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Father Of The Bride Grabs Hearts With Song To The Groom
I couldn't stop watching the bride's expressions through this. <3
Cheryl Knight
07.13.21

The love between a parent and child is important in the growth and development of that child. Not only does a good relationship help children develop into loving and functional adults, but it can also determine their future relationships and the partner they might ultimately choose to be with.

But letting go is hard as one dad showed in a fitting song tribute to his daughter on her wedding day.

The love of a dad for his daughter

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The relationship between a father and daughter is especially important. Not only do daughters who have a fatherly presence in their lives do better academically, but the relationships that they develop with future partners are also based, in part, on the relationship that they had with their father.

Probably one of the hardest things a father has to do is give away their daughter’s hand in marriage. They are trusting someone else with their daughter’s heart and well-being. But one father found a way to let his new son-in-law know that he would be watching.

A hit song

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YouTube Screenshot – Embarrassing Dad Productions

The father decided to sing his daughter and her new husband a song to let them both know exactly how he felt. The song, “I Loved Her First,” was released in 2006. Sang by Huntsville, Alabama band Heartland, the song has gone on to become the anthem of fathers everywhere.

A mysterious package arrives

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YouTube Screenshot – Embarrassing Dad Productions

In a video, the father of the bride starts by telling a few jokes to lighten the mood. You can tell he is generally happy for his daughter, but like many fathers, he will always have concerns for his daughter’s welfare and happiness. As he talks, a package arrives. It is for his daughter.

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YouTube Screenshot – Embarrassing Dad Productions

Handing his daughter the package, he has her open it. Inside, she finds two bells, which her father tells her to the purpose of as she and her husband look at them questioningly. They are told to ring them, which they do. What kind of surprise is in store for the two newlyweds?

A father sings a sweet song to his daughter

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YouTube Screenshot – Embarrassing Dad Productions

Their question is soon answered as a man approaches a keyboard. As he sits there and begins to play, the familiar notes of “I Loved Her First” are heard in the reception hall. Most surprising is when her father begins to sing.

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YouTube Screenshot – Embarrassing Dad Productions

The song is about how a father is the first man to truly love his daughter. It also talks about the special relationship that a father and daughter share and how he is now trusting her husband to continue loving her with all his heart, just like he does.

Love everlasting

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YouTube Screenshot – Embarrassing Dad Productions

As the couple sits there, you can see the love they have for each other and the love that the woman has for her father. By the time her father is done singing, there is not a dry eye in the whole place.

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YouTube Screenshot – Embarrassing Dad Productions

At the end of the song, father and daughter embrace, their love for each other evident. The video is a great reminder of the fact that the love of a parent for a child does not go away, even when they move on to a life of their own.

Watch the incredibly touching moment in the video below!

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Sources: Embarrassing Dad Productions

H/T: YouTube – Embarrassing Dad Productions, Red Tricycle, Wikipedia

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