Germany-based wedding photographer Timo Hess captured this emotional hug between a bride and her father just after she exchanged vows with her new spouse.

“He was one of the first who congratulated his daughter,” Hess says, “and it was a moment full of true and raw emotions. Your happy daughter on her wedding day and a lot of love—what more can you ask for?”

(Shot on a Nikon D750 and Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art lens at 35mm, f/2.5, 1/125 sec. and ISO 100.)

Check out more Photos of the Day, and email submissions to rangefinder@emeraldexpo.com.