Has it been only two years since Meghan Markle, radiant in custom Clare Wright Keller for Givenchy, glided down the aisle, past her mother and the entirety of Britain's royal family, and

Has it been only two years since Meghan Markle, radiant in custom Clare Wright Keller for Givenchy, glided down the aisle, past her mother and the entirety of Britain's royal family, and into her future at Prince Harry's side?

Of course, if it feels to us like an inordinate amount of change has occurred for these two, think of how it must feel for Harry and Meghan, the ones who actually gave up one life to pursue another.

Not a life style, per se, because no matter what becoming "financially independent" means for them, money is not an issue for Queen Elizabeth II's grandson—the son and brother of future kings—and his wife, the couple formerly known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

But in a stunning turn of events this year, a twist no one would have predicted amid the swell of 2018-era excitement over how much Meghan joining the royal family meant for the monarchy, they stepped down as senior royals. And, today, they're celebrating their second wedding anniversary in Los Angeles—where it all started for Meghan, but thousands of miles away from where Harry ever pictured himself living, even if he had done his own thing sooner.