They finally did it!!!

@patgalca (18488)
Orangeville, Ontario
September 4, 2026 8:36am CST
My daughter and her high school sweetheart got married a week ago. They've been together 16 years, engaged for 8. My daughter made all the wedding arrangments. She was fortunate to find a place (garden wedding, barn reception) that did all the work including decor and charged her one fee that included the photographer, bar, dj, caterers, etc. There were so many special moments. But the biggest surprise of all was my daughter stepdancing with her father. My husband has been a champion stepdancer since his teens. He spent the last 8 months (at least twice a week) teaching her to step dance. She matched him step for step - actually he stumbled once - and the Maritimers in our family were dumbfounded. So many asked me if I knew. I was not told but when dance practice goes on for that many months I finally figured it out. I gave a nice speech (didn't let my husband speak, he got enough attention), as did my younger daughter, the maid of honour. Who knows, she may have a wedding coming up in the not too distant future. (Michael, put a ring on it!) We don't have many pictures. We have to wait for the photographer's pics. Who knows how long that will take? There are some videos on my YouTube channel if you want to check them out. (More on Instagram though). She wanted a fall wedding and even though it was August, it was a perfect fall day. Grandbabies soon?
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@Wrexxo (10829)
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4 Sep
16 years together and 8 months of secret step dance practice, that is the sweetest thing, no wonder everyone was floored. sounds like a perfect day even if it wasnt technically fall yet. and Michael better be paying attention
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@patgalca (18488)
• Orangeville, Ontario
4 Sep
I'm sure Michael realized that he is very much a part of our family and will make it official within the next year.
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@AmbiePam (132662)
• United States
4 Sep
That’s wonderful! This picture is just beautiful and so is she!
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@patgalca (18488)
• Orangeville, Ontario
4 Sep
Yes, she was positively stunning. I've never seen wedding videos whether in a church or outside where everyone applauded when the bride walked down the aisle. I think it was the because it took so long for them to get it done.
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@snowy22315 (214731)
• United States
4 Sep
Congratulations to you and your daughter! My nephew is getting married next week..They have been together for several years. I think they first met in 2019.
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@mayka123 (17200)
• India
8 Sep
What a wonderful wedding after being together for so many years! The father-daughter stepdance must have been such a special moment, especially after they secretly practised for eight months. I can imagine everyone's surprise when she matched her champion stepdancer dad almost step for step. ?? It sounds like your daughter found the perfect venue too, with so much included in one package. Now you have the photographer's pictures to look forward to, and I'm sure there will be some beautiful ones. As for the grandbabies, I think you might need to give the newlyweds a little time first!
@patgalca (18488)
• Orangeville, Ontario
8 Sep
The reason they got married now after 16 years together is so they could start having children. Barring any complications, I don't anticipate it taking long. My daughter took her new step dancing routine on the road. My husband is always REQUIRED to perform at the annual Acadian Festival on Prince Edward Island every year. This year he did one dance with our daughter. She did not get a videographer for the wedding so whatever videos people took, that's what we have. I have posted them all on my youtube page (patriciagallant8133). I can't wait to change my Facebook header to a wedding photo.
• United States
4 Sep
Congratulations on the wedding. Beautiful picture of the happy couple. Sounds like you have a lot of wonderful things coming up in the future
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@patgalca (18488)
• Orangeville, Ontario
4 Sep
I'm hoping grandchildren will come along betore my husband retires and that those new additions will change his mind about moving away from our family. I'm not going.
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@valherma00 (6189)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
8 Sep
stepdancing. that's not easy but it's so cool. all the best to them.
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@patgalca (18488)
• Orangeville, Ontario
8 Sep
My husband is a very fast dancer. He had to slow down his pace for my daughter. At the wedding he almost lost his balance and fell into her. Probably because he had to dance so slowly.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
14 Sep
@patgalca o, no. that's when pro meets someone who is not that pro
@JudyEv (391053)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep
What a wonderful day that would have been. And maybe another one to come soon! The step-dancing would have been the icing on the cake.
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@patgalca (18488)
• Orangeville, Ontario
5 Sep
It definitely was. A surprise for so many people.
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