An Unforgettable Wedding Day | Farad & Fantajsia at Swan Lake Golf Club NY

An Unforgettable Wedding Day | Farad & Fantajsia at Swan Lake Golf Club NY | HAK Weddings

[Music] Baby girl, you know I love you though. You could tell my secrets, but I love you. I could take you anywhere you want to go. Tell me where you want to go. Nothing can tear us aart. You got a piece of my heart. Nothing can tear us aart. Nothing in this world. the pieces of my heart that belongs to you, girl. I can’t let you have too much. And I won’t have enough. I can’t let you have too much. I won’t have enough. I can’t let you have too much. I won’t have enough. I can’t let you have too much. I won’t have enough. But you can’t see me when you want. as the moon pop that body for me that’s got no healing. Give me all of your so you fall into my wings man. So make you for the moment you know if anybody can maybe we can and feel like the right season I do the things make a man. Nobody ever do it better than this. Drunk on your feet to make a man. And if I ever hurt you, I mean, well, what I got to do to make you know it’s so real. If I could, I would keep you to myself. Enough to separate the feelings where they fail. Nothing can tear us aart. It’s not that easy. You got a piece of my heart. You know you need me. Nothing can tear us aart. Nothing else. the piece of my heart that belongs to you, girl. I can’t let you have too much. And I won’t have enough. I can’t let you have too much. I won’t have enough. I can’t let you have too much. I won’t have enough. I can’t let you have too much. I’m going have I give you nonstop. Come get me. So my baby one touch see this love no more than no sweetheart. I go give you reasons baby kick your feet up mind give me one dance I go control baby give me true every day apart together I need that love feels so good feels like su [Music] to live this life They say no. That’s why I write best on these fights in front too many times. Too many times. You say you want me to this time. Not this time. Sometimes like me. The bad version of me. Sometimes I’m only like me. version of me. Sometimes [Music] stressful. I know every other day, another time zone. She’s not easy to let go. She don’t want to let night solo. What I need, what she wants. Hard to find a middle ground. All I need that someone when I call up to sto it down for me. Remember the last time that we link it was to me [Music] got a thing for you and I can’t Let go. [Music] My friends wonder what is wrong with me. Well, I’m in a days from your love. You see, [Music] I came back to let you know. [Music] Got a thank you and I can’t let go. Some people go around the world for long, but they may never find what they dream of. Make me do for what I would not do. [Music] Now my friends wonder what is wrong with me. Well, I’m in a days from your love. You see now I came back to let you know. Got to think for you. I can’t. I won’t waste my time when it come to you. Put my pride aside. Give it all to you. Put my pride aside. No, girl. I won’t waste no time. I won’t waste no time when it comes to you. Put my aside, give it all to you. Put my aside, give it all to pulling up fast for you. Two, two, three bus rounds for you. All eyes on me got me feeling like pop, but I do it all for you. Don’t get caught up in them lies before you know the truth. [Music] know that you are I do [Music] my sink line of stars in noon [Music] reflection of the very moon. I do. I do. I do. I do. [Music] Show my love for you. Can I show my love for you? Can I show my love for you? [Music] How much better can I show my love for you than say I do? I do. I do. [Music] I do. I do. I do. [Music] Your river overflowing is the truth. Swear to you I do all that you are. [Music] I sing a line of stars in noon. reflection of the fairy moon. I do. I could love you forever now. When I hear the sound, when I’m feeling down, ain’t nobody else got to be around for you to make it better. Now let me get myself together now. Let me sing my song. Don’t want to be alone. I know that when I listen find what I’ve been missing right here in my heart. Let me sing my song. I know this is my home. Who gives this lovely young lady? [Music] I greet you with the words of the Apostle Paul. Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If I were at my uh pullpit in Brooklyn, I would give you a high and holy greeting, I would simply say, “What’s up y’all?” I want to say from the very outset on behalf of the bride and the groom that they’re appreciative of your presence on today. The fact is you did not have to be here, but the fact but you are here and that is an eloquent tribute to what the two of them and what their families mean to you. You can always make more money, but you can’t always make more time. So, what you do with your time is important. And this moment is one that is declared and described as the eternal now. this moment now will live in eternity. And so we thank you for your presence. And what is more, I want to extend my heartfelt uh apologies to the uh bride and groom as well as to their parents and to you their guest. Uh I have a pinchant for being on time, known to be on time. But today I discovered uh why they refer to this place as Long Island. What is more, I uh got reacquainted uh with what it means to uh look at something on a map and what it means to be in the midst of traffic uh on the lie. And so I just uh want you to know that I appreciate uh you’re waiting on me. And what is more, uh, I appreciate, uh, that the two of you, as well as your respective families, in particular, Mrs. Maddox and her, um, family, uh, did not give me a beatdown for showing up late. So, I appreciate uh, the fact that, uh, you have been always an exceptional neighbor. You have been exceptional neighbors. You’ve been good friends to my family. And so, I am grateful to you. I’m going to date myself by doing this, but there was a commercial. It was a Hines uh ketchup commercial when I was uh but a boy. And uh the ketchup was known to be thick uh not uh light and syrupy. And the voice over would say as the person was pouring it, anticipation, anticipation. It’s making me wait, but it’s so good. I reference that commercial because the two of you have been anticipating this moment for some time. And the two of you now have arrived at this moment. And how you have handled today, the my phaua is suggestive of how the two of you ought to handle any and everything that happens in your life. There are some things that are going to go according to plan. There are other things that will not go according to plan. And no matter how much you try to make sure that it’s well ordered, uh that you execute the plan that you have at your disposal, there are things that are beyond your circumstance. And the only question is do you know how to handle them? And I want to suggest to you that the way in which you handle them is to trust each other, to trust God’s timing, and cling tenaciously to the promise that God made to the two of you and to all who believe in Romans 8:28. For we know that in all things God works together for the good of them that love the Lord and according to his purpose. And what’s clear to me is that God has worked this out. The two of you have met. you have resolved to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. In the book of Genesis, which is uh the family album of faith, there’s a passage in the second chapter near the end uh of that chapter where the writer says, “It is not good that the man that the woman be alone.” And then God performs surgery. And there is a suitable mate that is produced for for Adam. And she came not from uh his back, which was to suggest that she is to walk behind him. She came not from his head, which is to suggest that she’s not meant to rule over him, but rather she came from his side. And that is symbolic and suggestive of the fact that you now have somebody who’s standing by your side. You have somebody who will always have your back. You have somebody with whom you can think through and talk through any and everything that is before you. Later on that passage says this. It says for this cause shall a man leave his mother and father and cleave only unto his wife. and the two will become one flesh. That passage is very telling and instructive. Says that the man will leave his father and mother mother. In patriarchal culture, in ancient cultures, men stayed in close proximity to their families. They did not move far because they recognized that they were not only business partners with their families, but they also uh were a part of the family uh unit of warriors that they had to protect one another. So, they stayed close and they had to make sure that they took care of their mother and father. But the only time that they separated was when the man chose a woman with whom he would start a family. And I want you to know that the relationship that you enter into today is an elective one. It’s one that you choose. But more importantly, if it’s only one that you have chosen, then I uh dare say to you that you will be a husband and wife most miserable. It is my hope and prayer that you understand that your choice is God’s choice for you. That God before you were born selected this woman to be your wife and selected this man to be your husband. says that the two forsaking all others that the two will become one flesh. For this cause shall a man leave. Sometimes people when they cleave they don’t leave home. They bring home with them but not in a way that helps in a way that hampers. You have to move from your family’s way of doing things and your family’s way of doing things. And if you’ll permit me to use the deep dialect of the South, y’all have to find y’all’s way of doing the thing called life together, love together. And it’s my hope and prayer that you will find your way and you’ll have to feel your way through it because it will always be clear. But what I do want you to know is that when you do not see the way, there is one who has made a way, who sees the two of you and invites you to trust. And as you trust and take steps of faith, you will discover that doors were open. For this cause shall a man leave his father, mother, and forsaking all others. Today, I want you to know as you look at this woman next to you that you may have your mom and you may have her close to your heart and in a special position, but from this point on, your bride becomes numero uno. Similarly, as you look at him, there are other men in the world. But for you, from this point on, while you will always honor your father, there’s no man that is more important than your husband. And I hope that the two of you will remember that you will prioritize your relationship and that you will permit the family and friends to encourage and support, but never to intrude. Make sure that you establish boundaries. There are things that only the two of you and the two of you alone should know. There are things that only the two of you should negotiate. There are things that the two of you may add ask advice for. But be ler of unsolicited advice because the truth of the matter is there are no two people exactly like you. And you don’t have to walk someone else’s path. You have to walk the path that God has made for you. And then lastly, the writer says that the two shall become one flesh. That’s just a metaphor that says basically that you have two people who have their own identities, their own histories, their own network of relationships. And those two people blend their relationships. And so now you get a much larger, more extensive extended family. You get another set of friends. You get a whole another set of people who will be praying for you and pulling for you. And it also means when it says the two will become one flesh, it means putting emphasis on become that the two of you will discover each other for the rest of your life. You know each other now, but you will know each other even better along the way. As life unfolds, so will your knowledge of each other unfold. And you will discover things about one another that you did not know. You’ll discover that in healthy marriages, couples fight. And not only do they fight, but they learn how to fight fair. They learn the wisdom of the scriptures. Never let the sun go down on your wrath. be angry but sin not. They learned the power of the tongue that the power of tongue is something that can create. It’s also something that can destroy. I pray that you will always speak words of hope and peace and joy and encouragement to each other. that the two of you will always access the resources and the relationships that God has given you to leverage so that you can move up to the next level. Your parents have given you a great start and it’s up to the two of you to take the start that they’ve given you and make something more wonderful, more incredible than even they can think, ask or imagine. And so on today I ask that you now turn towards each other if you will hold hands. If you will repeat after me. I I her. Sorry. I I your name Antasia whole name Antasia Maddox. take you take you his name for I promise to be my lawfully wedded husband to be my lawfully wedded husband and I do promise and covenant and I do promise and covenant before God and these witnesses before God and these witnesses to be your loving and faithful wife to be your loving and faithful wife in plenty and in want in plenty and in want in sickness and in health in sickness and in health until death we do part until death we do part. Now your turn. I your name I Far Thomas take you take you her name Fantasia Maddox to be my lawfully weded wife to be my lawfully wedded wife and I do promise and covenant I do promise and covenant before God and these witnesses before God and these witnesses to be your faithful and loyal husband to be your faithful and loyal husband in plenty and in want and in plenty and in want in sickness and in health. And in sickness and in health until death we do part. Until death we do part. These rings are made out of a pure alloy. It is my hope and prayer that even as these rings are pure, that your partnership will be pure. They’re also circular. And it’s suggested that this relationship began in eternity and it will graduate into eternity. and as long as the two of you have breath in your body that you will honor the relationship that these rings represent. So if you’ll put this on her left hand, fore finger, I give to you I give to you this ring this ring in token and in pledge and in token and pledge of our constant faith of our constant faith and abiding love and abiding love. All right, slip it on. It’s kind of tight. In similar matter, left hand for finger. This ring I give to you This ring I give to you in token and in pledge and in token and in pledge of our constant faith. And our constant faith and abiding love and abiding love. Slip it on. If you’ll hold hands. Oh God, we gather in this pristine setting and we do so as those who are grateful for the gift of this day. We thank you for every day that has led up to this one. We thank you for the day that this man and this woman were born. We thank you, oh God, that you looked down through the telescope of time and you saw this moment and it made your heart glad that they found each other, that they are now forming a family. and you see further still the good things that await them. I pray now, oh God, that even as they have taken uh pro uh taken pledges and made promises to each other before you. May they remember, oh God, that you have made a promise to them. You’ve promised them that you would never leave them nor forsake them. You’ve promised them that in this world you will have tribulations, but cheer up that you shall overcome this world. You have promised them that weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. And you have promised them that there is absolutely nothing in heaven nor here on earth that can separate them from the love of Christ Jesus. This oh God is our prayer. And we ask this in the name of him who said, “Let him who has joined never tear nor permit others to tear the relationship aunderder.” In the name of Jesus Christ and for his cause we pray. Amen. Amen. This moment right here, right now is nothing but a work of God. a reminder that when you pray and ask him for something, his vision is always greater than anything you could dream of. I’ve always knew that I wanted to be married. I wrote in my journal how I wanted my husband to look, how I wanted him to treat me, how I wanted him to love me. And even though you weren’t exactly what I imagined, you came out so much better. The only thing the hype, but still perfect. We love it. More importantly, God gave me not just what I wanted, but what I needed. The love you give me is one I never imagined. Something I only thought existed in TV. You showed up for me in ways I didn’t know I needed and in ways I didn’t know were possible. I remember the morning when you showed up at my door unannounced after I told you I was done and you opened the door with no ego, no excuses and you said to me, “I’m fighting for our love.” And from that moment, you’ve never stopped. You’ve always fought for us and you’ve never folded. No matter the argument, no matter the stress, no matter how hard it’s gotten, you’ve stayed and worked it through. You’ve loved me through it. And you’ve always loved me. And that is what love really is. It’s not just a feeling, but it’s choosing. choosing each other every single day. Fraud, you challenge me, you stretch me, you support me in every single one of my dreams. You see the woman that I want to be, even in moments when I can’t see her myself. And through it all, you love me and you guide me. You even accept the fact that I still can’t cook, but I’m working on it. And there’s no doubt in my mind that we were meant to find each other. Every time we talk about our past, we discover that each time we’ve almost crossed paths in Bushwick, on Park Place, and so many other places, it feels like we were moving so close to each other like we were meant to be. It’s like God was waving our stories together, putting the pieces together so that he would he would align us in the time that was right in the moment where we would become whole together when we were right for each other. Sometimes I wish I met you sooner, but I’ve learned to trust God’s timing. And looking at you now, I know exactly what he was doing. In life, I’ve questioned everything. I’ve gone back and forth on big decisions. I’ve let my fears and doubts sit in my spirit for so long. But this, us, you, me, it’s not one single part in my body that doubts us. I’m 100% sure about us. Even in the last weeks when everything was against us and could have broken us, we stay true and on the path to today. When your tux didn’t come, when our car got broken into and all the pressure of the weddings, we stayed focused. We prayed. We laughed when we could have easily just crashed out, but we’re focused on the big picture. And that’s what makes me sure that this is for sure, that we are for sure in this together forever. We both want a marriage, not just the wedding, the photos, or a party. We want love, the commitment, the covenant, and the life. So today, I vow to be your wife in every way that matters. To support you, to love you, and to be there for you unconditionally. I vow to love Carter, Jada, a John, and a Jaden. Because I didn’t just fall in love with you. I fall in love with everything that comes with you. Farad, you are my answered prayers. You are proof that God loves me and his love for me is real and intentional. And today in front of God, our family and friends, I choose you. I choose you today and every day after. [Applause] Here it goes. Fantasia, you’ve asked me all month, all week. Hey bae, did you write your vows yet? And honestly, I procrastinated on writing it. I didn’t know what to write, how to write it, or when to write it. I was just so overwhelmed and excited about everything leading to the weapon. The experience that we encounter in the past couple of days and weeks is a true testament to our future together as husband and wife. Yes. So, I stand here today in front of witness, sis, to make a vow that I will always be there for you, no matter what the enemy throws at me. I promise to love you without condition, not when it’s easy, but when it’s hard. I promise to fight for us through every storm, every silence, every season of life. I promise to be patient. I promise to be gentle and never stop learning to love you better and better. I promise to protect your heart and celebrate your dreams. You are the answer to every pray I whisper in silence. I promise to protect your heart, lift your spirit, and never leave you feeling alone. You are my forever, and I thank God to get to walk this through you and with you. I love you always. [Applause] The two of you have included as a part of this experience uh the sand ceremony. So I ask now that you participate in the sand ceremony. fall down for some soft as a misting rain that gently touches our souls. It cools the fire that burns in us and we simply lose control. So just rain down. Oh Lord, please let your love fall like rain. Just rain. Lord, please just rain down. Oh Lord, please let your love to show us just rain. Lord, please softing. [Music] The two of you performed that task as partners. Each of you had your own container, but you poured together. And you determine the rate, the pace at which you poured. You determined to continue to pour. You could have stopped, but you chose to pour until the very end. didn’t finish at the same time, but you didn’t move until she finished. I don’t need to say or tease out anything from that. I believe that you understand the implications that the two of you will for the balance of your life pour into one another. And I want to encourage you to never stop because the Lord will never stop pouring into you joy and hope and peace and power. If you’ll hold your hands again, I once ran across a a poem and I share with you a sliver of it because I believe that it is helpful. The poet Barrett wrote to his wife who was also a poet on the day that they married. Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be. The last of life for which the first was made. Youth knows but the half. All age knows the whole. Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, I can assure you that the best is yet to be. By virtue of the power that is invested in me as a preacher of the gospel and by the state of New York, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may salute your bride. You may salute your groom. [Applause] And as a part a final part of the ceremony uh I saw a broom and the jumping of the broom is a tradition that comes out of African-American circles uh came out of the circles of slavery when they jumped the broom. It was suggestive that they were jumping into life together. And so I’d encourage you to go and love each other, laugh together, and live the kind of life that Jesus had for you when he says that I am come that you might have life and have it more abundantly. God bless you. Thank you. All rise. Let’s watch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas jump the broom on three. One, two, three. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Happily in love. Jimmy, I let my wife break the ly. I give my daughter my custom dress. She going to be litty. Ves by the time she hit the city nobody thug me acid like this dash is trippy [Music] with a big sipping yamaki on a rock he went to Jared I went to jaw out in parry yeah you up the first we had to get remarried we keeping it real with these people right lucky I kill you when I’m y know how I met her. We broke up. We got back together to get her back. I had to sweater. Y’all can make up with a bag. I had to change the weather. Move the whole family west, but it’s whatever. In a glass house, still throwing stones. [Music] You did some things to me. You do some things to me. Love is deeper than your pain. And I believe you can take, baby, the ups and downs are worth it. Long way to go, but we’re working. We’re flawed, but we’re still perfect for each other. Yeah, you. Sometimes I thought we’d never see the light. We went through hell with heaven on my side. This beach ain’t always been no paradise. The nightmares only last one night. No more clubs and Cali curfews just private affairs in a tighter circle. Large format wines and smalloo designer suit follow my moves on the truth and a liar boots. Yeah. Flying fake news y’all choose. We know lie. No photo shot real life to me. You do some things to me. Love is deeper than your pain. And I believe you can change, baby. The ups and downs are worth it. Long way to go, but we’re working. Now introducing the parents at the bride. Give him some noise. Give him some noise. [Music] Shorty, I’m here for you anytime you need me. For a real girl, it’s me in your world. Believe me, nothing make a man feel better than a woman. Queen with a crown that be down for whatever. There are few things that’s forever. My lady, we can make war make babies. Back when I was nothing, you made a brother feel like he was something. That’s why I’m with you to this day. No fronting. Even when the Let me feel that energy. I want to feel the energy. Make some noise. Okay, now that’s real life, baby. Never ever give my booty away. Keep it tight. All right. And I’m going walk you through so we can live in a fat ass crib with thousands of kids like you don’t need a ring to be my wife. One more time. Make some noise. Make some noise. That is the parents to the groom. Now introducing the parents of the groom. [Music] Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Oh, it’s going to be an active night tonight. Hold on. [Music] She’s not coming to play no games. I promise you. You say you girl my way you do what you do. I must get through. Show me that wine. Turn around. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. She’s not playing with y’all. She’s not playing with y’all. Hold on. I can tell she’s definitely ready. She’s ready to party tonight. Can y’all make some noise? That is the parents of the groom. All right. Next, I need y’all to turn up. I need this energy to go through the roof real quick cuz right now we’re going to introduce the team bridesmaid [Music] skinard bills paid catch me sliding in the I ain’t looking for no man. I ain’t recruiting no friends, but we back with you know this super me. I’m throwing it. He want to kiss me all over my sexy. Hold on. They came with the energy. They definitely came with the energy. Now, I want to see if my next group can keep that energy up, right? So, help me welcome team groom home. Lucky for you, my friend. I in a good good spirit. I drink in a good good spirit. Right up to the limit. Yeah. Yeah, it came out finally. I drink in a good good spirits. We might car in a minute. So no one yeah couldn’t tell you about me. Good people is good people. We only want good people. We only love guys. I love that energy. Y’all came out real swave, real smooth. I love it. It is my pleasure to introduce the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. Make some noise off the drone. It’s too scary. Baby, you can have whatever you like. The tooth fairy. I do anything to leave it at night. What you say? I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. You know I do. I said I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. You know I do. I said I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. You know I do. I said I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I know what it is. What it do? Home girl ain’t got a clue. If I get you open all the things that I would do to you. Smack it up. Flip it down. Weigh it up. Break it down. Bring it to your side. Yeah. Who’s your daddy now? I know what you looking at. And I ain’t have to open my eyes when I was cooking. Guess it was love at first sight. Eye contact. Remember the night we first met. I call a contact. Let’s see my ride or die. It’s us against the world. You know we both hustling. So hustling is our word. So must had too much to drink. I’m in my G mode. So all the ladies repeat after me cuz it’s the cheat code. Come. If I get lock you come and pay my bond. If you hear some plotting on me, you ring me along. And that’s how you get to me. It’s going to be the unlucky. You going to be my lucky. See some ladies in here tonight. I might marry going off the bell being thrown. It’s too scary. Baby, you can have whatever you like. I do anything to leave it at night. But you share that. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. You know I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. I do. Hold on. Can I get that energy in the room? I want that energy to roll. Can I get a nice round of applause? [Music] For you. I want to take my time all night. I want to love you in every kind of way. I want to please you no matter how long it takes. If the world should end tomorrow, and we only have today, I’m going to love you in every kind of way. Give you all, give you all of me when you need it, cuz I need it. I want to fall like your favorite season. I’ll never get up. Stay here forever. Babe, it don’t get no better than this. Your kiss. I want to in every kind of way. I want to please you no matter how long it takes. If the world should end tomorrow and we only have today, I’m going to love you in every kind of way. I want to love you in every kind of way. I want to please you no matter how long it takes. If the world should end and we only have today, I’m going to love you. California. Can I get a round of applause for that, please? A round of applause. Beautiful. Beautiful. [Music] [Music] Oh, so long for this night. Not afraid that a star would guide you my way to share with me this special day. Well, ribbons in the sky for our Lord. [Music] Give a love. May I touch your hand? And if please may I once again so that you who will understand that there’s a ribbon in the sky for our love. [Music] [Music] Can I give a round of applause? Round of applause. Beautiful. Beautiful. Nothing but beautiful. [Music] I’m a princess girl [Music] from your love for your mama. You better pull up your mama. [Music] Oh, for the night. For the night. For the night. Oh gosh. But I feel good when you’re wrapped up in my arms. Dancing to a song. Chill, mama. Chill, mama. Can I get a round of applause? If I knew I was praying, I knew I was praying, but if I knew I was praying now, I wouldn’t have been turning up on the floor. But we here for fun, right? But in the meanwhile, we still owe all honor and glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And if it wasn’t for him, he won’t be here. He won’t be here. So we I just ask that you bow your heads as we bless this meal. Father de God, we come before your throne of glory today, Lord God, uniting as one, Lord God, bringing family and friends together at your table of harvest, Father. Father dear God, we submit this meal to you to the hand for the hands that prepare it the body that is about to receive it as we lift it up. Lift it up as a living sacrifice to other no other one but you in Jesus name we pray. Everybody say amen. Good evening everyone. [Music] So um to start I’m Fantasia sister. My name is Nia. Okay, so I’m going to read off my phone because yeah, I promise I’m not going to cry. I promise I’m not. I’m not. All right. Most people meet their sister the day they’re born, but me, I didn’t. Okay. I waited I had to wait about 10 years before I even knew mine was really mine. Fantasia and I grew up together, always calling each other best friends, but I didn’t know we were actually sisters until I was about 12 years old. Fantasia always knew. Fantasia always knew. But because of many reasons, she wasn’t able to tell me. Fantasia, I I end up moving away. Fantasia came and found me. She came to my grandmother’s house. She found me. She wrote her number on a piece of paper. She left it in the mailbox and we end up rekindling because of that. Okay. Basically, the reason why I’m here today before you is because of Fantasia. If it wasn’t for that, we probably would not have the relationship we have today. So, I just want to tell you thank you for that. Okay, I’m going to read the rest though. Um, that summer after me and Fanny rekindled, I spent every day with her. I didn’t care where we went, what we did. I just knew I wanted to be with my sister. Everywhere we went, I literally told everybody, you know, that’s my sister. You know, we sisters. Like literally, that’s my real sister. The whole world had to know that Finn was my sister. Standing here today watching you become a wife, I feel that same pride all over again for you. You are my first best friend, one of the first people I call when I have life-changing news. Thank you for always showing up for me during all of my walks of life. Thank you for being a calm to my dramatic. For being my right when people said it was wrong. Thank you for being level-headed when I’m not. Having you has helped me in more ways than you know. Now to see you here with someone who loves her. Now to see you here with someone that loves you out loud, who sees you, who protects you, who supports you, who shows up for you, that’s just a such a beautiful sight. Farad, I want to thank you for loving my sister, for choosing her, for never making her question her worth. Thank you for treating her the heart, treating her heart the way it deserves to be treated. Thank you for loving her despite her making yall to everything. Um, we we’re working on that. Me and her, we’re working on that together. I’m afraid today, not only do you gain a wife, but you also gain a dramatic, dramatic sister-in-law who will always be rooting for you, too. To the both of you, my wish is that your love continues to deepen, not just during easy times, but during the hard times as as well. Keep choosing each other, continue to laugh, and continue to grow with each other. So with all my heart, let’s raise our glasses. To love, to real sisterhood, and a future full of joy to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. [Applause] Good evening everyone. For those who don’t know me, I’m Daryl, Farad’s brother and proud best man. Growing up with Farad, it was never boring. He was part best friend, part partner in crime, and part bad idea specialist. [Applause] We had a lot of bad ideas. A lot of bad ideas. Samantha was there for I mean Ahmad, he came at the end, but he always had a big heart and an even bigger sense of loyalty. That’s a fact. Then he met Fantasia and everything changed in the best way. He became more thoughtful, more focused and somehow even more love in love with life. Fantasia, thank you for making my brother the happiest I’ve ever seen him. You two are perfect for each other. I’m going to say that again. Fantasia, thank you for making my brother the happiest I’ve ever seen him. You two are perfect for each other. Thank you. Let’s raise a glass of love, laughter, and lifetime of happiness to Fantasia and Farad Thomas. Good evening again everyone. Um I first I want to start off by saying welcome. Thank you very much for showing up. Like the pastor said earlier, not only are you held responsible for your relationship, but everybody in this room. The only difference with that is that at the end of the day, it’s you two as one in God. That’s the first thing. Second thing I want to say is that going off the back of my well third kid which is like yeah my second son. Okay. Um Farad has always been the leader. He has always been let’s do let’s go. It doesn’t matter what anybody say. Let’s do let’s go. But he was also my backbone. He has no idea. what he did for me as a kid. He has no idea how strong of an individual and a man he is. If I sit down and I tell you the stories like my daughter always say, “Ma, you should write a book.” But each one of my children have a purpose in my life. This is my backbone and I’m giving him to you [Applause] because he will always be my son, but he gets to be your backbone. Now, Fantasia, people always say, “Oh, I’m losing a son and I’m gaining a daughter.” I want you to know that like um for Daryl said this is the happiest I’ve seen my son in a long time. Not only is this the happiest I asked my son one question when I showed up what two weeks ago. Do you know what you’re doing? Is this what you want? He had one answer for me and that was enough. Yes, mom. So, with that, I’m saying not only do you have my son, but you have a strong man and for that I must say welcome to our family. Not only as Farad’s wife, but as a daughter. Okay? And I just want you to know that you are loved. You are love and the faces in this room tells it all. Okay. Love you guys. So I just want to say lift our glasses. So life, love, failures, mishaps, bad experience like we accomp we encountered in the last two weeks because guess what it does? It makes you stronger. Okay. All right. Bye-bye. Thank you guys. Good evening everyone. Yes sir. I’m Fantasy’s dad and um this is very hard for me. Um and I wrote it down and I’m going to read it. Um I’m proud of you as my daughter. uh you always share wisdom with me as your father and I truly cherish them wisdoms that you shared with me. You are very talented, passionate and grounded and I go I thank God for blessing me with a beautiful, remarkable young woman. I haven’t always been the best father, but there are some things that I’m still working on. But this is not my day. This is you guys days. Um, Farad, I am honored and welcome you into our family. And I see how much you love my daughter and I see how much she loved you. Uh, I’ve been married for 17 years and it hasn’t been easy. But what makes you guys different is that you guys communicate very well. And I know whatever trials and tribulations that come to that comes into your life, I know you guys is going to deal with it together. Um, I want to se I want everyone to celebrate uh this wedding and I want everyone to join these two hearts and these two lives and the two families here and I love you both and I am proud to stand here and support your unity. So, uh let mix let’s make this day joyful and meaningful and memorable for a lifetime. Thank you. [Applause] I love y’all. I remember when I first heard about Freud. What was that about? That’s what I asked her. Oh, nothing. CeCe. It’s just some guy. I don’t really like him. Yeah, you do. Yeah, you do. Yeah, I’m nervous. I don’t do speeches. But Fanny, that’s my best friend. I do it for her. For all you my boy. I love you. I’m a Thomas, too. Solidify. I don’t know what to say. Congratulations. [Applause] I love them. Let’s get drunk, y’all. Yeah. [Applause] Yeah. Heat. I feel like I’m She said she [Music] [Applause] ever have fun like Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat. People [Music] I do. Sorry. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] And so I want everybody on the dance floor. I want the ladies twerking. I want the guys up here doing your two steps. Whatever you got to do, old, new school, old school, everybody on the floor dancing tonight. I don’t have a good time to celebrate with you all. We love you guys. We hand everyone in this room because we have a close special relationship and we love all of you and so we want to have fun with you guys tonight and we want to make this a memorable night and let’s turn up. Okay. [Applause] [Music] Yeah, I know how to be that. So, let’s turn up. I’m drunk. Psych. Tell me when to say love ginger. One, two, one, two, three, go. [Music] I need your loving. So fresh, so clean. Love me in and out and I’ll be down. Any time you call me, I’ll be down. I’ll be down because I love and I love and I love and I love you only because I need and I need and I need and I need you more. Yeah. You know I run and I run and I run and I run. Fly with you. Fly in the sky in the night. Put me in your arms and your love. I’m on your way right now. I’m on your way right now. Yeah. Hey, I’m on your vibe now. You got me on your side now. Yeah, I’m on your wave right now. Yeah. If not you, then I don’t want to know. I don’t want no story. Day and night is unconditional. Got me softly. Yeah. Yeah. Love me. Love me tender. You know you love me up like anything you want and I’mma do whatever because I love and I love and I love and I love you only. Yeah. Because I need and I need and I need and need you more. Yeah. You know I run and I run and I run and I run. Fly, fly in the sky tonight. Put me your arms and your love. I’m on your way right now. [Music] I’m on your way right now. Yeah, I’m on your now. You got me on your side now. Yeah. I’m on your wave right now. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Say, “Love me. Love me tender. Love me. Let me tender. Me tender. My sugar, my honey. A tender lover. My sugar, my honey. You are my sugar, my honey. A tender lover. Why would you just open your mouth and say something? Actually terrified. Doublede. [Music] [Applause] [Music]

Journey through Farad and Fantajsia’s full wedding day at Swan Lake Golf Club NY, one of Long Island’s most beloved wedding venues. From morning prep to their grand reception, this full wedding day video captures every detail of their love story. If you’re planning a Long Island wedding or searching for cinematic NY wedding films, their story is an inspiring look at what makes Swan Lake unforgettable.