Poignant Speech By Father Of Bride At Singapore Wedding Moves Everyone To Tears
Weddings can be pretty emotional affairs for everyone involved, especially so for parents.
Giving their children away to their partner — while an important milestone for them — can be difficult to come to terms with, much less prepare adequately for.
While some parents may struggle to find the words to say to their children, a father in Singapore delivered a moving speech that went viral on TikTok recently.
@spongliee The very first time I saw my Dad cry – I love you dad #wedding #weddingday #happyfathersday #fatherlovedaughter all precious footage captured by @Iki Company
His words moved the bride, groom and even guests to tears, proving just how emotional the moment was.
Father gives emotional speech at daughter’s wedding
On 18 June, Kylie Yeo aka @spongliee on TikTok posted footage of her father’s speech during her wedding to the social media platform.
The video starts by showing her father walking her down the aisle to her husband-to-be.
Source: @spongliee on TikTok
Once they reached the groom, her father begins his speech by saying, “I’m passing my precious daughter to you… I know that you love my daughter a lot.”
Source: @spongliee on TikTok
He then urges the groom to keep loving and looking after Ms Yeo, in addition to prioritising her in all situations.
Source: @spongliee on TikTok
Visibly getting choked up, he adds that he will pray for the couple’s happiness, health, and good fortune.
At this point, several guests as well as Ms Yeo and her partner are in tears, moved by the emotion in her father’s words.
Source: @spongliee on TikTok
Asks son-in-law to treat daughter well
By far the most tearjerking part of his speech, however, is what Ms Yeo’s father says right after.
Steadying himself and gathering his composure, he implores:
If one day you ever have a change of heart that you don’t love my daughter anymore, please don’t hurt her.
Source: @spongliee on TikTok
“Just bring her back and give her back to me,” he adds, his voice shaky from his tears.
While clearly emotional, Ms Yeo’s partner is quick to reassure him, saying, “Not gonna happen.”
Her father then ends the speech by announcing, “My precious daughter is yours,” before he shares an embrace with the couple.
Source: @spongliee on TikTok
As the guests cheer them on, they quickly wipe away their tears.
Endearingly enough, Ms Yeo’s partner appears so touched by the speech that his nose becomes blocked from crying.
Source: @spongliee on TikTok
“Aw…where do we begin. My nose is blocked,” he laughs as a guest helps to wipe away his tears as well.
Moment at wedding was first time bride saw father cry
In the video’s caption, Ms Yeo shared that it had in fact been the first time she’d seen her father cry.
Speaking to MS News, she said:
I think I felt really touched and blessed to have such a wonderful loving father.
She added that she was also taken aback, not knowing he had prepared a speech for her wedding.
What made the situation even more poignant was the fact that she had never heard such a long speech from him before.
“My husband was purely in tears, he sobbed so much,” she said.
“We still get teary when we rewatch the video, and I think we still tear up at other people’s weddings when it reminds us of this moment.”
With the video on TikTok reaching nearly 4 million views, Ms Yeo stated that her father was indeed aware of him going viral.
However, she was uncertain of how much he truly understood the extent of his newfound fame.
“I think he’s still blissfully living his life doing his dad things,” she joked.
Congratulations to the happy couple
When heading into a new chapter of our lives, it’s heartening to know that our parents have got our back.
Not only did Ms Yeo’s father show this through his words, he was also able to move the Internet to tears with the love evident in his speech.
MS News extends our heartiest congratulations to the happy couple, and wishes them all the best for the future.
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Featured image adapted from @spongliee on TikTok.
