I hope that all of you can feel the sense that's surrounding you right now, can feel
the wonderful joy and that wonder of, "it's here, it's finally here."
You are surrounded by love and wonder and also a seriousness among these friends and
family, but don't take for granted that God has brought you together.
So I get a call from Marshall and he said he met this wonderful gal, and dad I think
this is the one.
Marshall and I met when we were working at US Fleet together.
I always thought she was cute but that's just, you just don't go near the boss's daughter.
I knew that.
I started getting office supplies.
And I would go up there during the weekdays to do that but I switched my schedule to Saturdays
because I knew that Marshall was working those days.
Every time I knew she was coming up there, I just always lent a hand and make sure that
she wasn't doing that on her own and we built this friendship just by doing that.
When they came in and asked permission to date, I was like, "All right.
This has got to be an HR violation somehow."
Right?
Well, she's not his boss.
And he said with a sparkle in his eye, "I met this girl at work."
And I said, "Really?
Tell me a little bit about her."
So as he begins to tell me about this girl, he also kind of mentions, "Well, her dad's
kind of like the boss."
And I'm kind of like, "Oh, okay.
That may not be a great idea."
But you know what?
As all of us are here tonight, we know what a great idea that was.
Everybody looks at me and thinks that I raised my daughter alone.
I didn't.
Her mom was there every single day.
I was so humbled and blessed to fill in on Megan's side and be part of looking at dresses,
decorations, all of that.
And it's not something I take lightly.
Marshall, I'm so going to miss calling you fiance but I'm so ready to be your wife.
Flashbacks keep running through my mind, all the memories you and I shared, the one memory
that never fades is the night we watched a Thunder game outside of office hours.
You know how much I enjoy basketball.
But that night, I was fixated on the girl I was destined to marry.
I have never regretted any day in my life since that day.
Because how can I have a bad day with you by my side?
When you look back at all the events in our lives and really see how amazing it is that
we ended up together, it makes you say everything happens for a reason.
You're my love story.
You're my happy ending.
You're the love of my life.
She was always the one.
I
could immediately see why Marshall was so enamored with Megan because she's so open
and honest and beautiful inside and outside.
I could tell you love her so much because every time you speak about Megan, you just
have this gleam in your eye and smile on your face.
[crosstalk 00:05:25] Perfect.
I was watching Megan come down the aisle today and when I saw her face, she was so excited.
And she was crying and smiling and that made me cry and smile, too, because I thought,
"Here she is walking up to the man that I had a part in raising and she was so excited
to be joining herself with him."
In the presence of God and this community.
I Marshall take you Megan.
To be my wife.
To by my wife.
In the presence of God and this community.
I Megan take you Marshall.
To be my husband.
To have and to hold.
From this day forward.
As long as we both shall live.
This is my solemn vow.
Always dream two sizes too big, you can do anything you can imagine.
Love with all your hearts, give everything you have.
I love you both.
And I wish only the best for you.