Quadriplegic man surprises wife by standing for the first time at wedding!

Alex McKinnon is an ex-rugby league player who was involved in a career-ending tackle which resulted in his C4 and C5 vertebrae being fractured and ending his NRL career.

The incident occurred three years ago and it was only recently that he tied the knot with his gorgeous long-time partner Teigen Power.

Despite blowing away the world with images of him walking again, up until the wedding he hadn't stood up since the incident.

The tears were flowing like the rivers of Babylon when he stood to exchange his vows, reports saying that there was not a dry eye in at the ceremony as he raised from his wheelchair. Mrs McKinnon, speaking to New Idea, explained 

"I was pretty shocked to tell you the truth. I couldn't believe Alex stood for all that time...It was lovely to be able to look him in the eye, rather than looking down at him in his wheelchair. It just made the ceremony that much more intimate. We started crying every time we caught each other's eye. It was beautiful."

Congrats to the happy couple!