老外的婚禮習俗中，經常有新娘的父親與新娘子來段父女之舞，象徵女兒長大了將嫁為人婦，做爸爸的對女兒流露依依不捨的情感。Andrea喜慶當天，偏偏她的父親剛剛過世，她的婚禮上注定沒有這段父女之舞。Andrea的哥哥不想讓父親的永遠缺席，成了妹妹畢生的遺憾，於是緊急籌劃了這段節目。。。
擔任司儀的Andrea哥哥對來賓說明，他們的父親剛剛去世，否則今天就會是爸爸在這裡發表演說。Andrea聽得心酸，數度忍淚含咽。
Andrea哥哥說為了不讓妹妹因父親缺席，而少了這段父女之舞，他特別親自演唱錄製了這首Bob Carlisle的"蝴蝶之吻(Butterfly Kisses*請見注釋)"，Andrea一臉不敢置信，驚喜之情溢於言表～
哥哥特別邀請參加婚禮的親友與Andrea共舞，Andrea感動快樂到流淚。
家族中的長輩領先上來帶舞，雖然不是父女共舞，Andrea仍感到極大的安慰。這位長輩應該是很親近的親人，讓Andrea有如與父共舞，泣不成聲，親情流露令人動容。
另一位親友上前，要求與新娘共舞。
哥哥當然一定得代父上場，親友們無不感動拭淚，有人忙著記錄下這一動人的場景。
父親的永久缺席，是任何人都無法替位的，但有諸親好友的溫馨撫慰，相信對Andrea是極大的安慰。
對新娘以及參加的親友來說，這是一場永難忘懷的婚禮，看過視頻的全球網友，也無不感動淚下。現在就讓我們一起來欣賞這段視頻，感受這極為動人的一刻～喜歡，就與親友們分享吧！
Via: Youtube
*Butterfly Kisses(蝴蝶之吻)
是美國抒情鄉村歌手鮑勃．卡萊歐(Bob Carlisle)在他女兒十六歲生日前夕，特別為女兒譜寫的。有感於女兒已長大，再過不久就要遠走高飛，去開創自己的人生，許多甜蜜回憶浮現腦海，因此萌生了創作這首歌的靈感。原本他並未打算發表，只想把歌曲保留作為給女兒的禮物，但是在好友們的鼓勵之下，決定推出錄音。舊金山報導，由於此曲將一位父親對女兒的愛寫得感人至極，有邊開車邊聽此歌的聽眾把車子停到路邊，泣不成聲……
曲中所謂的Butterfly Kiss，並非指蝴蝶飛過來親吻，而是當大人和小孩臉部親昵靠在一起時，其中一人眼睫毛輕輕刷拂在另外一人的臉頰上，或當兩人額頭對面相貼，雙方睫毛互相刷拂，那種感覺就如輕柔的蝴蝶在“親吻”著你。
花千樹特將歌詞複製轉貼如下，您可邊聽邊學歌詞，非常感人唷～
蝴蝶之吻(Butterfly Kisses)
There's two things I know for sure
She was sent here from heaven
And she's daddy's little girl
As I drop to my knees by her bed at night
She talks to Jesus, and I close my eyes
And I thank God for all the joy in my life
Oh, but most of all, for...
Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer
Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair
"Walk beside the pony, daddy, it's my first ride."
"I know the cake looks funny, daddy, but I sure tried."
Oh, with all that I've done wrong
I must have done something right
To deserve a hug every morning
And butterfly kisses at night.
Sweet sixteen today
She's looking like her momma a little more every day
One part woman, the other part girl
To perfume and makeup, from ribbons and curls
Trying her wings out in a great big world
But I remember...
Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer
Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair
"You know how much I love you, daddy, but if you don't mind,
I'm only going to kiss you on the cheek this time."
Oh, with all that I've done wrong
I must have done something right
To deserve her love every morning
And butterfly kisses at night.
All the precious time
Like the wind, the years go by
Precious butterfly
Spread your wings and fly
She'll change her name today
She'll make a promise and I'll give her away
Standing in the bride room just staring at her
She asked me what I'm thinking
And I said, "I'm not sure,
I just feel like I'm losing my baby girl."
Then she leaned over, and gave me...
Butterfly kisses, with her mama there
Sticking little flowers all up in her hair
"Walk me down the aisle, daddy, it's just about time."
"Does my wedding gown look pretty, daddy?"
"Daddy, don't cry."
Oh, with all that I've done wrong
I must have done something right
To deserve her love every morning, and butterfly kisses
I couldn't ask God for more
Man, this is what love is
I know I've gotta let her go
But I'll always remember
Every hug in the morning, and butterfly kisses...
花千樹
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