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VIDEO: Bride’s Dad Died Before the Wedding. What Her Brother Did Brought Everyone to Tears

Every woman wants the perfect wedding. They have dreamed of it for years and they have planned the perfect wedding in their minds countless times even to the smallest detail.

They know exactly what kind of ceremony they want, what kind of dress and even how the centerpieces should look like.

While these things can differ from woman to woman, there is one thing that all women want.

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To be walked down the aisle by their father and to be able to dance with their dad. Unfortunately, not all women get this beautiful thing to come true.

According to sfglobe.com, just a few months prior to her wedding, Andrea Stocking lost her father to pancreatic cancer.

According to cancer.org, nearly 50,000 people are diagnosed with this horrible disease every year, and over 40,000 ultimately succumb to it.

On this night, however, Andrea’s brother found a very special way to celebrate the life of their late father during the traditional father-daughter dance.

Before the dance begins, her brother Nick delivers a poignant speech making note of the one important person who isn’t in attendance, and telling the crowd that he has prepared something special to honor not only his sister Andrea, but their late father as well.

When Andrea’s sister Kristen got married, she danced with their father to the song ‘Butterfly Kisses’ by Bob Carlisle.

On this night, Andrea would get to dance to the same song, but she wouldn’t get to dance with her father, and the song wouldn’t be sung by Mr. Carlisle.

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Nick had secretly recorded himself singing the song as a gift to her, and one by one, every male in the family would share this special moment with her on the dance floor.

Her grandfather first, then her brothers, and finally her new father-in-law.

While this was already an emotional gesture, the moment Andrea hears Nick’s voice she completely breaks down in tears.

It’s one of the most genuinely heartwarming moments I’ve ever seen at a wedding, and I feel fortunate and blessed that they shared this touching occasion with us.

As the song progresses and her partners take turns showing their love, there isn’t a single guest with a dry eye.

You’ll be happy to know that Andrea and her husband Luke Stocking now have a beautiful baby girl named Natalie.

It might be years down the road, but I have a feeling Luke already has the father-daughter dance song picked out for Natalie’s special night.

She might not have gotten a chance to dance with her father, but she was shown just how much she means to her family and that she is incredibly loved.

There is nothing better than knowing that you have people that love you this much and that they would do anything for you and they try to make sure that you have everything you need to be happy.

She lost a father, but she gained a husband and she still has a loving family to support her.

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