Watch: Bride Surprises Groom's Deaf Family by Signing Wedding Vows
Most brides want their wedding days to be memorable and will go to great lengths to find a one-of-a-kind dress, provide never-before-seen favors or memorize epic dance routines. Bride Kelsey Kulick was no different. She…
Most brides want their wedding days to be memorable and will go to great lengths to find a one-of-a-kind dress, provide never-before-seen favors or memorize epic dance routines.
Bride Kelsey Kulick was no different. She wanted to provide an extra-special moment during the ceremony, a nod to her new in-laws.
Groom Michael Kulick’s parents, Paul and Gina, are deaf, as are several other Family members. They communicate primarily through American Sign Language, and Kelsey quickly saw what a crucial part of their lives it was.
When Kelsey and Michael got engaged, she briefly mentioned the idea of signing her vows in ASL, just to see how Michael thought his Family would feel about it.
He said they’d love it, and then promptly forgot about it.
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But Kelsey didn’t. She didn’t bring it up again, either, hoping to keep it as much a surprise as possible — but she reached out to Michael’s Aunt Christy, who uses ASL to communicate with her deaf husband, and asked her to send her a video of herself signing the vows.