On her wedding ceremony day, a bride devoted a part of her ceremony to her father, who sadly handed away when she was a young person and couldn’t expertise the massive day. The girl wrote an emotional letter to her late father that had almost all her visitors, and most of TikTok, in tears.
In a bittersweet video posted by wedding ceremony videographers Jake and Kylee, the bride, Rebecca, stands reverse her groom throughout their wedding ceremony ceremony. Shortly earlier than exchanging vows, Rebecca reveals that she and her soon-to-be husband wrote letters for his or her mother and father who had been at their wedding ceremony. Though, she felt that it “wouldn’t be proper” if she didn’t write one to her father who could not be on the wedding ceremony since he handed away when she was 15 years outdated.
Overcome with emotion, Rebecca shares the letter she devoted to her late father along with her visitors.
“Dad, I don’t know if I ever instructed you this, however to be trustworthy, I by no means preferred your final title,” she admits. “It’s lengthy, it’s laborious to spell, and I simply keep in mind that I couldn’t wait to get married to vary my final title.”
Picture: @jakeandkylee / TikTok
“Nicely as we speak I’m getting married and it’s time to say goodbye to my final title.” Nonetheless, that doesn’t imply her father will ever be forgotten. “Thanks for being my greatest buddy for the primary 15 years of my life,” she says. “I’m comfortable to let you know that I discovered my greatest buddy for the following 50 plus.”
“I like you, I miss you greater than you would ever imagine. However I’m okay now as a result of I discovered a person that loves me,” she assures her father. “And P.S., I believe I just like the sound of Rebecca Schaefer and I believe you’ll too.”
Even when Rebecca’s letter was meant for her father, her visitors, lots of them who had been filmed wiping tears from their eyes and her groom couldn’t include their feelings upon listening to it.
Different TikTok customers had been additionally deeply moved by the heartwarming but heartwrenching letter.
Lots of them revealed that they misplaced their very own fathers and had been impressed by Rebecca’s phrases. “I misplaced my Daddy. This video introduced tears to my eyes. He’s very pleased with you!” one consumer commented.
“Sobbing. Getting married in 2025 and my dad has been gone for eight years. It is a nice thought, thanks!” one other consumer shared.
Picture: @jakeandkylee / TikTok
“My dad died after I was 15. I all the time hated my final title. I by no means realized how laborious it could be to lastly say goodbye to his title,” one other consumer wrote.
Even when the bride’s father couldn’t stroll her down the aisle or share a father-daughter dance on her wedding ceremony day, he was nonetheless very a lot current. Rebecca’s actions are a reminder that though a few of our family members might not be bodily there on our huge days, they’ll all the time be included and remembered someway.
Megan Quinn is a author at YourTango who covers leisure and information, self, love, and relationships.
