Grandpa Practices Walking Driveway To Walk Granddaughter Down The Aisle

A grandpa has warmed hearts online after walking up and down his driveway to make sure he was fit enough to accompany is granddaughter down the aisle on her wedding day. Sunni Murray, from Fairhope, Alabama, considers her grandfather, Lex James, 84, to be her best friend, having lived very close to his house until last year and being "pretty much inseparable." After Sunni's engagement in December 2024, Lex was eager for the wedding to be planned as soon as possible, as Sunni had given him the beautiful honor of walking her down the aisle. But in May 2025, just a couple of months before the big day, Lex lost his balance and fell, causing a back injury that required a procedure to fix. After several weeks of walking being almost intolerable, Lex began physical therapy, which would leave him worn out and not feeling like doing general exercise. But on July 7, in a heartwarming moment they captured on video, Lex asked Sunni's mom to take him to the bottom of his driveway so =he could walk back up and start practicing for his role on Sunni's big day. These exercises were repeated numerous times a week, Sunni said, until Lex had once more built up the strength necessary to walk his granddaughter down the entire aisle during her wedding on July 19.