Choosing the perfect wedding gown is among a bride’s most important decisions. She wants to feel beautiful that day but may also want a gown that has a special meaning. When a bride named Grace purchased her wedding dress, she thought it was perfect. But as the day grew closer, something didn’t feel right. In an Instagram post, she explained that she decided to try on her late mother’s gown and instantly knew what she wanted to wear.
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Grace wrote, “It fit me like a glove— no alterations needed. i took it as a sign that this was the way i needed to honor my mother, by wearing her wedding dress.keeping this a secret was so tough, as i only told a select few because i wanted to make sure it was not only a surprise for brandon, but a surprise for my dad.”
Grace Surprised Her Father By Wearing Her Mother’s Wedding Dress
Grace posted her father’s reaction to seeing her in her mother’s gown, and he instantly knew. Grace said to her dad as he sobbed, “I told you that you had nothing to worry about.”
“You look so gorgeous,” the father said through tears.
Grace presented him with a gift, looked up, and said, “Is that mom’s dress? You look just like her.”
The moment touched the hearts of so many people.
“‘ You look just like her’ sent me into a tailspin of waterworks,” a commenter wrote.
This person agreed, “The way he recognized her dress immediately I am sobbing.”
Several people noticed the man’s attention to detail.
“Honestly just impressed at the fact he remembered what her dress looked like,” someone pointed out.
This person made a sweet observation. “The last time he hugged that dress, his late wife was in it.”
Another Instagrammer agreed. “I wonder if when he closed his eyes and hugged her it brought him back to hugging his wife on their wedding day. The fabric, the pearls on the dress, all things his hands can remember feeling spending the day with his love.”
Grace, we love your wedding dress and the incredible story behind it. May you have the same kind of love your parents clearly shared.
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