There’s just something about the bond between a
daughter and her daddy. So this weekend
we wanted to celebrate all of the fathers of the brides we’ve had the pleasure
of meeting over the past years… We love our dads of the grooms too…but there is
just a little something extra protective and tender-hearted about a daddy’s
little girl.
Some father’s totally get that a bride’s wedding
day is her dream…a vision and will do almost anything to make sure she gets “almost”
everything she desires. I love getting
the secret texts from brides that says… “We just got the GO… daddy added a
little to the budget.” Or when the Dad,
himself calls to let you know he wants to surprise everyone with…” Oh how I LOVE what we get to do!
Some of my favorite “Dad Moments” (no particular
order, and please comment if it’s your dad):
·
I had one Dad with several daughters that
were performers…mostly in dance but I will NEVER forget him… “teach me how to
douggie” on the dance floor
·
One of ultimate favorite moments is right
before the door opens and he gets to walk his little girl down the aisle to get
married… he’s usually choking back tears and then I tell him my little secret
of how to hold it together….but shhhhh that part’s a secret but gets them every
time!
·
I love listening to the words of wisdom
they have for their kids; no this is especially for fathers and sons…his wisdom
always comes a little more educational while fathers of daughters are usually a
mix between “she’s all yours now, enjoy less closet space, sharing all of your
food…or protecting wisdom of his little girl…
·
Those daddy daughter dances…yep they get
us!
I’m good until a man cries…and when
dad starts tearing up during this dance… I’m done! Bring on the waterworks and
tissue
·
I can still see one of our dads &
brides dancing to wooly-bullie…way too cute
·
Watching a bride and dad arrive in a horse
and carriage gives me chills EVERY TIME…it’s like
seeing it for the first time
each time it happens… so
do this!
·
During the rehearsal, dads are always
characters… from the things I’m not ready for them to say…to ready to run to
their seats once they’ve given their daughter away…. It’s never a dull moment
·
Or watching a Groom dance with his daughter…warms
the heart
With some dads there is an instant connection
others it takes a while for them to warm up to us. I did a wedding several years ago for a
family and the entire time leading up to the wedding the dad just couldn’t wrap
his head around my position, why I was there, and WHY he was paying for me and
my team just for the day of the wedding… However, once he saw us in action and
realized we had taken everything off of his and his family’s plate that day he
came up to me and said “I wish I knew what I know now months ago because you
would have been the FIRST check I wrote not the last… you are worth every
penny. FYI we have two more daughters to
go “wink wink.” Fast forward to last
year, I get a message saying that him and his wife were coming to meet with me
(without his daughter who was getting married) to see what dates I had open the
following year…because whatever I had open was what they would have to choose
from because this time he was writing the FIRST check to KYAE… oh and they’ve
already said I’m doing the third daughter too but she’s still in high school so
we’ve got a little while before that one happens… (photo cred Courtney Saul Photography)
Now remember how I said some there’s an instant connection? One of my dads a few weeks ago was just
that! I remember the first time meeting
him... it was an open house about a year ago and he by-passed the check-in,
flew by every vendor on his way to our booth and it was as if our eyes had
locked and he was focused. He walked
right up to me and said “I heard you’re THE person I need to plan my little
girl’s big day!” Of course I responded… “Why YES I am!” Originally we had another possible wedding on
that same date and I wasn’t able to be there, but then faith stepped him and
made a way. I was able to surprise them
half-way through our planning process that I would be there in person for his
little girl’s dream day. The best
feeling was countless times he came to me, put his arm around me and said “Thank
You for doing all of this.” I’ve never
felt more appreciated in all of my career and that is exactly why I give up my
weekends with my family to create magic with yours…
I wouldn’t change these magical moments for the
world. I am the blessed one that so many
dads TRUST me with their little girl’s dream.
It truly is an honor to do what we get to do…
So,
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all of the DADS out there…
~JB
& all of the KYAE family
