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Dear Flora-Grace McKenzie-Dawson.

Today we let our little girl go as we watch you marry Sebastian, the man you love so very much. Having you in our lives for the past twenty-one years has been an absolute privilege and we both look forward to the years that lie ahead.

As we sit here writing this letter together we can't help but reminisce over the past and smile. Mum had longed for so many years to be a mother to a child of her own and then you entered our lives, making your presence known instantly as you screamed the delivery room down seconds after birth. As a married couple that was by far our happiest moment together. The hours that followed were dreamlike as we got to know this newborn child and watched you intensely as your eyes scanned the room. It was perfect. William and Lawrence were (and still are) just as taken with you. The pair met you at just an hour old and since then have done everything in their power to protect and love you. In return you have filled their lives with a constant stream of worry and pink items.

Throughout the last two decades we have watched you transform from this beautifully helpless infant into a strong and intelligent adult, and we couldn't be prouder. Coupled with the years are countless memories- like the time you were playing football with Lawrence and ended up with a split eyebrow for your troubles; the scar is still there today as a reminder.

You take after Mum in so many ways, with your eyes that can talk more than words and your natural musical ability. Seeing you regularly perform at concerts as you grew up, both singing and playing the piano, was magical. Then in other ways you take after Ma; you're articulate and logical with the ability to handle any situation you find yourself in.

As we watch both William and Lawrence give you away today with both your mums waiting at the altar opposite Sebastian our emotions will be understandably mixed. We love you so dearly and all we have ever wanted is for you to be happy and comfortable with your life. We know Seb makes you beyond happy and he will look after you, and vice versa. At the other end of the spectrum though we wish we could go back in time and savour you as our little girl for a while longer. It only seems like yesterday that you were waking us up at four am to see if Santa had visited during the night. But we know we have to let you go to build a family and a life of your own.

Whatever happens in the future, Flora-Grace, both Mum and Ma will be right here ready to offer you a hug when you're upset and words of love and support when you need help. We can't promise that we will know the solution to every problem but we can try. Failing that of course there are your brothers who adore you now just as much as they did twenty-one years ago.

Don't ever forget how outrageously proud we are of you and the woman you have grown into, and continue to explore. You have bought nothing but love and light into our lives.

Keep flying, our magnificent girl.

All our love on your special day,

Mummy and Ma xx