A Texas firefighter was able to save his fiancée’s wedding gown from the flooded waters in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Kyle Parry, 35, from Lumberton, Texas was able to retrieve the sacred item despite the heavy floods caused by the deadly hurricane.
After having to evacuate his home with his fiancée Stephanie Hoekstra, two dogs and their six puppies, Parry was devastated to see that when he returned everything was destroyed.
Texas firefighter Kyle Parry was able to save his fiancee’s, Stephanie Hoekstra, wedding gown in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, both pictured here
However, he was amazed to discover on Thursday that the wedding gown of his 33-year-old bride-to-be was still intact despite everything else being ruined.
‘I got out of the boat and I am neck-deep in water, I open the door of my house and I know it’s a complete loss,’ he told CNN.
In a Facebook Live video, Parry went from room to room examining the damage with a fellow relief worker.
When he opened the door to his closet where he tried to hide and store the wedding dress, he was relieved to see it hanging a few inches above the water, completely dry.
‘I was a bit in shock, honestly,’ Hoekstra, who lives in Ontario, Canada with her two kids, told HuffPost.
He discovered the wedding gown of his 33-year-old bride-to-be on Thursday and was amazed to find it was still intact despite everything else being ruined. He filmed the moment in a Facebook Live video
‘I was thrilled. I loved the dress and looked for it for a while before choosing, but it was more of a sign of hope to me. I was a bit numb with everything that had been happening so it was hard to grab my emotions.’
She went on to say: ‘You see the dress and you’re thankful for it, but I’m just happy that Kyle is OK.’
‘It’s a silver lining, and obviously that means the wedding is supposed to happen,’ she continued.
The admirable couple aren’t focusing on their impending nuptials however: ‘Right now we are focusing on finding housing, and getting life back to normal,’ she said.
Since Harvey hit Parry has said that his main focus is to help his fire department and to help people get back into their houses and to their day-to-day life. Pictured here is his house submerged under the flooded waters
‘It’s going to be a long road for everyone in these coming months, maybe years, with trying to restore the communities.’
The couple got engaged in 2016, and planned to marry on September 10 in Galveston, Texas, however they canceled the wedding as soon as news broke over the hurricane.
‘Stephanie and I love each other, and we will get married,’ Parry told ABC.
‘We both agreed that my biggest [focus] is to help my fire department, and help people get back into their houses and to their day-to-day life.’
He jumped on a boat to find that he was neck-deep in water
He has been working tirelessly for days rescuing people from their homes and helping with the aftermath of these epic floods.
Parry said he has no renters’ insurance and his landlord has no flood insurance either.
‘There’s a lot of work to do here, helping neighbors and helping our community,’ he told CNN.
‘I need to find a place to live. I need to buy some clothes. All I have now is a pair of shorts, some underwear and my two fire department uniforms.’
The couple got engaged in 2016, and planned to marry on September 10. They canceled the wedding as soon as Harvey hit Texas