When Daniel was seven, he built a rocket out of a shoebox, three toilet rolls, and most of a roll of my duct tape. He told me — completely serious — that he was going to the moon, and that I wasn't invited because I'd "slow the mission down." Then he asked me to help him carry it to the launch pad.
That was Daniel in one small scene. Big dreams. No fear. And, when it actually mattered, quietly reaching for his dad's hand.
I got to watch that boy grow up. I watched him fall off the same bike four times and get on it a fifth. I watched him stay up half the night rewriting a university essay because "good enough" was never a phrase he owned. And somewhere in all that, without asking my permission, he turned into a man I'm proud to stand next to.
Then Priya arrived. I remember the first dinner — Daniel dropped a full serving dish of curry on our kitchen floor, and instead of panicking, she just laughed, grabbed a cloth, and started cleaning before I'd even stood up. I thought, this one stays.
Because here's what I've learned watching them. Daniel is still the boy building rockets. Priya is the one who checks he packed a coat for the moon. She steadies him without dimming him. That's a rare and precious thing.
So to Priya — and to your family, who we're honoured to now call our own — welcome. You haven't just married our son. You've joined a family that will show up for you, feed you far too much, and love you fiercely.
Daniel, you don't slow the mission down anymore. You've found your co-pilot.
Everyone, raise your glasses — to Daniel and Priya. To the whole journey ahead.
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