Never to look back
He went on to charm the crowd with his recollection of the beautiful moments (and the stupid ones) from Chris’s love-struck journey, his journey from unrequited love to soul stirring fulfillment.
After Adrian, it was Matthias’s turn; although he wasn’t father of the bride, he was no less than a father to her, he was also her eldest uncle. Anderson too would have liked to claim the right to toast as the father of the bride, but how could he arm wrestle his older brother? All he could do was feign magnanimity and let his older brother do the honors, which attracted stifled laughs from the Burke brothers, but the older generation collectively ignored them.