My childhood best friend died 17 years ago in a car accident, we were closer to each other than we were to our own brothers, he had a 8 year old daughter and a 5 year old son at the time and they were both my godchildren, after he died I stepped up for them and was there for them for every big moment and they loved me and called me uncle, even when their mom got remarried to a different man I was still very much involved in their lives. But I never expected anything like that. His daughter is now 25 years old and she’s getting married next may, last night she called me and asked to have lunch with me and I accepted of course and she told me she wanted me to walk her down the aisle, I couldn’t believe it and kept asking if she was joking with me and she said no, she said her both her and her dad wouldn’t want any other man to do it and I just broke down crying and I hugged her, I told her I love her very much and she and her brother are like my own children and that I love them both and that I’d be honoured to walk her down at her big day. I don’t have any daughters of my own just 3 boys so this is probably my only time ever walking a bride down the aisle and I couldn’t be any happier. I actually drove to her dad’s grave after we left and I just sat there and cried and said I wish he was here to see her.

I legitimately can’t be any happier right now