天下的父母在子女成人结婚这一刻都是一样的感动和兴奋，也都是一样的爱着自己的孩子。转摘自美国前总统小布什的弟弟尼尔·布什写给女儿婚前的一封信。
August 17, 2011
Lauren,
劳伦，
As the big weekend approaches I am more and more worried that I might break up during my toast so as a pre-emptive strike please accept this letter and gifts. My feelings about you and your marriage are personal and while I hope to share the sentiments with those at the dinner, it's more important to me that you realize how much I love you and how proud I am of the amazing woman you have become.
随着这个重要周末的临近，我越来越担心自己可能在祝酒时失控，为了先发制人，请你提前接受这封信和这些礼物。对于你的婚姻，我觉得是很私人的事情，但我希望可以在晚宴上与大家分享我的感受。对我来说更重要的是，你能够意识到我是多么爱你，并为你成为一个这样了不起的女人而感到多么自豪。
My memory for specifics is terrible but my memory for how precious you were as a child is vivid. I loved cradling you in my arms in the wee hours of the morning when you awoke for a bottle, draping your sleepy body over my shoulder when you were too poope
