Vince Gill talks to PEOPLE Country about being the father of the bride. One week before the wedding Gill lost his priceless guitar collection due to a flood, and he and wife Amy Grant weathered the deaths of a cousin in Afghanistan and a close friend. “It really put everything in perspective,” Gill says. “I kept my eye on the weekend, and my mantra was, ‘They’re not going to rob me of my joy.’” Among the most moving moment was their father-daughter dance to the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” a song with special meaning to the pair. His daughter Jenny chose the song for her first grade talent show because “it was the only song I was comfortable with, and Dad said he’d play guitar on it,” Jenny recalls. Then, before her show, Gill was offered his first performance slot on the Grand Ole Opry – on the very same day. “And he turned it down so he could be there for me.” Says Gill: “I let her know she was more important than anything I could accomplish.” For more pick up People Country when it hits newsstands June 18th!