien.

Melissa, her topic was Disaster Vacations. Fun!

And I'm just going to sum it up real quick. She got in a really bad

accident on Martha's Vineyard. Like the day before she was supposed to leave, she had a terrible

I love that sentence. I mean, I know it was, I don't wish any, you know, bad ill will, but she got in a

really bad accident on Martha's Vineyard. On a bicycle. Oh my gosh. I know.

And anyway, now one of her, she's this beautiful, stunningly beautiful girl. And then she pulls out her hand and she's got kind of a deformed hand. Because of this accident? Yeah. Who expects to get into an accident and Martha's Vineyard? Like the worst thing that happens is they don't have your vintage of wine. Like, I don't feel like, and I'm, again, not making light because that's awful.

But who thinks, like, you think, like, oh, I'm going bungee jumping in Brazil. Maybe you might get an accident. That's right. Or your water rafting. Yeah. Colorado River. Horseback riding. You're doing something. But when you're riding a bike, especially in Martha's Vineyard where it's flat, but like a water bottle started flying out of the basket and she went to get, you know, like she didn't want to litter. She didn't want to kill turtles. That's a crime in Martha's Vineyard. I don't know. Anyway, the point is, you guys, go back and listen to Rachel O'Brien's story. Well, I'm going to now because I'm fascinated. A very funny girl, and I'm so happy that she came on the show. But not today, you guys, because today stick with me because I am here with actress and comedian Melissa Peterman, and I am so happy you're here, Melissa.

I'm happy I'm here.

Because you judged Story Smash a couple of weeks ago, and you killed it.

Well, thank you.

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