Come on, Dad,
let's take our picture.
Daddy's gonna take our picture.
I love the story of their proposal.
The thing that was the most precious
and the cutest thing that happened in that event
was when Teighan was asked to tell what happened.
She said that me and my daddy are-
are marrying Bailee.
Teighan, today is about how much I love you
and your daddy.
I wasn't there for some of your first
but I promise to be there for the rest of them.
Oh, you look so pretty.
It isn't just your daddy I promise my forever to.
But I give my forever to you also.
Bailee, when you entered my life,
I didn't think I was ready for what I felt.
But as our friendship grew,
I knew that I needed you in my life
and I needed you to stay.
You have filled the spot in mine and Teighan's life
in a way that I feared was impossible.
Accepting me into your parental role with Teighan
is the highest form of flattery I will ever receive.
My life is now abundantly filled with memories
and laughs I've shared with you
and your most valuable treasure.
There are things in this life I have achieved
that make me proud.
However, earning your love and trust
will forever be the achievement I am most proud of.
Being at your side will always be enough.
On this day, your mommy and daddy have said it was okay
that I get to be by your side
as your cheerleader, teacher,
and someone that will always cherish you forever.
I want you to know that you are one of the best things
that ever happened to me and my feelings
for you are unconditional.
You are so very special to me.
You are better than any dream I have ever had.
Thank you for your love and I am so glad
that I'll get to be your Bailee for the rest of my days.
For Bailee I wanted someone
who would appreciate my sister's sense of humor,
her inner and outer beauty,
and love her selflessly.
With the long list of expectations
of who was deserving of my sister's love,
you, Mike, are so much more than anyone
I ever could have imagined for my sister.
Eternity never seems long enough
when I think about time with you.
Being with you is the most natural feeling I've ever known.
I knew I loved you before I ever let you know.
I was scared of how much I needed you.
I feared losing independence in my voice
and maybe even my job.
So, we met at work.
I was a brand new nurse with very little experience.
She had a patient that was very out of control,
she could not handle.
I went out into the hallway,
thinking please someone be here to help me.
And here's Michael nonchalantly
walking down the hallway.
And he was like you need help?
And I was like yes.
I like to think that I came to her rescue,
kinda like a damsel in distress type of thing.
Oh my gosh, baby.
One time I was like,
hey we should go on a vegan date together.
And he said-
No!
You do not say that word again.
And I was like wait,
date or vegan?
I knew Mike was the one after they had been dating
for a few months and my vegetarian sister called me
in a panic asking me how to cook meatloaf.
I was thinking, you know,
I was like totally in love with him.
But I didn't know if he felt the same way.
Whenever I saw her interacting with my daughter
it made me realize I was not gonna find someone else
that treated her the same way that she does.
And so it really let me know
that I needed to grab on to her.
Yep.
I just want you to know, Michael,
how proud your dad and I are of you.
To watch you and Bailee come together and continue
to better yourselves with each other in mind
and this one in mind.
I just love it.
I've always said you were perfect.
Bailee, he is.
And I am so happy that you found
the perfect woman to be with.
My soul became alive when I met you.
You are without a doubt the spark I needed.
You are my safe place.
You are my slice of heaven.
I am constantly amazed by how big your heart is,
how well our humor matches up,
how your laugh warms my heart,
and how you're able to turn down bacon.
I can't promise you that in our life together
I will always get it right,
I can't promise my cooking will get any better,
and I can't promise that I will ever sleep under the sheets.
I do however promise to always be your biggest supporter.
You will never carry the weight of your worries alone.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Michael, you may kiss the bride.
For the first time as husband and wife,
Mr. And Mrs. Michael Rowlett!
I vow to be there for you,
for the laughs, for the tears,
to always stand by your side through difficult times
and I will cherish the life we have together.
Love is a choice and on this day I choose you.
I choose to love you everyday after
and for the rest of my life.