{"id":4236,"date":"2024-07-16T21:25:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T21:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezzuye.com\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2024-07-16T21:25:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T21:25:27","slug":"when-ali-kilmans-dad-sings-in-sign-language-the-deaf-bride-tears-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezzuye.com\/?p=4236","title":{"rendered":"When Ali Kilman\u2019s Dad Sings in Sign Language, the Deaf Bride Tears Up."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a stunning wedding video that went viral, famed parent Al Jones sang only in honor of his daughter, instead signing the vows. At the unique moment when Heartland\u2019s country smash \u201cI Loved Her First\u201d was signed, Al Jones\u2019s wedding speech brought his daughter to tears. The touching film, shot by Always Hope Creative\u2019s Andrew Stevens in 2019, has gone viral on YouTube, garnering millions of views and dozens of touching comments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4237 \" src=\"http:\/\/ezzuye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/451063448_122127543416291292_6594013047923907220_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ezzuye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/451063448_122127543416291292_6594013047923907220_n.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/ezzuye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/451063448_122127543416291292_6594013047923907220_n-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ezzuye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/451063448_122127543416291292_6594013047923907220_n-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Al Jones paused before performing his sign language song to reflect on the devastating car accident that his daughter Ali Kilman had survived barely two years before her wedding. Ali managed to escape the accident relatively unharmed, but she was unable to speak due to her injuries; her loved ones encouraged her to try communicating with them through American Sign Language.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dad signs song to daughter\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2DvSfifB4s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It takes time for most families to learn a new language, and it takes much longer when a traumatic event is present. Despite Ali\u2019s \u201cpretty good\u201d American Sign Language skills, her family was completely confused by her messages, as stated in her father\u2019s wedding speech. To make up for it, Ali retreated from ASL and started communicating with her parents via writing on a whiteboard.<\/p>\n<p>Next, in October 2019, Ali will tie the knot. The bride, who was born in Ashland, Kentucky, glowed in her white wedding dress as she fought back tears as her father spoke about her accident, which had left \u201cher jaws wired shut, with tubes down her throat.\u201d He took center stage as Heartland\u2019s heartwarming country classic started, his tone changing as he told his daughter, \u201cI\u2019ve been practicing my sign language, Ali.\u201d He then handed her the original whiteboard she\u2019d used to communicate after the accident.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heartland ~ I loved her first\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pg8Z69B6RFQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While her dad wrote the words to a song that her dad had written especially for her, Ali Kilman sobbed uncontrollably as soon as Al Jones signed the ASL entrance music. As he watches his daughter run away with another man, the father sings, \u201cI knew the love of a father runs deep, and I prayed that she\u2019d find you someday, but it\u2019s still hard to give her away.\u201d This heartfelt country classic from 2006 by Heartland is the ideal accompaniment.<\/p>\n<p>For children of the deaf or hard of hearing, as well as for parents of the deaf or hard of hearing, Al and Ali\u2019s viral film hits close to home. \u201cI teared up as I was filming it,\u201d the videographer admitted, adding to the authenticity of what is arguably the most touching and touchingly heartbreaking wedding speech available on YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a stunning wedding video that went viral, famed parent Al Jones sang only in honor of his daughter, instead signing the vows. 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