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Anna Meredith and William Smith met in 2017 while working at their local supermarket
Not long after, William lost his mom — and Anna’s close-knit family welcomed him as one of their own
With their wedding approaching, William asked Anna’s mom, Kate, to share the mother-son dance, a gesture that moved millions online
A viral moment is reminding viewers what it truly means to welcome new family members with open arms.
The internet recently fell in love with a TikTok capturing a moment as moving as it is modern: a groom-to-be asking his fiancée’s mother to share the mother-son dance at his wedding, forever reshaping a beloved tradition into a story about belonging and love.
Anna Meredith, her fiancé William Smith, and her mother Kate Meredith sit in the kitchen as the momen

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