That was a lesson learned the hard way by four-year-old Gage when he struggled to battle his emotions as his father, US Marine Corps sergeant Joshua Newville, married Senior Airman Emily Leehan in Ripley, New York a few years ago.
Little Gage was doing quite the job of keeping it together. That was until his father’s bride read vows that she had written specifically for him. Queue the breakdown.
It was a proud moment in the life of Gage Newville; standing by his father’s side as the latter exchanged vows with his wife-to-be, Senior Airman Emily Leehan.
Little did the four-year-old know, however, that Leehan had written a set of vows, especially for him. When she delivered them, with an already emotional audience watching on, it all became a bit much for Gage to bear.