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A bride was left stunned during the first look photoshoot when she turned around and was surprised by her Marine brother who had returned home for her big day. Bride Allison, from Hitchcock, Texas, had been cut up by the news her brother Wesley, a corporal with the United States Marine Corps, wouldn’t be able to make her big day. The pair share an incredibly close bond, but since Wesley left to join the Marines in 2022, the separation has been tough. Wesley, who is based in North Carolina, wasn't sure he'd be able to get leave for his sister's big day because he was technically labeled as being on deployment. But when he received last-minute approval, he immediately contacted his mom, Debbie Burr, to work on a plan. On May 10, the wedding day, Allison was all set to have a first-look photoshoot outside The Tuscan Courtyard in Dickinson, Texas. The photographer instructed Alison that she would be tapped on the should by her stepdad, so that she could turn around to show him her dress. But as she spun 180 degrees, she immediately choked up when she saw that it was, in fact, Wesley staring back at her. The pair then shared a beautiful embrace, which Debbie captured on video – the first time the siblings had been together in nearly half a year.
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00:00Bride Allison was ready for her big day, but there was someone special missing.
00:05Allison and brother Wesley share an unbreakable bond. He's been in the Marines since 2022,
00:11and she was heartbroken he couldn't get leave for her big day. But Wesley, with last-minute
00:15approval for leave, made a secret plan with their mom, Debbie. For her first-look photo shoot,
00:21Allison thought she'd turn around to see her stepdad, but then...
00:30Debbie told us it was a priceless moment, and her heart melted seeing her kids finally back together.

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