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Gwaltney said the encounter with Hanks and Wilson was \"truly icing on the cake\" of her wedding day.

\"Our wedding day was so special and so fun and I think Tom Hanks coming up to us to start the day just added to all the excitement,\" she said. \"I can’t wait to look back at our photo album and see all our wedding details, friends and family, and then have this photo with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.\"

The Pittsburgh surprise is not the first time Hanks has photobombed a bridal party. He did so most recently last year, when he took photos with a couple getting married on a Santa Monica beach.

The actor has also been popping up around Pittsburgh, where he also filmed the 2019 movie \"A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.\"

He and Wilson posed for photos with the staff of a home improvement store in Lawrenceville, Penn., according to a Facebook post. And Hanks took time to speak with a young boy who was intently watching him film scenes for the movie, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Rowland said it's fun to see Hanks embrace Pittsburgh as he and Wilson temporarily call it home.

\"He just absorbs the city,\" she said. \"He said he loves it here, so I’m glad he’s back.\"

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