Farmer’s Daughter Brings Dad To Tears With Emotional “Something Blue”.

Morgan Gompf always knew she was two things: a farmer’s daughter and daddy’s little girl.

When Morgan got married in 2016, she wanted to capture the “first look” that her dad would see of her beautiful white wedding gown. She knew that this was a moment her and her father had dreamed about experiencing together since she was a little girl. But she also had a unique surprise in store, that had special meaning for them both.


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Morgan shared just how much her dad meant to her in an interview with Love What Matters:

My fondest childhood memories have my dad in them. He has always been a flannel-wearing hero in my eyes, the strongest person on the earth, the best tree climber, the one that would make my mom, sister, and I all laugh as he danced in front of the TV, just to hear us giggle. That’s just who he is and not just to us, he makes everyone smile.


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Seeing my dad before walking down the aisle, to my now husband, was something I knew I needed to do to help calm my emotions. Although I knew getting married wouldn’t change me being his little girl, and him my hero, something about him ‘giving me away’ was so hard to swallow.

Erika, our photographer, was waiting out on the porch to catch our moment on camera. I don’t think any of us were prepared for the emotion that broke loose.


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As her dad stood in anticipation on the porch, Morgan crept up behind him. When he turned around, he saw his little girl all grown up and ready to marry the man of her dreams. In an instant, his eyes filled with tears and he began to sob.

We hugged, we cried, we smiled as I shared a moment with just him.


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After they shared a long embrace, Morgan lifted her dress to reveal the surprise she’d been waiting months to show him.

Stitched into the lining of her gown, was a blue and black plaid heart, she had specially made from one of her father’s old flannel shirts.


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For Morgan, this wasn’t just another farmer’s flannel that was constantly dirty as he worked to provide for their family; It represented the sacrifice he gave to provide for their family.

It was the perfect “something blue”, and a loving tribute to the man who had raised her and had loved her first.

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As they walked the aisle together, with the plaid heart secretly tucked beneath her dress, Morgan was handed off from her loving father to the man of her dreams.


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But neither one of them would ever forget the lifetime of memories that had been built between a father and his precious little girl.

Share their incredible moment with a loved one today.

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