It was four weeks before her much-anticipated wedding day. Rachelle Friedman had all the details planned out exactly how she had always dreamed of. It was the night of her bachelorette party and everyone was giddy with excitement. With smiles and laughter all around, she could have never anticipated the accident that was about to change her life forever.

Rachelle’s friend jokingly pushed her into a swimming pool and she unexpectedly hit her head on the bottom. The accident damaged her spinal cord, leaving the bride-to-be paralyzed.

Her fiancé, Chris Chapman, stayed by her side and finally married his beautiful bride one year later. Their country-inspired North Carolina wedding was, as you can imagine, emotional and uplifting as she proved their love is truly everlasting.

The video below shows their amazing first dance together!

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