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Photographer surprises newlyweds with wedding day photoshoot

Updated 9:47 PM ET, Thu October 29, 2015

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Matt and Heather Koehler were originally married last month, but their wedding photographer was absent. So a local photographer helped recreate their wedding day, free of charge.
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Matt and Heather Koehler were originally married last month, but their wedding photographer was absent. So a local photographer helped recreate their wedding day, free of charge.
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Dana Gruszynski arranged for a local florist to recreate and donate Koehler's bouquet.
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Dana Gruszynski arranged for a local florist to recreate and donate Koehler's bouquet.
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Koehler slipped back into her wedding dress.
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Koehler slipped back into her wedding dress.
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Gruszynski's sister-in-law recreated the wedding cake.
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Gruszynski's sister-in-law recreated the wedding cake.
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The couple had no idea Gruszynski was planning another version of their wedding.
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The couple had no idea Gruszynski was planning another version of their wedding.
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"I had no idea what was about to happen," Koehler said.
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"I had no idea what was about to happen," Koehler said.
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Matt and Heather Koehler were elated to have wedding pictures.
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Matt and Heather Koehler were elated to have wedding pictures.
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Gruszynski wanted to recreate the "rustic" quality of the couple's original wedding day.
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Gruszynski wanted to recreate the "rustic" quality of the couple's original wedding day.
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"I couldn't stop crying," Heather Koehler said of when she saw her friends and family.
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"I couldn't stop crying," Heather Koehler said of when she saw her friends and family.
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"She is probably the kindest person I've ever met," Koehler said about Gruszynski.
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"She is probably the kindest person I've ever met," Koehler said about Gruszynski.
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