JP Nadeau had just finished telling his new son-in-law how lucky he was to be marrying his daughter, Gill, when he was struck by lightning.
Although the Canadian father escaped unharmed from the July 8 incident—a single scorch mark on his thumb is the only evidence from his near-death experience—he said wedding guests feared he would “drop dead” in the middle of his daughter’s wedding.
“Just as I told my new son-in-law ‘You’re a lucky guy’–boom!” the piano bar entertainer told CBC News.
"I had the microphone and the shock jumped into the sound system and my hand just lit up and I saw the spark.
"And I'm looking at my hand and it's all flared up...It was like I was holding a lightning bolt in my hand. It was amazing."
Nadeau, who was hosting his daughter's wedding to Adam Kimball in his apple orchard, said his back was turned to the clouds and didn't notice the storm brewing behind him.
After a terrifying few moments, Nadeau and his friends and family realised he was unhurt and the celebrations continued.
