Brian Scott is "married" to two girls. At a ceremony last winter, the NASCAR driver said his vows, not once but twice—to his bride, Whitney Kay, and again to her three year-old daughter, Brielle. Even though the emotional footage by PenWeddings was posted on YouTube last year, it's finally enjoying some media love, racking up more than 350,000 views.
"I promise to always hold your hand and skip with you down the street and bring comfort to your life," he said.
"I vow to make you say your prayers before you eat. I promise to read you stories at night and to always tuck you in real tight. I vow to show you how a man should treat a woman in my relationship with your mother. And above all else, I vow to protect you, care for you and love you forever."
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Blended families are so much more commonplace now than when I was growing up. I think the vows are a beautiful touch from Scott.
Too often children feel blindsided by the sudden change in the family dynamic. They feel like an appendage, an afterthought.
For years, it was just my mother and in the next breath, we were thrown together with another family. Overnight I had acquired a stepfather and a stepbrother I never asked for, and vice-versa.
I can only imagine the difference it would have made from the onset to know that I too was being committed to, that I too was being chosen... Scott's promise will go a long way in building his relationship with his new daughter.
Based in North Carolina, the couple now have a baby boy, Joseph. Scott is clearly a glass half-full kind of guy, who claims being a dad is "not baggage—it’s great addition [to my life]."
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