Quite possibly the cutest thing that we've seen and heard in forever! Catch the photo of the twin girls who wanted to take part in yesterday's exciting wave of weddings and read the heartfelt letter from their dad explaining why they wanted to partake in the weddings of complete strangers.

Above is Sophie and Emily with their parents Steve Landis and Julie Irwin. And here is precious letter from their father explaining their motivation and participation:

"We went with our 4 year old twin daughters this morning to serve as volunteer flower girls at Brooklyn’s Municipal Building and Borough Hall. We didn’t know anyone getting married but thought it would be fun and interesting. It was very exciting and emotional for all. As adults, we view marriage equality as our generation’s civil rights struggle and wanted to be there at the making of history and to have our daughters watch and participate in this very special occasion. From their perspective, we explained that yesterday only boys and girls could marry. But today, now boys can marry boys, and girls can marry girls. They understood what we told them and woke up this morning and asked if today was the day for the weddings. They had a great time serving as flower girls.

"We arrived at Brooklyn Borough Hall at 845am. Given the size of the crowd, we weren’t sure if the girls would get picked but we took lots of pictures with couples. We took photos with a male couple for their ceremonial photos, along with Borough President Marty Markowitz. Near the end, a very nice male couple asked them to join in for their wedding ceremony in Borough Hall. It was the female minister’s first ever wedding (she had just been ordained) and I served as a witness. The minister wanted a photo with the “Mazel Tov & Many Nachas” sign, which was pretty amusing. Most importantly, we very much appreciated the male couple allowing us to participate in their wedding and were honored to be a part of their special day. It was an extraordinary moment to see such joy, which was highlighted by their getting so emotional at the end."

Thanks PinkIsTheNewBlog for reminding us that, although it's very very small and probably a little moldy, we still have hearts.

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