Flower Girl and Ring Bearer Marry 20 Years After First Walking Down the Aisle Together

Briggs Fussy and Brittney Husbyn met when they were just three years old, serving as the ring bearer and flower girl, respectively, at Fussy's godmother's wedding in Minnesota. Decades later, the pair made a second trip down the aisle together — this time as husband and wife!

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Photo courtesy of Briggs Fussy

The newlyweds, both 22 years old, revealed to ABC News that their paths didn't cross again until their freshman year of high school, when they took the same government class. Briggs' unique name rang a bell, and when they discovered they had met once before, they couldn't believe the odds. "We were in class, and she had a picture with her from the wedding," Fussy said. "I started to laugh because it was the same one we had hanging in the hallway at home, but I never knew who she was. That wedding was the only time I ever saw her."

Their relationship took a romantic turn in their junior year of high school. Fussy went on to attend the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse while Husbyn studied at Minnesota State University, Mankato. CNN reports that a few years into the long-distance relationship, Fussy switched to Minnesota State to be with his future wife. "I knew I was going to marry her," he says.

The couple got engaged last year and on January 10th, 2015, they tied the knot and celebrated with over 300 guests. None of this would be possible without the groom's godmother, who "takes all the credit" for setting them up. Before saying their I dos, they finally watched the video of their childhood wedding debut, with Husbyn as an adorable whirlwind of energy and Fussy playing a more stoic role.

(In case you're wondering, yes, they did have a ring bearer and flower girl at their wedding, although there's no chance of a love story part two since they're her cousins!)

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