Groom's father goes viral after delivering 'most epic' wedding speech with a twist to honor his son and his new daughter-in-law
- Bruce, 61, from Florida sang a parody musical number at his son's wedding
- The hilarious and heartwarming clip has since gone viral on social media
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Sometimes music says what words can't - and in this instance, a father's parody version of The Looking Glass's Brandy - a nod to his son's new wife - did just that.
The groom's father, Bruce Miller, decided to utilize his musical skills for his son Jake's wedding and opted to sing to the newlyweds after delivering his speech.
Bruce, 61, from Weston, Florida, became an internet sensation after a video of his personalized musical number went viral, in which he poked fun at his son and told the story of his and his new wife Brandi's relationship.
'I'm a 70s rock music junkie and the band Looking Glass had a hit song called Brandy,' the father told TODAY, adding he realized he could change the lyrics as a tribute to his new daughter-in-law.
Bruce worked with a local producer to make the track, memorize and practice it whenever he was in his car.
The groom's father, Bruce Miller, decided to utilize his musical skills for his son Jake's wedding and opted to sing to the newlyweds after delivering his speech
'I wanted to do it right,' the passionate dad said.
A 38-second clip shot by videographers Wild and Roam and shared by Jake to social media after his June 1 wedding shows his dad belting out the first few bars of the song.
'They met the old-fashioned way, Jake was on tour near the Tampa Bay,' Bruce sang.
'He saw her picture on Instagram this way, so he slid into her DMs, he said, "Hey, come to my show,"' the clever lyrics continued.
'She said, "I never heard of you, so why should I go?" but they kept in touch and love started to grow.
'And here we are today.'
Jake posted the clip, writing: 'My dad gave the most epic wedding speech ever.'
The song was particularly special as Jake himself is a musician, and works as singer and songwriter.
'That's just who he is,' Jake tells TODAY.com. 'The reason I got into music was because of my dad — he always played Bruce Springsteen and Eagles around the house and he taught me how to play drums when I was eight.'
Brandi and Jake Miller, who started dating in 2019, got married on June 1 in the Santa Barbara area
Bruce, who says music is a big part of his life, got the idea from a family friend's wedding, after the bride's father-in-law sang a version of Billy Joel's Piano Man.
He then asked the couple if he could do it at their wedding, to which they enthusiastically said he could.
The video has more than 3.1 million views on TikTok, with thousands of people commenting on the sweet post.
'Best thing I've ever seen!!!' one user wrote enthusiastically.
'That is one to remember forever!!! Fantastic,' another agreed.
'We need the whole thing!!!' one begged.
'This is the best thing I've seen in a long time!!! I don't even know these people and I love this!!!! Wishing Jake & Brandy all the best!!!!' someone else gushed.
Jake and Brandi, a speech pathologist, started dating in August 2019. He was living in Los Angeles at the time and she was in Florida, but they started living with his family in Florida during the pandemic.
'When I saw how well she got along with my parents and sister... I knew she was the one,' Jake gushed.
Bruce is already thinking about his next performance after Jake's sister Jenny recently got engaged - but luckily, he doesn't get stage fright.
'My endorphins kicked in,' the proud dad said of his performance at Jake and Brandi's wedding.
'I had the best time of my life.'
