A bride who was forced to walk alone down the aisle because of a lack of significant men in her life was left in tears of joy when her husband walked back up the aisle to be by her side.
Tori Williams, 25, from Walker, Louisiana, said she did not have any male figures in her life, and so she expected to be alone as she made the walk on her wedding day.
Her husband, Antonio, came into her life in 2020, when Tori was a single mom with a six-month-old son, who Antonio fell in love with too.
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Antonio became the male role model Tori said she had been missing, and ahead of her wedding day, she had thought of her son, Hayden, who was then four, would be the one to walk by her side.
But, like most kids, Tori said, her son’s emotions were unpredictable, and after he got overwhelmed, it was decided Tori would walk the aisle by herself.
As she made the walk at The Strawberry Manor in Ponchatoula, on November 29, 2024, Tori said she felt a mix of nervousness and awkwardness at being alone – but then something special happened.
Without a second thought, Antonio, 29, headed back up the aisle to be by his wife’s side – the gesture causing Tori to fight back tears.
The moment was captured on video by the couple’s wedding videographer, Aimee Bubblis of AEB Films, and later shared on social media by Tori, with tens of thousands of comments praising Antonio.
Tori said: “I usually feel a combination of awkwardness and nervousness when attention is on me.
“My husband knows this, and he saw how uncomfortable I was and came to get me.
“I was trying to hold back tears from the overwhelming joy that I felt.
“Him talking to me helped me laugh and I was able to keep the tears away.
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“It was a very special and emotional moment; however, I’d be lying if I said he wasn’t always this thoughtful and romantic.
“Viewers on social media have surrounded us with so much love, support and kind words.
“It is overwhelming seeing the positive impact our video has had on millions of people.
“Our family and friends feel the same as us, they can’t believe how viral it is and support us always.”
