My Speech At Our Daughter's Same-Sex Wedding.
By julito
@antonbunot (11092)
Calgary, Alberta
January 12, 2016 8:29pm CST
Our only daughter is gay. She and her long-time partner decided to validate their union by marriage. Same-sex marriage is legal in Canada since 2005. Our daughter and her partner got married in 2013.
When her three older brothers got married; composing my wedding speeches to deliver was not a problem. But my daughter's wedding was different. It was a same-sex wedding! I never attended a same-sex wedding before. I did not even know that in women's same-sex wedding both of them are brides! Anyway, here is my wedding speech:
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"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening! My name is Julio, father of one of the brides, Cher. I would like to welcome and thank you all for attending this special occasion - the wedding of Jess and Cher.
My wife, Ester, and I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely welcome and embrace Jess including her dad, mom, brother, and little sister as new members of our family. Jess and Cher are best friends since they were in the elementary grades.
During the wedding ceremony my wife whispered to me - "Jess is so adorable tonight!" I smiled and whispered back - "Yes, she is beautiful just like you on our wedding day!" My wife smiled and whispered - "We changed!"
The Greek Philosopher Heraclitus wrote - "Change is the only permanent thing in this world!" Weather keeps changing. The climate keeps changing. Fashion keeps changing. Hairstyles keep changing. Everything in this world keeps changing. Change never ends; so, change is permanent!
Tonight we witnessed a significant change in marriage. Marriage used to be a union of a woman and man only. Not anymore! It is now also a union of man and another man; woman and another woman. We witnessed that extraordinary change - the wedding of Jess and Cher!
Jess and Cher, a key to a successful marriage is never hesitate to say - "I am sorry, honey! - - - - i will do it again!"
Now I would like to propose a toast to the good health and happiness of the brides!
Thank you, everyone, and have a wonderful evening!"
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Now I would like to propose a toast to the good health and happiness of the brides!
Thank you, everyone, and have a wonderful evening!"
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27 responses
@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@MusesM Thank you, pretty lady! You are so pretty in your picture!
@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Jan 16
It is not her choice to be gay, @story07 . . That makes us love her even more. Both our daughter and her partner are college grads.. They have their own house and last year they spent their honeymoon in Paris, Italy, and Spain. We are happy to see them happy.
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Jan 16
O, we love our only daughter to pieces, my friend. She is one loving and caring daughter. I am just wondering why some parents do not understand that being gay is not a choice.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
13 Jan 16
@antonbunot Being gay should not affect a parent's love for their daughter, should it?
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 Jan 16
@antonbunot , some people can't handle it, I know a guy I used to work with was gay and his three brothers. The step dad couldn't stand it and ended up divorcing the mother.
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@amadeo O, yeah . . I remember you mentioned in your comment in one one of my earlier posts about you and Mike. 
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@Marilynda1225 (80141)
• United States
13 Jan 16
beautiful speech for a beautiful couple
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@SIMPLYD . . Cher is the shorter one!
. . Cher is the shorter one!2 people like this
@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
21 Jan 16
@antonbunot so, Cher isyour daughter?she looks happy.congrats to her and her partner
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
13 Jan 16
Lovely daughter and daughter in law you have Julito what a lovely photo thank you for sharing it with us.
I like your speech and I am sure it went down well.
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@TiarasOceanView . . . Thank you, my friend!
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@LadyDuck (460346)
• Switzerland
15 Jan 16
@antonbunot You changed the photo, this one is also beautiful.
@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@LadyLuck . . . My wife and I are praying for that, my friend. So far, they are happy together. In fact, their delayed honeymoon happened last summer. They visited France, Italy, and Spain.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
13 Jan 16
Loved what your wrote, sounds like they had a great time.
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
15 Jan 16
@antonbunot wow, I almost fainted.. sheez, that is expensive
@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
We had a wonderful time, my friend. But when I learned that the wedding cost more than $20, 000.00 . . I almost fainted!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
14 Jan 16
'n what beautiful brides they're! i wish 'em all the happiness'n the world. i'm sure y'all were jest beamin' :) 'tis a diff'rent world these days 'n some folks're against such. e'en though i was raised 'ol' fashioned', i aint close-minded. i've a cousin who we her beloved 'fter 15 years together. they've now a 1 year ol' son who's the light'f their eyes. shame was, she didn't wish me to know she was gay. somehow she thought i'd think diff'rently'f her. not true! both women're a delight 'n that sweet babe they spent 3 years waitin' fer's one lucky lil fella to've such devoted parents.
may the sun shine'n ya all! i thought it a lovely speech 'n so glad'cha threw in that 'i'll do it again' - coz aint that the truth, lol.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jan 16
@antonbunot they're our young'uns 'n our only desire's to see 'em happy. so glad they've got such great parents'n both sides! ooh, a grand fer y'all? i hope when the time's right that such occurs. big hugs!!
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Feb 16
@crazyhorseladycx Thank you, my friend! And I love your style of writing. . . It is UNIQUE and NATURAL . . . it is like you are talking what you are writing!
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@crazyhorseladycx Thank you my friend! The good thing is even the parents of her partner are also very supportive to their gay daughter. O, yeah, our daughter and daughter-in-law are thinking of having a child.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
13 Jan 16
Great speech and thank you for sharing it
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@Freelanzer , Thank you, my friend. Actually, I asked my daughter if it's okay for her and her partner to write and post about their wedding . . . "Go ahead, Dad!", she said.
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@sol_cee hahaha! You are back, my friend! I don't have a copy of the video . .
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@sol_cee Because I don't want you to see me groggy (drunk) an hour after delivering my speech! hahahaha . . .
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@tarotmore (112)
• Seattle, Washington
14 Jan 16
Awesome speech! Probably one of the best things I read today, actually. The part about change was pretty cool. I can tell you love your daughter and family alot. Congrats to them! :-)
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Jan 16
@tarotmore . . O, thank you, my friend. That is so nice of you . . I am blushing! Actually, all I was thinking was to deliver a short speech to avoid making the guests get bored. Our daughter suggested that it should also be interesting. So, I decided to have "change" as the theme of my speech.
Actually, all I was thinking was to deliver a short speech to avoid making the guests get bored. Our daughter suggested that it should also be interesting. So, I decided to have "change" as the theme of my speech.1 person likes this
@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
17 Jan 16
@tarotmore Haha, it feels good to be appreciated by a writer. Thank you once again, my friend.
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@tarotmore (112)
• Seattle, Washington
16 Jan 16
@antonbunot Well it worked out beautifully! I'm a writer myself, so I put a good deal of thought into my work, and it shows you did as well with your speech. Thank you for sharing.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Jan 16
the wedding cake is beautiful too! hahaha! so what song did your wife sing for the newlyweds?
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