This 3-year-old’s voice note left her dad in tears on his wedding day
When Elliot William married the love of his life, Emma, on December 28, 2024, at Hawkstone Hall in Shropshire, England, he probably didn’t expect his 3-year-old daughter, Evie, to steal the show. But that’s exactly what happened when Evie surprised her dad with the sweetest voice note before walking down the aisle, melting hearts across the internet.
“Hello Daddy, it’s me, Evie,” her little voice chirped in the now-viral TikTok video, which has racked up over 82 million views on TikTok in just five days. “I’m walking down the aisle and see you now, because you’re going to marry my mummy, and she looks beautiful … We love you lots and lots like jelly tots. See you in a minute! See ya, don’t want to be ya! See you later alligator!”
As her voice played through a speaker before the ceremony, the camera captured Elliot’s raw, emotional reaction—his face crumpling into tears, overcome with love for his daughter. In that moment, it was clear that Evie’s words meant more than anything else that day.
The heartwarming video, shared by JOL Videography, has struck a deep chord with viewers across the world, with thousands flooding the comments to share their emotional reactions.
“‘We love you lots and lots like jelly tots’ PLS I’m sobbing,” TikTok user @noni taAnna✰ commented, summing up the collective reaction of thousands.
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The Williams’ wedding photographer, Rachael Friend, and videographer, Owen Bloor, told Good Morning America that it was “a personal and thoughtful memory that has truly resonated with everyone who has seen it.”
Beyond being an adorable father-daughter moment, Evie’s message taps into something deeper: the pure, unfiltered love of a child. At an age when emotions are big and words are still forming, young kids have a way of expressing love in the most honest and beautiful ways.
These kinds of moments remind us how much secure attachment and loving words mean to little ones—and how much they can mean to us as parents. Whether it’s a spontaneous “I love you” at bedtime or a silly, heartfelt phrase like “lots and lots like jelly tots,” kids teach us that love doesn’t have to be complicated—it just has to be spoken.
It’s no surprise this touching moment has become an internet sensation, proving that even the tiniest voices can leave the biggest impact.
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