A bride was saddened to learn that her beloved grandfather would be unable to attend her wedding due to a stroke a few days before. Soon after, she packed her belongings and flew thousands of miles away from her hometown, carrying her wedding gown, to meet her grandfather. Natalie Browning, a 24-year-old bride from Virginia, was getting ready to marry the man she adored. She was looking forward to her special day because it meant that all of her friends and family would be in one place to celebrate her joy…
She couldn’t wait to put on her lovely white gown. May had always wanted to dance with Browning on her wedding day, but his condition prevented him from traveling to her hometown. He made it clear that he was not going to Browning’s wedding. May told Browning how excited she was for her wedding in the months leading up to it. He was heartbroken when fate prevented him from attending his granddaughter’s wedding or walking her down the aisle.
However, she learned two weeks before her wedding that her beloved grandfather, Nelson May, had suffered a stroke. My dear grandfather was overjoyed to dance with me at my wedding.” Browning married in June 2021, as planned, but she missed her 94-year-old grandfather terribly. She danced without him, wishing he could witness her beginning a new chapter in her life.
She boarded her first flight with the gown in her hand, while other passengers carried their bags over their shoulders. Browning, on the other hand, believed that his absence did not preclude her from dancing with him. She packed her bag and wrapped her beautiful white wedding gown in a pink cover on August 1st, ready to board a flight to Florida. Browning adored her grandfather so much that she didn’t mind flying 800 miles across the country to surprise him.
She was happy to see him and thought this was a good way to grant his wish. Browning recorded a video of her entire journey and uploaded it to the internet to preserve the precious moments. She posed in her gown and left early in the morning to make it to her grandfather’s house on time. She boarded her first flight with the gown in her hand, while other passengers carried their bags over their shoulders. She then took a break to do her makeup before boarding her second flight. She was obsessed with perfection.
May was taken aback to see his much-loved granddaughter in his home. Despite his illness, he dressed up in a white shirt, grey pants, and a red tie and danced in his living room with Browning. While Browning twirled in her grandfather’s living room and watched him smile, she realized that flying all the way from Virginia with a dress in her hand was worthwhile. She was relieved to be able to finally fulfill May’s wish of dancing with her while dressed as a bride.
Browning explained how she surprised May and made him feel special. She said her inspiration came from her jewelry business, where she tried to make her customers feel valuable. She stated that she wanted May to understand how important he was to her. Despite the fact that he couldn’t attend his wedding due to his health, she still let him dance with her, just as he had imagined before her big day. “It was truly a memorable day.”