Neal, my love.
I love you more than I ever thought I could love.
You are my best friend,
my soulmate,
and my dream come true.
I always thought home was a place.
The house down the road or this town.
But now I know for certain that you are my home.
And wherever we are together,
I am home with you by my side.
Okay, so,
tomorrow I will be here to direct everybody.
Y'all gonna be so good.
Y'all ain't gonna- Did she, she just
told the ladies to enjoy themselves?
We ain't worried about y'all are saints, okay.
That's sexist.
I didn't say they were saints.
I heard about it though.
How did you hear about it?
That's hearsay.
Yeah. Turn around face, face your bride.
Okay, kumbaya. I love you.
Jada and Neal first met in 2011.
We were in Birmingham, Alabama at an outdoor show there.
I remember our friend's son, Kyle,
and his buddy, Neal,
spending a lot of time trolling by our booth.
I had the biggest crush.
I immediately told Kyle to put me in a good word,
but he never would because he was scared of your dad.
I saw you again at the same event the next year
and then four years passed.
2016, on my birthday,
I got a random Snapchat from you saying "Happy birthday."
And it's been pretty much history from here.
Though our story wasn't exactly
love at first sight.
As soon as you went from
a guy I met a couple times at a hunting expo
to someone I could see myself falling for,
that was it for me.
Because when I fell,
I fell head over heels in love with you.
In fact, the day that you left after your first visit
I told Alicia, I think I might marry this guy.
These last four and a half years have been
nothing but incredible.
The journeys that we have gone on together
are something that I would never have imagined.
From my family farm in Alabama,
all the way to the glaciers of New Zealand.
All I have ever done is think of you.
Yeah.
I love you so much.
I knew on that first trip after he left,
when I like bawled my eyes out.
Yeah.
When I fell for him, I fell so hard.
Like it was like, there was no denying the love
and the connection that I had with him.
And I, I just, I'm so excited to see him today.
I feel like I miss him.
I haven't seen him like 24 hours, but.
It's been 78 million seconds
since they announced to us that they were getting married
and asked me to be the best man.
The one person that ought to be standing up here
is Neal's dad, Steve.
He passed away early and, um...
Steve would be so proud of you two.
And y'all know it.
Neal, you are kind, compassionate,
adventurous, courageous,
and the most loving man I've ever met.
You accept me for who I am.
Even the parts of me that I don't like.
The way you walk into a room
and can have a meaningful conversation
with someone you just met
is one of my favorite things about you.
You truly just care for people.
You see the best in people.
And I think so many here today can agree
that you are always willing to help a friend out
in a time of need, no matter the circumstances.
It says, um,
thank you for raising the man of my dreams.
Oh, bless you.
I vow to be your protector,
your rock, and your safe place.
I vow to be the very best husband that I can be.
I vow to never let us go to bed angry.
I vow to always try my best to improve our relationship.
Be a better husband each and every day.
I vow to always be patient with you
and listen to your every need.
I vow to always be your shoulder to cry on
and your strength when you are weak.
I promise to always remind you
of how proud your dad would be of you,
of the man you are today and the man you are becoming.
Though his days on this Earth were limited
and I never got to meet him.
I feel like I know him
because of the way he shines through you.
I vow to love you unconditionally
every single day that I am alive.
And after when Jesus takes us home.
You inspire me and I thank God every day that he gave me you
because you are my answered prayer.
Over the many years, we have been friends.
We have laughed together, cried together,
and shared so many special memories together.
One thing about Jada
is that she is always going to be there for you.
No matter the circumstance.
Jada, we've always had this beautiful
sister bond and I love it so much.
When I'm having a really hard time in life,
I kind of forget how to fly and you pick back up.
You're an amazing sister and I mean it with all my heart.
Hi.
I love you.
Love you.
Love you too.
I'm always gonna be your girl.
Jada, I am so blessed to be your dad.
When I first held you wrapped in that blanket
with a little hat and your big blue eyes,
I began to imagine all the dreams...
and adventures we would have together.
And sure enough, over the last 26 years
we lived all those dreams together.
Experiencing life through your eyes, your spirit,
your energy, your enthusiasm
has been one of the greatest joys
your mother and I could ever imagine.
I've lived and loved more deeply
because of what you brought to my life.
And I am so grateful that God granted me
the time I was able to spend with you.
One of the greatest aspects of marriage
and the reason God made us
with a need for that companionship
is so that we can do this thing called life,
the ups and the downs,
together.
I vow to encourage you, inspire you,
laugh with you, and to always be by your side
when life seems easy and when it seems hard.
I promise to always put the work in for our relationship
and to never give up on us, no matter how hard it gets.
I promise to always provide support
during Alabama football games,
and to be a shoulder to cry on when they lose,
which doesn't happen often.
I vow to always keep God
at the forefront of our marriage
and strive to be the most godly man that I can be.
I love you today, tomorrow, and forever.
You're my pride.
You're my joy.
You're my everything.
And I can't wait to take on this crazy journey
of life with you.
Neal and Jada.
It is with great pleasure,
I pronounce you, husband and wife.
Neal, you can kiss your bride.
For the very first time, I introduce
Mr and Mrs. Neal Gray.
♪ Finding my own rhythm ♪
♪ Playing my own drum ♪
♪ Dancing to my own tune, baby ♪
♪ Singing my own song. ♪
♪ People pay attention ♪
♪ Gonna use my voice ♪
♪ Everybody listen up ♪
♪ I'm gonna make some noise ♪
I would not have another friend,
eventually, brother,
to go through life with at my side.
He's supportive.
He's there for you.
If you call on him in the middle of the night,
he'll be there.
I love you, Neal.
♪ Making my own story ♪
♪ Scripting my own plot ♪
♪ Acting in my own scene, baby ♪
♪ Giving it all I got ♪
Jada, on the other hand...
that's a sister that I did not want.
♪ Breaking out ♪
♪ For the first time ♪
♪ Breaking out ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Breaking out ♪
♪ To another beat ♪
♪ Breaking out ♪
♪ Come on, follow me ♪
Jada, me and her have fought like brother and sister.
It'd make a grown man cry,
and she's made me cry multiple times.
But she is a woman with passion
and I've seen it so many times.
When she has her-
son of a gun,
when she does her all girls boot camp,
you can see her passion for the outdoors
and inspiring the youth.
It's amazing.
♪ Breaking out ♪
♪ For the first time ♪
♪ Breaking out ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Breaking out ♪
♪ To another scene ♪
To Southern boys and Northern girls,
and a Jack for every Jill,
let's get it.
♪ Breaking out ♪