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Bride traveled 800 miles with her wedding dress for a dance with her 94-year-old grandpa

"Getting the wedding dress through the airport was a struggle to say the least, but it was all worth it when I saw his amazing reaction."

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By Harrison Moore via SWNS

A young bride flew 800 miles with her wedding dress to enjoy an emotional "first dance" with her 94-year-old grandfather who was too unwell to make it to her big day.

Natalie Browning, 24, was heartbroken when Nelson May couldn't make the trip from Florida to Virginia after suffering a stroke two weeks before the big day.

He had been looking forward to dancing with his granddaughter on her wedding night for months, but his condition prevented him from traveling.

Screen shot from the video of Natalie Browning dancing with her grandfather. (SWNS)

Determined to see him,Browning decided to surprise May by flying cross-country with her wedding dress so they could have that special moment together.

She documented her journey, before meeting May who was also fully dressed up for the occasion.

Browning, a jeweler from south eastern Virginia, said: "Getting the wedding dress through the airport was a struggle to say the least, but it was all worth it when I saw his amazing reaction.

"For months he'd been so excited to dance with me on my wedding night and I'm just so happy that I was able to give him that experience."

"I don't get to see him very often so it truly was a special day."

The emotional video was filmed on August 1.

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