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Watch Disabled Veteran's Moving First Wedding Dance
A US veteran who served in Afghanistan pulled off a surprise his wife will never forget. On their wedding day in June, he joined her for their first dance without the aid of his wheelchair.
It was a surprise for the bride and an inspirational moment for their wedding guests, because Joey is a paraplegic who has used a wheelchair since August 2012, after a motorcycle accident severely injured his spinal cord.
With the help of his groomsmen, Joey had fashioned together a harness that suspended from the ceiling above the dance floor and allowed him to be wheelchair-free for the couple’s first dance.
The bride's mother created a ruse by suggesting she return to the bridal suite after cutting the cake. When she returned to the reception, her husband was standing, waiting for her.
“She saw Joey standing and she had a giant smile on her face which quickly turned to tears. Everyone was in tears.”
“The dance was a beautiful moment to not only capture, but to experience.”
Photographs courtesy of www.linnealiz.com
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