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Abigail Gingerale Photography captured the ceremony and recorded Jimmy as he spoke to Olivia.

\"Olivia, from this day forward, I promise to remind you every day how truly loved you are,\" Jimmy says in the video. \"I promise to teach, guide, respect you for the rest of our days,\" he said. \"I'm very happy to say that you’re my daughter. From this day forward, you will truly be my daughter and the other love of my life. I love you, Olivia.\"

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PHOTO: There was not a dry eye in the crowd as Jimmy Gisondi read vows to 9-year-old Olivia Jewart as he married her mother, Kelsea Jewart Gisondi on Nov. 2, 2019.
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\"PHOTO:
Abigail Gingerale Photography
PHOTO: Jimmy Gisondi read vows to 9-year-old Olivia Jewart as he married her mother, Kelsea Jewart Gisondi on Nov. 2, 2019, in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
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Kelsea said she was a single mom before meeting Jimmy two years ago.

\"PHOTO:
Abigail Gingerale Photography
PHOTO: Jimmy Gisondi read vows to 9-year-old Olivia Jewart as he married her mother, Kelsea Jewart Gisondi on Nov. 2, 2019.
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\"The part that sticks out to me is when he said, 'the other love of my life,'\" she added. \"Having a man love your child as much as he loves you is an indescribable feeling.\"

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