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This Bride Wrote The Most Beautiful Wedding Vows To 4-Year-Old Stepson

His emotional reaction is enough to make you weep. 😭

Bride Emily Leehan made two sets of wedding vows on her big day: one to her new husband Joshua Newville and another to his 4-year-old son Gage.

At the ceremony at Quincy Cellars in Ripley, New York on Saturday, Emily shared some heartfelt words with her stepson ― whom she has known since he was just two years old ― that immediately brought him to tears.

The newlyweds are both on active duty -- the bride is a senior airman in the Air Force and the groom is a sergeant in the Marines.
The newlyweds are both on active duty -- the bride is a senior airman in the Air Force and the groom is a sergeant in the Marines.
Emily said she and Gage have a great relationship:
Emily said she and Gage have a great relationship:

“I want you to be safe and to try your hardest and to be a good person,” Emily, a senior airman in the Air Force, told Gage. “I know that you and I will butt heads, but I hope that with all my heart, that as you become a grown man, you will understand my methods and realize that I have only done what is best for you and that I love you.”

Gage began weeping and alternated between hugging Emily and his dad, who is a sergeant in the Marines.

“The last thing that I hope you learn that you are a very special boy,” the bride continued. “You are so extremely smart, handsome and kind to others. You have helped make me into the woman that I am today. I may not have given you the gift of life but life surely gave me the gift of you.”

The bride and groom consoled Gage.
The bride and groom consoled Gage.

Afterwards, the couple consoled a teary-eyed Gage with more hugs and kisses.

The bride told HuffPost that Gage’s sweet reaction to the vows “meant everything to [her.]”

“There were so many nerves leading up to this moment, which is why my immediate reaction was giggling. If I didn’t giggle I probably would have sobbed and not been able to finish,” she said. “I wanted to make sure he heard everything I had to say and that he knows how much I love him.”

Such a sweet shot of the bride and her stepson.
Such a sweet shot of the bride and her stepson.

The groom told ABC News that they made a point to let Gage know how special he made the ceremony. The couple also plans to give him a written copy of the vows for him to keep.

“We were telling him, ‘You did awesome,’ and our family and friends were saying that and told him he made it even better,” Joshua said.

The big day wouldn't have been the same without Gage there.
The big day wouldn't have been the same without Gage there.

The video was shared on Facebook over the weekend where it has been viewed more than 8 million times at the time of publication. Even Gage’s mother Kali Nuckols chimed in in the comments to sing Emily’s praises as a stepparent.

“As his mother I can say that she is an amazing step-mother to him,” Kali wrote “I couldn’t have picked someone better. Gage is lucky to have her and I’m so thankful I can trust her to be there when I cannot be!”

Watch the heartwarming video above.

All photos by Jessica Husted Photography.

H/T ABC News

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