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Special Moment Between A Mother And Her Son On Her Wedding Day Goes Viral: 'I'm So Happy For You'

Cue all the emotions!

by Aria Bell

January 19, 2023 at 6:48 pm

This mother’s son had a heartwarming reaction when he saw her for the first time in her wedding dress.

Before Sommer Jean walked down the aisle on her wedding day on Jan. 8 to say “I do,” she had an emotional moment with her 11-year-old son, Mekhi Sheffield. A video posted on TikTok by Jean’s hairstylist, Adrianna Thomas, captured Sheffield’s initial reaction: tears of happiness.

As reported by People, the one-minute video starts with Sheffield walking into the bridal suite where his mom compliments his suit.

“Aww, you look so handsome,” Jean said to her son, smiling. “Wow, you look great, baby.”

She asks him if he likes his suit. He responds with “yeah” while looking down at his fashionable white threads.

@thomasadrianna #fyp #firstlook #motherhood #boymom #motherlove #blackmoms #blacklove #wedding #blackbrides #blackboyjoy #foryou #weddingtiktok #love #kids #mamasboy ♬ A Mother’s Prayer – K. Michelle

Jean then asks her son if he’s ready to walk her down the aisle, and that’s when the waterworks begin. He nods his head up and down while trying to keep it together. Finally, she comforted him by letting him know it was okay to release his tears before hugging and kissing him on the cheek.

“Happy tears…promise?” She asks to confirm they were tears of joy. He responded by nodding yes while tears rolled down his face and told her, “I’m so happy for you.”

Fighting back the tears she told him, “I’ve been doing good all day!”

They exchanged “I love yous” following the sweet, memorable moment.

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After the overwhelming response to the video, Adrianna posted the video again on her Instagram on Jan. 9 to share that moments like this are what keeps her passion alive in the hair industry.

“This special moment i captured between my beautiful bride @nuff_said427 and her son has received over 4.3 million views on TikTok (now at 7.6 million) since i posted it last night. 🥺🙏🏾 when people ask me what keeps me going in this industry, it’s moments like this 💕 i am blessed and thankful for my job because moments like this are priceless! Thank you so much me for having me FAMUly 🐍 @nuff_said427 😍🫶🏾 and thank you for all the likes, comments and shares!! She is truly amazing with a beautiful story so it means so much to her and her son! 🙏🏾”

The video clip now has 7.7 million views on TikTok with commenters in awe over this special mother-son moment.

“Honestly? It’s her confirming that his tears were happy tears. I love this 🥹❤️,” one woman commented.

“I almost lost it when he said, I’m so happy for you! 🥺🥰,” another said.

“I am CRYINGGGG omg 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 this is the most precious thing ever omg,” someone else wrote.