Saying “I do” to the love of your life is one of the most precious, pivotal moments in a person’s life. We dream of our wedding day not just because we get to celebrate with the love of our life but also because it’s the beginning of the next chapter. This bride’s emotional vows to her stepson have the groom in tears. And there absolutely was not one dry eye in the room.
Vanessa decided to take it one step further and include her new bonus son, Henry. In her emotional vows to her stepson, Vanessa promised to love and support him for the rest of her life. "Henry, I know I wasn't there the day you came into the world. I wasn't there for your first steps or your first words, but I promise I will be there for many more of your firsts." She added, "I promise to love you as if you were my own, and lastly, I promise I will be the best wife for your dad, and I promise to be the best stepmom I can be for you.”
Tears flowed freely down her face and her voice shook as she read these precious vows to her new bonus son, Henry who was also smiling through his emotional tears too. Vanessa wanted Henry to know just how important he was as a part of this new family they were creating together. But the best about this whole story was that it was all captured on camera—including the groom’s reaction. Not only was Craig surprised, but he was also grateful and overjoyed that he had found someone who would love his son just as much as he did.
Vanessa’s act of love revealed to Craig just how much Henry meant to her and she wanted Craig to understand she took her new role seriously. She wasn’t just going to the woman Henry’s dad was married to, just was going to be the best stepmom possible.
This is by far one of the most emotional, heartwarming, and touching moments in wedding videos and it would seem the public agrees. The video was posted to Facebook and has already gone viral with over 45,000 views. Maybe that’s because creating a family is absolutely precious or maybe it’s because it reminds us of how God adopted us into his family.
“He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will” Ephesians 1:5