A newlywed broke down in tears after her mother’s touching surprise was sewn into her wedding dress after her father’s sudden death.
Natalie Crockett Jimenez, 25, was having her dress adjusted by her mother, Devona, when she was told to look at the bottom of her dress.
A blue heart was sewn into the dress with the words “I love you Natalie, Dad” and the Missouri pharmacist immediately recognized it as her late father’s handwriting and burst into tears for 30 minutes.
Natalie’s father, Bruce, died of a sudden blood clot in 2015, and Devona had found his note in her daughter’s yearbook and scanned it.
Natalie Crockett Jimenez burst into tears over her mother’s touching surprise that was sewn into her wedding dress after her father’s death
Her mother, Devona, scanned her handwriting and sewed it into the dress. The text says: “I love you Natalie, Dad” inside a blue heart.
Natalie’s father, Bruce, died of a sudden blood clot in 2015, and Devona had found his note in her daughter’s yearbook and scanned it.
She then cut a blue heart out of her T-shirt and took it to her daughter’s seamstress to create an extremely sweet gift ahead of her Aug. 12 wedding.
“Is this his handwriting?” Mom, how did you get the writing? » asked Natalie through her tears. “Your phone book,” his mother replied.
Previously, Natalie had searched for her father’s handwriting for years and had forgotten this note.
She was overcome with emotion and thanked her mother for this touching gesture.
“It was the hardest for her to lose my dad and she was the one who picked it up and put it all back together, so none of this would be possible without her, and I love her so much,” Natalie said. Hello America recently.
On TikTok, the moving 37-second clip has been viewed more than 3.2 million times and 452,000 likes.
Natalie’s followers also expressed their admiration at the emotional surprise.
One person wrote: “I just want to hug you every time I watch this.” Losing a parent is difficult but I am so happy to have such a sweet and caring mother.
On TikTok, the moving 37-second clip has been viewed more than 3.2 million times and 452,000 likes.
Devona cut a blue heart out of her husband’s old T-shirt and took the appliqué to her daughter’s seamstress to create a bright surprise for her special day.
Natalie’s TikTok followers joined the conversation and were impressed by the surprise.
Another added: “Oh my god I’m crying this is the sweetest!” »
A third commented: “Y’all made me cry,” while one person wrote: “You made me cry it was so precious.” »
But the blue heart wasn’t the only tribute Natalie had for her big day in memory of her father.
She also carried the locket he gave her, a white balloon, a slideshow of photos from the wedding reception and a symbolic place card of the bride’s father at the table.
Her brother-in-law created a special painting of Natalie in her wedding dress alongside her father’s most recent photo.
Natalie’s first thought after hearing the devastating news of her father’s death was realizing he wouldn’t be attending her wedding. Her family’s personalized touches helped comfort her on her special day.
Natalie’s first thought after hearing the devastating news of her father’s death was realizing he wouldn’t be attending her wedding.
Personalized touches from her family helped comfort her on her special day
Natalie wore the locket her father gave her, had a white balloon, a slideshow of photos at the wedding reception and a symbolic place card of the bride’s father at the table (pictured).
In 2021, Natalie made a long, moving caption about what she misses most about her father, like his “genuine enthusiasm” for his “accomplishments, no matter how small.”
Missouri pharmacist graduates from Union University College of Pharmacy in 2023
Natalie has been with her husband, Uriel Jimenez, for four and a half years. The couple met when he messaged her directly on Snapchat
This isn’t the first time Natalie has wanted to share a milestone with her late father. After graduating from college in 2023, she visited his tombstone after the ceremony.
In 2021, Natalie posted a lengthy and emotional caption about what she misses most about her father, ranging from his “genuine enthusiasm” for his “accomplishments no matter how small, bird watching” and his “sessions of back scratching.”
She then shared, vulnerably, in her Facebook post: “Six years without you just seems unreal. It literally takes my breath away thinking about it. I feel like I lost you yesterday. But I also feel like it’s been forever since I’ve seen you.
“I will never stop missing you and everything you were and I will always cherish the memories we have. I love you.’
Natalie has been with her husband, Uriel Jimenez, for four and a half years. The couple met when he directly messaged her on Snapchat.
Their first dinner was at Los Portales and the second was a hike. Afterward, Uriel asked Natalie to be his girlfriend in his truck.
