On her wedding day, Heather Koehler was about to walk down the aisle when she realized something terrible.
Her photographer hadn't shown up.
Heather was disappointed, but time was of the essence -- she and her now-husband Matt were forced to go through their ceremony and reception without a single professional photo. "I didn't have time to be upset," Heather told MLive.
Luckily, the Koehlers had the Wonder Woman of photography in their corner.
When Michigan photographer Dana Gruszynski read about the mishap on Facebook the next day, she concocted a plan. First, she reached out to the Koehlers to offer them a free stylized photo shoot -- that is, a professional couples session that is usually separate from the wedding anyway.
Then she started to track down the bridesmaids and groomsmen. She painstakingly inspected Facebook photos from the wedding, taking note of the tiniest decorative details.
Then, she recreated the Koehlers' wedding day -- right down to bouquets and the icing on the cake.
When the couple arrived for what they thought was a stylized shoot, they were greeted not only by Gruszynski, but by all their bridesmaids, groomsmen, family and friends -- all ready for wedding 2.0 and a full photoshoot to match.
Naturally, there were tears.
"[Dana] is amazing," Koehler said. "I still can't believe she went through all this trouble for me. It's a huge blessing and something I'll remember forever."
