In the eyes of the Fast and Furious cast, family comes first, whether it be by blood or by heart.  

Vin Diesel was not just  a wedding guest at Meadow Walker’s wedding earlier this month. As a photo shared on her social media shows, Meadow walked down the aisle with her late father, Paul Walker’s, co-star and closest friend, Vin Diesel.

The Fast and Furious star who is 54, helped Meadow Walker celebrate her wedding to actor  Louis Thornton-Allan, which took place in the Dominican Republic. Walker asked Diesel to accompany her in the greatest moment of her life and do her the honor of walking her down the aisle.

She posted a photo to Instagram showing the sweet moment. Diesel, dressed in a light, baby blue suit and his signature pair of sunglasses, grasped her arm and took her toward her groom-to-be. In the photo it is obvious that even with the sheer yet elegant  veil covering her face, Walker was  nothing but  smiles. She held a romantic  arrangement of flowers in one hand and Diesel’s arm in the other. 

Walker and Diesel starred in five out of the nine existing Fast & Furious films together before his sudden  death in November of 2013. The actor passed away in a car crash when the Porsche he was in hit a lamppost when Meadow Walker was a mere 15-year-old. By the time help  arrived to the scene, the car was immersed  in flames, and both him and the driver were declared dead.

After her father’s death , Meadow founded and currently still is  the president of the Paul Walker Foundation, which was funded to protect oceans and help wildlife. Diesel remained close to Meadow throughout the years after Paul’s death helping her mourn and grieve. He was there for her to heal and as he would proudly claim,“Live life a quarter-mile at a time.”

In a June interview with Extra, Diesel said Meadow “takes good care” of him. He also stated, “To see her with my children is one of the most beautiful things. There are moments when I see her playing with [his 6-year-old daughter] Pauline and it hits me so deep ’cause I can only imagine what Paul sees when he sees that.”

Walker has even called Diesel’s daughter, Hanina Sinclair, her “angel” and has referred to Diesel as her “family” many times before.

When Walker tied the knot, Diesel wasn’t the only co-star star in attendance. Jordana Brewster, who was Paul’s main love interest in the movies, as well as Ludacris and others were present on the wedding day.

The heartfelt moment brought many viewers, even from behind a screen, to tears. After the terrible accident in 2013, the Fast and Furious cast hasn’t been the same. This event brought them all back together into the family they always have been. No matter what, Paul Walker’s presence will be eternal in spirit and shine through his impact on others. He will forever ride his famous blue stallion in the cast’s hearts. Meadow Walker knew from the very beginning who she wanted around her at her wedding and who she considered family. As our very own Dom Toretto and Brian O’Connor would say, “ I don’t have friends, I have family.”