Miami Hurricanes mascot walks bride down the aisle (VIDEO)

A bride whose father passed away two years before her wedding day found a very special replacement to walk her down the aisle.

Jennifer Sullivan has always been a big fan of the University of Miami Hurricanes, so it was only fitting that the college mascot, Sebastian the Ibis, accompany her when the Florida native wed her fiance Patrick back in March.

In a video that has been shared more than 5,000 times since it was posted on July 17, the 30-year-old bride giggles and beams as her lively friend elicits cheers from the wedding guests

Patrick  told ABC News that since Jennifer's dad Walter died of a heart attack two years ago, she had struggled with the thought of walking down the aisle alone.

"She thought about her mom or a good friend or an uncle, but she thought nobody was going to take the place of her dad and it'd be a sad moment for everyone," he said.

So they came up with the idea to have the mascot for University of Miami Hurricanes — where Jennifer and Patrick met in law school — be the guest of honor.

The choice was extra special since her father was a devout football fan, and the pair had always a shared love of sports. As an added tribute, Sebastian wore a custom jersey that said "Big Walt" - her father's nickname — on the back.

"We'd just told people Sebastian was walking her down the aisle and they didn't know Sebastian was the name of the mascot."

A-Rod considering going to U of Miami for MBA: Report

Alex Rodriguez is apparently making good use of his free time during his suspension. Besides picking the brains of finance wizards Steve Cohen and Warren Buffett, the Yankees third baseman is considering going back to school for an MBA.

A-Rod is pondering getting the advanced degree at the University of Miami, reported Page Six of the N.Y. Post.

And why not? He already has his PED.

Rodriguez, suspended from the Yankees for 162 games, was spotted meeting with SAC Capital Advisers founder Cohen at the bar of the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills last week, according to CNBC.

The pair met with a group of eight before attending this week’s Milken Institute Global Conference. Rodriguez was seen at Milken events — on Tuesday, he went to a reception celebrating women business leaders.

Wednesday he was at a panel discussion on the business of sports with Magic Johnson and football star Larry Fitzgerald.

A-Rod was on his way to Omaha to the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting Friday night, held by billionaire Buffett, with one source telling us, “When he’s not on the field, Alex takes his business interests very seriously.”

Rodriguez would need a lot of undergrad credits before pursuing an MBA. He never went to college after being recruited as quarterback and signing a letter of intent to play baseball with the Hurricanes before becoming a rookie with the Seattle Mariners right out of high school.

I wonder if those offers at The U still stand?