Married. A beautiful day. A beautiful wedding. And, being an emotional guy, I didn't shed a tear. I think I surprised AND disappointed my daughter, wife, son, and son in law. They seem to get a kick out of watching me cry.
Breathing technique. It does wonders.
And I've seen many beautiful brides, and I know I'm biased, but my/our daughter ranks right up at the top of the list. If I posted pictures, which I never will, I think most of you would agree. Newest son in law, who shows no emotions, was crying as we walked down the aisle. I was told, as I was focused on the altar - I didn't look at anyone. As the bridesmaids were walking down the wedding coordinator asked if I wanted to go stand by Sooga. (she was just down the hall, so no one could see her as the maids entered) I said "no", but I did go.
I did, however, lose it for a few seconds during the father daughter dance. I recovered quickly.
And my OTHER son in law sang for Sooga and J's first dance. Taped/canned music, but live vocals - him. He crushed it. I know his nerves were unbelievable.
Long day, and a long night cleaning up. I was up for 19 hours. Then Sunday morning, out to eat (my family is all over the u.s.), then opening cards, then back to the hall to remove what we didn't get out the night before.
It went great, as we all knew it would. My niece and nephew (that aren't quite "adopted" yet) did great. And it was good talking to Sooga's brides maids and hearing the stories they had about her - how they became friends, how Sooga stood with them, etc.
Awesome day.
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