My dad asked me to write a Personalized Wedding Poem and he read it as a toast at our wedding.
At first, I had no idea how to proceed. How could I write a poem for my own wedding to be read by someone else? I was baffled.
After he filled out the Questionnaire (which I created especially for this unique situation), I thought long and hard about what I know about his voice and the advice that he has given to me over the years. This is what I came up with and what he read at our wedding.
Thank you, Dad, for being you.
PS: I used to call my dad “Daie.”
From the Father of the Bride, Your Daie
Thank you for being you,
as I’ve told you so many times.
When I put my hand on your mother’s stomach
and felt you shift under her skin,
I lowered my eyes,
wondrous at life.
You’ve continued to grow
east, west, north, south.
I watch you tug on your dreams,
fall deeper in love,
turn a corner in this developing union.
You and Hans
care for each other in ways I can see
and ways I know.
Let the wind always be in your sails
as you move together through life.
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