The first-look trend, in which a bride shows her groom her final look before the wedding, has just been given a unique spin. Instead of surprising her groom with her bridal attire, this bride decided to show her beloved dog.

When Duncan Dupree told his future bride, Kristen, that he didn’t want to do the popular trend in which the bride and groom have a outfit-unveiling photoshoot with each other right before they say ‘I do’, she decided to do one instead with their large black American Kennel Club Labrador retriever, Zeke.

“Duncan decided pretty early on that he wanted to see me for the first time walking down the aisle with my father, rather than a ‘first look.’ In passing, we joked about me doing one with Zeke,” Kristen, a registered nurse, told Today.

Zeke has always been an important member of the family. They adopted him to be a companion for Kristen when Duncan was working away from home as a landscape foreman. They’ve been inseparable ever since.

“Anyone that knows us knows how much we love Zeke,” Kristen gushed to Today. “He comes everywhere with us. Family beach trips, hunting camp weekends, boat days, we bring him everywhere. He is one of the sweetest dogs you’ll ever meet, and he makes every adventure better!”

On the day, they had the special ‘first-look’, which really helped to soothe Kristen’s pre-wedding jitters. Perri Farlow of Farlow Photography beautifully captured the images. Since being posted, the images have gone viral on Facebook, amassing 46k shares, 18k likes and 28k comments.

 

“My matron of honour went to get him for me and it truly was a special moment for me. In the middle of a busy day of hair, makeup, setting up and pictures, it was nice to just love on my dog,” she said.

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