Toddler Suddenly Realizes His Mom Is the Bride at Wedding — His 'Heart-Melting' Reaction Is Priceless (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Kristie Mihelich and Pierson Mihelich.Photo:Orange Blossom Photography |www.orangeblossomphotographyjb.com|@OrangeBlossomP

Orange Blossom Photography |www.orangeblossomphotographyjb.com|@OrangeBlossomP

A toddler created “the sweetest moment” of a bride’s life on her wedding day.

Pierson couldn’t wait any longer to give his mom a hug, so he sprinted down the aisle with his arms open wide. When he reached her, he happily wrapped his arms around the bride’s white mermaid-style wedding dress. Then, he turned around and ended up walking down the aisle with her. He stood between his mother and her brother, holding each of their hands.

“I couldn’t even believe it was happening,” Kristie tells PEOPLE. “It completely diverted my feelings of getting married to just heart-melting. And honestly, I think it was the sweetest moment of my life.”

“The night before at the rehearsal dinner, I couldn’t even get him to stand up next to us to practice at all. He wanted nothing to do with it,” she recalls. “I was just happy he was standing there and participating. And then when that happened, I’m like, ‘You’re kidding me. This could not be better.’ "

Pierson Mihelich runs to his mother Kristie Mihelich.Orange Blossom Photography |www.orangeblossomphotographyjb.com|@OrangeBlossomP

Kristie isn’t sure what exactly was going through Pierson’s head but suspects he simply wasn’t used to seeing her dressed so fancy and was eager to reunite with her.

“I really think he was like, ‘Oh, Mom, you’re dressed up. You’re not in jammies.’ It was probably just like, ‘You look so pretty.’ I don’t know,” she surmises. “I’m thinking that he was just shocked to see me come walking around the corner all dressed up.”

She continues: “He didn’t understand about the whole walking down the aisle and he hadn’t seen me in a while since the first look. So then he was probably like, ‘Oh, there’s Mom, but wait a minute, why is she down there?’ "

Pierson, who served as the ring bearer, saw his mom earlier in the day when they shared the first look together. His reaction then was just as adorable.

“His mouth was just like jaw-dropping, and then all my bridesmaids were in tears almost because he came running to me and I picked him up, and it was really sweet,” Kristie says.

Later in the night, Pierson continued to wow guests — only this time, with his dance moves.

“He literally danced the entire night on the dance floor afterward,” Kristie says. “So cute.”

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Pierson, now 5, is even closer with his mother today.

“Oh my gosh, I just feel like our bond has grown so much stronger since then,” Kristie tells PEOPLE. “He’s definitely a mama’s boy.”

Her son has seen the viral video of himself a few times, but doesn’t fully understand its significance.

source: people.com