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VIDEO: Dying dad walks 11-year-old daughter down the aisle during surprise wedding

Posted at 11:51 AM, Apr 01, 2014
and last updated 2014-04-01 11:53:11-04

MURRIETA, Calif. (WTVR) – Jim Zetz knows he will not be alive long enough to walk his 11-year-old daughter down the aisle on her wedding day — whenever it may be. The 62-year-old California father is dying of pancreatic cancer.

Josie and Jim Zetz at her “wedding” ceremony. (PHOTO: Lindsey Villatoro  lovesongphotography.com)

Josie and Jim Zetz at her ‘wedding’ ceremony. (PHOTO: Lindsey Villatoro lovesongphotography.com)

A Los Angeles photographer, who took portraits of the Zetz family, was so moved by the love between Zetz and her daughter, she organized a surprise backyard wedding to give Zetz the opportunity share that moment with young Josie, according to a report on KTLA.com.

“One day (you) wake up and realize you’re given the opportunity to change someone’s life for the better. You get an idea, don’t think twice and run with it,” photographer Lindsey Natzic Villatoro wrote about the experience.

Click here to read more on KTLA.com.