Ending an engagement is never easy, and Bristol Palin knows the feeling first-hand.
It's been a week since former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced that her 24-year-old daughter had called off her engagement to Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer - and although she released a statement assuring fans that everything was OK between the former couple, it's now Bristol's turn to set the record straight about her canceled nuptials.
In a blog post titled, "The Wedding That Didn't Happen," the mother-of-one addresses the elephant in the room regarding her second failed engagement and opens up about this "painful time" in her life.
"I guess you have seen by now that the wedding that was supposed to happen last weekend was called off. I'm sure you've seen this has been all over the media, but this is a painful time for family and friends and I would just really appreciate your prayers," Bristol wrote. "I know God's plan is greater than anything else, and Tripp and I are in Alaska beginning to rebuild our lives under much different circumstances than we anticipated."
On May 18, Sarah Palin took to Facebook to announce that the wedding, which was scheduled for the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, had been called off and instead family and friends would be gathering for a barbeque at the former groom's Kentucky farm.
"Bristol and Dakota couldn't be more thankful for the love and support of family and friends over the past months while preparing for their wedding. They have informed loved ones that unfortunately the announced celebration planned for May 23 will not be held. Many friends and family still look forward to getting together that day in Kentucky anyway - and the Palins and Meyers are happily looking forward to still being at the old Kentucky home on May 23 to celebrate life, in general," Sarah explained at the time.
Bristol, who has 6-year-old son Tripp with ex-fiancé Levi Johnston, decided to skip the backyard festival and instead spent the day with friends in Alaska, and she shared photos of her weekend on Instagram.
The wedding was cancelled after tabloids reported that Dakota had a "secret wife" - information that he withheld from Bristol and her family.
"Regarding salacious headlines in recent days about 'secret wives,' Dakota and I discussed our past relationships prior to our engagement. Dakota was legally divorced years ago, as any good reporter could and should have disclosed to readers," she said. "As usual, false stories and dramatically written headlines begging controversy should be disregarded, and we have faith that our privacy will be respected at this time by those with decency."
Two days before announcing cancelled nuptials, the former "DWTS" finalist posted a photo to Instagram which was captioned, "Trust in God's timing. It's better to wait a while and have things fall into place than to rush and have things fall apart."
