Lucie, we've been building up to this day for
such a long time and it's hard to believe it's finally
arrived we started talking about the prospect of marrying each
other in the earliest stages of our relationship
and it's turned out even more perfectly than we ever could have imagined
i still can't believe that i've ended up with someone so gorgeous
full of life ambitious down to earth loving and sweet to share my life with
good morning my perfect groom today is the day we've waited over a decade for
today i will give you my hand and will promise to be yours for the rest of time
i am so excited to spend every day of the rest of my life as your husband and
i promise to always treat you as the treasure that you are while
building a family and life together full of love happiness adventure
and maybe a laugh or two the truth is we've already made this
promise to one another and i don't mean in this life our two
souls have been bonded together for millions of lifetimes
and in each new life we come back to this earth and we find one another
the day has finally arrived i've been struggling to find just the right words
to express my love and adoration for you
but what makes me breathe easier is knowing that with just one look
you know exactly how i feel you were my home and your very presence next to me
showed me love before i even heard the spoken word
michael is the perfect mate for Lucie
he is smart he's balanced focused and loving
of course it's the most important that he loves my daughter
so much
thank you Lucie for being a shining star in every way a daughter-in-law and a
sister for my daughter what could be better you are so full of
love and passion and you make mike the best version of himself
michael i know we all joke about it but i thank you for your persistence it
may have taken her some time to realize that she had fallen for you but she did
love and cherish you from the very beginning
we all did you showed me the kind of love to search for in my own life
and i can't imagine having grown up without your kindness
your wisdom and your protection
Lucie, here we are a little more than 10 years after you
finally gave me a chance we're standing here in front of the
people we love most in the world marrying each other
we are not the same people we were 10 years ago but i am so grateful and proud
that we've grown alongside of learned from
and embraced each other through it all
i promise to push myself to continue to grow alongside you and to push us
to explore and enjoy life in the moment i promise to put you first and to always
maintain the proper perspective of the importance of our relationship
and i promise to never stop tearing up
whenever i tell you how proud of you and how in love with you i am
this is it that's good so good yeah yeah this is my first look first
dear Lucie at 15 years old you know that boy who asked you to video
chat recently well he's the one
i know it doesn't feel that way right now because you're obsessing over all
these drama club boys and other guys that appear a lot more
manly than he is i can assure you he's the manliest of
them all
they're beautiful
his family will invite you on all their adventures
and your parents will take him in like a second son
you'll watch him kiss his younger sister on the forehead to say good morning
and you'll know what a great father he'll make in the future
ten years after that first kiss you'll be here
beneath your beautiful twinkling hoopa surrounded by your closest friends and
family you will have dreamed about this day for
what feels like a lifetime
god bless the marriage that they sealed tonight
god bless the family that they're about to create
and Lucie just like paul simon once said there could never be a father that loves
his daughter more than i love you
so
michael do you take Lucie
to be your lawfully wedded wife i do Lucie do you take michael to be your
lawfully wedded husband i do by the power vested in me
and all of us i pronounce the two of you husband
and wife break it down
in the early hours of this day of matrimony
the tide slips in unburdened by the sun two families dream of an evening to come
when their children will see the future in each other's eyes and souls
mike we're both so proud of you
and now this very special weekend you and Lucie
are joined in matrimony surrounded by the people that mean the most to us
in a place that you love so much
i know the two of you will have a beautiful life together and there are no
two people more deserving love you very much
even when they were apart and the way they are with each other
i have no doubt that this particular team
is going to win the world series yeah no question about it
Lucie and michael the two of you together light up the world
and we're all truly blessed to be witnesses of your great love
i can't wait to see the beautiful life you build together
congratulations and thank you for allowing me to be part of your love
story
do
know that you're not just falling in love with this person but you're falling
in love with the change that's going to come about
make sure you create the space so that the other person can change
know that you gotta fall she's gonna catch you
and if you need to fall he's going to catch you
after this beautiful celebration is over we will go home and continue living the
glorious life we've built together so throughout today as you see our
closest friends and family celebrating our love and as we dance all
night beneath the starry september sky remember that this is all just the
beginning what a life we have ahead of us
strap yourself in it's gonna be a wild
so
i know that you would still love me with all of your heart even if i had nothing
to give you
but know that until the end i will give you everything
of all the good things that have come to me in my life the best thing
by far has been you i love you and i always will
you