Well if you have seen the movie, you are familiar with Steve Martin's character George. Over the past 10 months of my engagment, I have realized this: My father and George are a lot alike.
Its funny how similar they are actually. Both worried about wedding budget, both the concerned father, both the over the top gracious and loving father. I couldn't ask for a more supportive and loving father. He has given me much to laugh about over the process, made me realize what is truly important and ultimately supported me no matter what. So thanks Dad, for being so much like George Banks and putting up with my wedding craziness.
George: I used to think a wedding was a simple affair. Boy and girl meet, they fall in love, he buys a ring, she buys a dress, they say I do. I was wrong. That's getting married. A wedding is an entirely different proposition. I know. I've just been through one. Not my own, my daughter's. Annie Banks Mackenzie. That's her married name: Mackenzie. You fathers will understand. You have a little girl. An adorable little girl who looks up to you and adores you in a way you could never have imagined. I remember how her little hand used to fit inside mine. Then comes the day when she wants to get her ears pierced, and wants you to drop her off a block before the movie theater. From that moment on you're in a constant panic. You worry about her meeting the wrong kind of guy, the kind of guy who only wants one thing, and you know exactly what that one thing is, because it's the same thing you wanted when you were their age. Then, you stop worrying about her meeting the wrong guy, and you worry about her meeting the right guy. That's the greatest fear of all, because, then you lose her. It was just six months ago that that happened here. Just six months ago, that the storm broke.
