The speeches – Paddy

smittenwithsugden:

Paddy: Erm, I wish I coould go back in time… and I wish I could tell this… gobby, frightened lad that I used to know that he was gonna meet the man of his dreams and that he was gonna marry him in front of the whole village… without a care in the world. And I wish I could bottle the love in this room and take it back as proof. Can’t do that, it’s… it’s not really practical. (chuckles) Er, but I can tell you how proud I am of him. Of how far he’s come. And I can tell you what a comfort he’s been over the past few days, er… And what an honour it is… to call him… my son.

(awws and applause)