This song is my advice to my daughters, as they get married and leave the nest. One of my daughters is getting married in less than 2 weeks... the other is in college.... life is changing.... so I thought I would write a song of advice to them both. 

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  My original plan was to play this acoustically at the wedding..... however, after my daughter heard this, she looked at me with tears in her eyes and said.... this is beautiful, but you can't play this at the wedding because I would be a total basket case with all the emotion going on that day.....   knowing how many times I choked up while writing this.... probably a good idea not to play it there....

So... have a listen and enjoy. 

I like this one a lot... My daughter's wedding was at a plantation in Charleston... I could have bought her a new car, for what that wedding cost...  oh well, at least she flew the coup...  
Great song Herb...

Frank... thanks.... yeah I hear you. All these so called reality TV shows about weddings and dresses have  really taken things out of perspective on a financial sense.  

I was able to give my daughter a nice amount of money, which she was free to do with as she pleased.... spend it all on a wedding (which would be foolish) or have a nice, but simple wedding and bank the rest as a kick start on their new life. She chose about 50/50 which was OK with me. 

This wedding is at an historic house in Va in the mountains.... quite the history on the house.... supposedly haunted, or so they say. The owners don't let anyone stay there at night... I was so disappointed. 

Glad you like it. 

Nice song, Herb. 
Weddings can be expensive. I spent a whopping $300 on mine including the rings and dinner for everyone at a steakhouse. My co-worker is getting married and plans to spend $30,000 on the wedding. I told him he should spend up to $5,000 on the wedding and save the rest for the divorce. 

That's funny Scotty. 

My wife and are celebrating our 30th year of marriage on June 26th.  I was a long haired musician with no daytime "real job" at the time we got married. Her parents spent as little as they could on the wedding. It was in her front yard and the reception was a "pot luck" on the side patio. 

The people who spend tens of thousands would really be better off to keep it simple because the dollars spent do not equate to the success of the marriage.

We started with nothing, but we did not start married life in debt. 

Thanks for listening to the song.

One daughter married, she kept her wedding expense somewhat in check, but she married a doctor and now she is a doctor.  Definitely off my payroll now!

Nice song Herb, maybe a tad to much reverb on the vocals, but nicely done.  Nice lyrics.

Daryl

Thanks for listening Daryl. Having 2 doctors in the family=good thing.

I like this song. I am normally no country music lover, but with this subject, it just fits (much better than metal etc). my boy is too young (just one year!) but I bet it must be ackward to watch him leave the house...too bad that you will not play this live at the wedding, maybe your daughter will change her mind!

Thanks Tom.... enjoy them while they are young....time goes quickly and before long...... 
 
I doubt there will be changes of mind.

 
Nice song Herb , I spent 100 dollars for my last wedding . No ring , no flowers just a BIG rack of BQ Baby back ribs YUMMY ! What a great wedding that day , we have been together now for 23 years .
Must had been the BQ baby back Ribs  - James LOL