Bride brings grandma to tears by wearing her 1970s courthouse dress to wedding rehearsal: ‘So sweet’

Maggy’s video — captioned, “The best surprise I’ve ever pulled off” — begins with a shot of her family and friends waiting for the rehearsal to begin.

“Surprising my grandparents by wearing my grandma’s 51 year old courthouse wedding dress for my wedding rehearsal,” Maggy’s video reads.

As Maggy begins to walk down the aisle, arm in arm with her dad, the congregation rises and turns. As soon as she sees the dress, Maggy’s grandmother brings her face to her hands and turns away, clearly overwhelmed with emotion.

Much to TikTok’s delight, Maggy’s grandma then turns to her husband to ensure he recognizes the dress. “Love Grandma turning to Grandpa to remind him this was her dress from their day,” wrote user @colorfulshoes.

Later in the video, Maggy holds a photo of her grandparents on their wedding day. In the photo, her grandma can be seen wearing the very same red dress — which has clearly held up very well over the years.

According to Minted, the average courthouse or city hall wedding costs between $20 to $50 (the license will cost an additional $40 to $100). Considering that the current average U.S. wedding costs $30,000, it’s no wonder why so many couples opt for a simple courthouse ceremony.

While Maggy’s grandmother might have said “I do” in 1972 at city hall, Maggy and her fiancé Matthew opted for a traditional wedding ceremony — the footage of which she later shared to TikTok.