Positive News: ‘Instant Tears’ For Principal Who Wanted Every Student At Her Wedding–So They Walk Her Down The Aisle At School (Watch)

‘Instant Tears’ For Principal Who Wanted Every Student At Her Wedding–So They Walk Her Down The Aisle At School (Watch)

It was a wish that not many people would make—she wanted her wedding to be filled with kids, preferably every one of the hundreds that attend her school.

The principal at Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School in New York, Brianna Lanoye, believed they were such a major part of her existence that it was hard to imagine celebrating one of life’s major milestones without them.

However, with the cost of ballrooms and banquet food, Brianna resigned herself to the much smaller guest list.

But, her assistant principal, Courtney Champlin, had a better idea anyway.

In secret, she enlisted the kids and staff at Buffalo Academy to transform the school’s courtyard, and brought in Brianna’s fiancé to prepare a giant surprise.

They created a formal aisle, complete with a red carpet, and set up decorations framing a white backdrop. Students huddled in the audience, while Ms. Champlin broke the news inside the principal’s office.

She pulled on a tuxedo T-shirt so she could stand in for a bridesmaid, and dressed Brianna in a veil overtop something resembling a white dress. Then, they walked down the aisle drenched in sunshine. (Watch the moments in the Steve Hartman video below…)

“Instant tears. It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, just seeing our school community out here,” Lanoye told WKBW News.

A student officiated the ceremony, and Ms. Lanoye and her fiancee, Zach Klapp, then exchanged their own vows and presented each other with candy rings. The real ones would arrive at their actual wedding a few days later.

Pupils stood up and gave speeches, with one saying, “I want to personally thank you for all you did for me. I will never forget the difference you have made in my life.”

Though the couple weren’t surrounded by schoolmates during the legally-recognized wedding, having hundreds of students gathered for a dress rehearsal of her major milestone was a dream come true for Lanoye.

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“I was completely overwhelmed with joy and emotion,” Lanoye said. “To see the love and effort the students and team poured into this for me was one of the most touching moments of my life. This is a day I will truly never forget. They are all a part of my family.”