Got my baby girl married off to a wonderful guy this past weekend in Greenville, SC. I was able to deliver to "Father of the Bride" speech without any waterworks LOL... Then it was up to us to do the Father-Daughter dance in front of the crowd.

Anyone that knows my daughter knows she's nuts about fishing and has caught some absolute whoppers of all species as a child and now young woman. Many hours spent siting next to her on the dock or in the boat as a toddler, teen and adult. So it was fitting that we picked our slow dance to Trace Adkins - "She Thinks We're Just Fishing" song.

During the song, behind us were 20+ different fish she caught from tiny to HUGE over the years.

And then it bust loose with a transition to one of her favorite childhood songs - LARGER THAN LIFE, by the Backstreet Boys - because so many of the remaining fish pictures were so "Large." We then broke out into quite a wild-ass choreographed dance she came up with including a backflip (one last time) for this 64 year old former gymnast LOL.

No muscles pulled, no blubbering by dad... just pure joy to see your little girl so happy ~

A few from her "Stringer" over the years...

And the list goes on..

I almost dread that moment, I teared up just reading that.

Absolutely Awesome stuff! Congratulations Future GrandPa 😀

12 minutes ago, Motoboss said:

Congratulations Future GrandPa 😀

Haha, so true.. would love to have a little fishing partner again. Okay, this borders on "TMI" but my wife turned to me when the new couple headed to the airport to fly out on their Honeymoon - "You know she's ovulating next week!" 😳 Stuff us dads don't even think about, and I responded - "You mean it's pre-spawn...?"

Just think, Chris....a few years and you'll be re-living all those good times with your grand-daughter.

Judging by your dance moves, I'm assuming you woke up with a pretty good headache.

Congrats!

Such an awesome dad moment. I don't know how you kept it together though, I would have been a mess.

1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Such an awesome dad moment. I don't know how you kept it together though, I would have been a mess.

I delivered 3 eulogies of family members a few years ago and didn't fare as well. I practiced ahead of this speech to make sure I didn't do that again. Its okay if you do but yeah weddings are meant to be a lot more fun!

Man, you sure can dance, and gosh, she sure can catch fish!

Well done sir.

And congrats on surviving a backflip! 😁

Bravo….. bravo!! Great pics and congratulations.

Congratulations FryDog62!!

Remember,

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory!!

I definitely don’t know you but looking at the pics and reading the story, you and your spouse have done a great job of raising another human being. That is a very prideful moment!!

I’m happy for you and your family and enjoy all the new memories you will all be a part of. 👍

Great post. Thanks for sharing, and congratulations to her, and to you. Looks like you've been doing something right.

Congratulations @FryDog62 . She's a beautiful young lady and she can fish. If I wasn't so old & broken ........... I still couldn't do a back flip.

Congratulations!!

I wish her all the best!

You’re a lucky man as it doesn’t get any better than fishing with the kids, new or the older ones where it started.

Mike

This hits towards home my daughter is 14 just finishing first year of high school..... Your girl is a beautiful young lady good luck to her future and bless you for being a wonderful father to her.... and good luck to you as well sir

That's what comes with "take a kid fishing" congrats.