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Bride comes up with sweet way to honour dad on her wedding day

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Published 20:05 21 Dec 2022 GMT

Bride comes up with sweet way to honour dad on her wedding day

Tonie wanted the perfect dress for her big day

Dominic Smithers

Dominic Smithers

A young bride came up with the best way to honour her dad on her wedding day. You can see her beautiful statement below:

Tonie, from Seattle, Washington, has always been incredibly close with her father Michael.

From when she was a child, she says she would spend all of her time with him, even when other kids her age were hanging around with their friends.

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However, a couple of years ago, Tonie and her family were hit with the shocking news that Michael had been diagnosed with a very rare auto-immune disease.

With the pair enjoying such a close bond, Tonie began to worry about how long she might have left with him.

Speaking about that traumatic time, the 26-year-old said: "When my dad got sick, it may sound selfish, but my first thought was, 'What if my dad wasn't there to walk me down the aisle?'"

Tonie wanted the perfect dress on her big day.
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But two years after his diagnosis, Michael was doing well and Tonie had got engaged to her partner Eric.

So with her special day on the horizon, she enlisted the help of TLC series Randy to The Rescue to find the perfect dress for her 'fairytale wedding' in Ireland.

Tonie said: "I have a big personality crammed into maybe a petite body and want a dress that's going to make a statement and that I'm going to feel sexy and beautiful in."

And with her dad managing to make it to her big day, Tonie also wanted to pay tribute to him.

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While picking out her dress, she revealed to bridal guru Randy Fenoli that she had brought her dad's old fireman's uniform, and wanted to incorporate his badges into the design somehow.

After picking out her 'mermaid' style dress, Randy then took it to work his magic.

Dad Michael was overwhelmed.
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Revealing what he has done, he told Tonie: "Look what I did. I sewed it [badge] so it's right over your heart."

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Overwhelmed by his handiwork, Tonie said: "Oh my gosh! Thank you."

But it wasn't just the bride who was blown away by the tribute.

Seeing his daughter in her dress for the first time, a tearful Michael said: "Her hair makes her look like a movie star, and older.

"It looks so good, Tonie."

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After being told that one of the patches from his uniform had been sewn inside Tonie's dress so that it was close to her 'heart', Michael gasped: "Wow. It's just like Tonie to honour me on a day that's supposed to be all about her."

Featured Image Credit: TLC

Topics: Wedding, Entertainment, TV And Film

Dominic Smithers
Dominic Smithers

Dominic Smithers is the News/Agenda Desk Lead, covering the latest trends and breaking stories. After graduating from the University of Leeds with a degree in French and History, he went on to write for the Manchester Evening News, the Accrington Observer and the Macclesfield Express. So as you can imagine, he’s spent many a night wondering just how useful that second language has been. But c'est la vie.

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