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30th Oct 2015

Bride Whose Photographer Failed To Show Up Gets To Have Her Wedding TWICE

Two weddings? We don't think we could handle the stress...

Megan Cassidy

While everyone dreams of the perfect wedding day, really we’ll settle for the perfect photos.

Bride Heather Koehler is certainly of this opinion, admitting that for her, “photos are easily the one thing that is most important for the day.”

You can imagine her distress then, when her wedding photographer failed to show up for her big day, a fact she learned just minutes before she was due to walk down the aisle to her boyfriend Matt.

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Speaking to MLive, the Michigan lady explained that she had no choice but to carry on without the photos.

She said: “It never crossed my mind that she wouldn’t show up.”

However, when professional photographer Dana Gruszynski heard of Heather and Matt’s misfortune, she stepped up to help.

She said: “I’m not married, but I’ve done my fair share of weddings – I love weddings and am a hopeless romantic.

“I can’t imagine not having a professional photographer there to capture the most important day of a bride’s life.”

Minutes before she was supposed to walk down the aisle, a bride's worst nightmare came true: Her photographer was a no-show. Heather Koehler, 27, of Auburn, married the love of her life, Matt Koehler, on Sept. 12. As she got ready on the day of her dream wedding, she didn't have a worry in the world. She had met with her photographer two weeks prior, and they had gone over everything, down to specific photos and poses she wanted. "It never crossed my mind that she wouldn't show up," Koehler said. "Photos are easily the one thing that is most important for the day. I even told my bridesmaid over dinner that the pictures are probably the most important thing for me. "It was devastating, but in five minutes, I was going to be walking down the aisle. I didn't have time to be upset." But, as with most fairy tales, Koehler's story has a happy ending. Bay City photographer Dana Gruszynski, who runs Dana G Photography, learned of Koehler's story through social media and immediately knew she wanted to do something special for the newlyweds, despite not knowing them. "I'm not married, but I've done my fair share of weddings - I love weddings and am a hopeless romantic," Gruszynski said. "I can't imagine not having a professional photographer there to capture the most important day of a bride's life." She contacted Koehler and arranged a coffee date to pitch her on the idea of doing a "stylized bridal shoot," a more intimate session following the wedding where a bride and her groom can have more one-on-one time without feeling the rush of the wedding day. Because she felt terrible about what happened to Koehler, Gruszynski said she would do the shoot free of charge. What she didn't tell Koehler was that she was secretly planning to re-enact her wedding day.

The Metro report that not only did Dana offer a free stylised photoshoot to the newlyweds, but unbeknownst to the couple, Dana took extra steps to recreate the entire day.

She contacted the bride’s sister to round up the troops, and even had an identical cake and bouquets made up free of charge.

Minutes before she was supposed to walk down the aisle, a bride's worst nightmare came true: Her photographer was a no-show. Heather Koehler, 27, of Auburn, married the love of her life, Matt Koehler, on Sept. 12. As she got ready on the day of her dream wedding, she didn't have a worry in the world. She had met with her photographer two weeks prior, and they had gone over everything, down to specific photos and poses she wanted. "It never crossed my mind that she wouldn't show up," Koehler said. "Photos are easily the one thing that is most important for the day. I even told my bridesmaid over dinner that the pictures are probably the most important thing for me. "It was devastating, but in five minutes, I was going to be walking down the aisle. I didn't have time to be upset." But, as with most fairy tales, Koehler's story has a happy ending. Bay City photographer Dana Gruszynski, who runs Dana G Photography, learned of Koehler's story through social media and immediately knew she wanted to do something special for the newlyweds, despite not knowing them. "I'm not married, but I've done my fair share of weddings - I love weddings and am a hopeless romantic," Gruszynski said. "I can't imagine not having a professional photographer there to capture the most important day of a bride's life." She contacted Koehler and arranged a coffee date to pitch her on the idea of doing a "stylized bridal shoot," a more intimate session following the wedding where a bride and her groom can have more one-on-one time without feeling the rush of the wedding day. Because she felt terrible about what happened to Koehler, Gruszynski said she would do the shoot free of charge. What she didn't tell Koehler was that she was secretly planning to re-enact her wedding day.

When the couple arrived, Dana presented Heather with her bouquet, and from there, her “second” wedding began.

“The moment they hit the corner and saw their family and friends, she lost it”.

Minutes before she was supposed to walk down the aisle, a bride's worst nightmare came true: Her photographer was a no-show. Heather Koehler, 27, of Auburn, married the love of her life, Matt Koehler, on Sept. 12. As she got ready on the day of her dream wedding, she didn't have a worry in the world. She had met with her photographer two weeks prior, and they had gone over everything, down to specific photos and poses she wanted. "It never crossed my mind that she wouldn't show up," Koehler said. "Photos are easily the one thing that is most important for the day. I even told my bridesmaid over dinner that the pictures are probably the most important thing for me. "It was devastating, but in five minutes, I was going to be walking down the aisle. I didn't have time to be upset." But, as with most fairy tales, Koehler's story has a happy ending. Bay City photographer Dana Gruszynski, who runs Dana G Photography, learned of Koehler's story through social media and immediately knew she wanted to do something special for the newlyweds, despite not knowing them. "I'm not married, but I've done my fair share of weddings - I love weddings and am a hopeless romantic," Gruszynski said. "I can't imagine not having a professional photographer there to capture the most important day of a bride's life." She contacted Koehler and arranged a coffee date to pitch her on the idea of doing a "stylized bridal shoot," a more intimate session following the wedding where a bride and her groom can have more one-on-one time without feeling the rush of the wedding day. Because she felt terrible about what happened to Koehler, Gruszynski said she would do the shoot free of charge. What she didn't tell Koehler was that she was secretly planning to re-enact her wedding day.

“Even Matt was tearing up. You knew it was going to be a special day.”

Is anyone else reminded of when Chandler loses the cameras?

Chandler