Just after saying “I do” a bride was killed in a motorcycle accident, still wearing her wedding dress. She and her husband were on their way to the wedding reception.

Jana Miles-Burnett, 40, and William Burnett, 31, exchanged vows around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. According to Inside Edition, a deer darted in front of their motorcycle, causing the crash that killed the new bride.

Jana was pronounced dead at the hospital. William suffered minor injuries.

According to the family's GoFundMe page, Jana is survived by her two children, Sara Elizabeth Smillie, 22, and Cody Allen Miles, 14.

“Jana brought smiles and laughter to everybody she met,” her loved ones wrote.

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