BRAZEAU, Mo. ( KFVS /Gray News) - A woman in Missouri came across a photo that had been swept up in a tornado 100 miles from its original location.

Bonnie Hemman said she and her husband found the wedding photo in their front yard in Brazeau, Missouri on March 14, the morning after a dozen tornadoes ripped through the region.

“I just think that God placed it here because he knew I could find the person that it goes to,” she said.

Hemman and her husband own Hemman Winery in Perry County, Missouri. After finding the photo, Hemman said she took to her business Facebook page.

“Well, my heart sank for them because I knew if I had this in my hand, it meant that their house was probably destroyed,” she said.

After sharing the photo on Facebook, Hemman said someone commented just an hour and a half later.

“Yes, that’s my niece over on the right-hand side, and she contacted her. Then it just went into a domino effect,” Hemman said.

The social media post led her to the bride, Darby Russom, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

“I don’t know what her situation is,” she said. “If they lost everything, but she’ll have one little piece which she had before.”

She said she made contact with one of the bridesmaids and plans on mailing the photo to her for safekeeping.

Hemman said her family lost their own home in a fire 15 years ago, so she knows what it is like to lose something important.

“Losing possessions, especially pictures of memories, was important to me. And so I wanted to be able to get this back to this beautiful bride if I could,” she said.

Hemman is proving there is a blessing in every situation, no matter how serious.

“I feel like we’re here to help each other, and that’s what I wanted to do for them,” Hemman said.

Along with the photo, Hemman said their winery is also sending close to $300 donated by their customers.

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