I'm ever so pleased that your beau was brave enough to approach your father for his permission to your union. I did the same (and felt terribly awkward about it) and, fortunately, received his blessing. Would it have made a difference if he had said 'NO!'? I doubt it. Nevertheless it's nice to see that certain 'mores' are still observed.
All my very best for a long and fruitful marriage.
We could probably even manage to bring along an extra mount and scope or two with cameras and laptop . Actually if h0ughy is coming then we might be able to outfit the whole camp