Wedding days can be stressful enough without the added trauma of the zip breaking on the bride's dress.

But when that dramatic event threatened to ruin the entire ceremony for one Canadian couple, they did not know that there was help waiting just next door.

Ibrahim Halil Dudu, a Syrian refugee, who had only arrived in the country four days previously and does not speak any English, but was a master tailor for 30 years in his home city of Aleppo.

The wedding party had attempted to fix the dress themselves but when it looked like they would have to give up, Mr Dudu came to the rescue, according to photographer Lindsay Coulter, who posted the entire story on Facebook.

She said no-one was able to fix the gown so she suggested trying next door to see if their neighbour had a pair of pliers.

The bridesmaid came back with the pliers but when they did not work either she told them that the neighbour was housing a Syrian refugee family and the father was a master tailor.

A short time passed and Mr Dudu, along with his son and a sewing kit, came knocking to see if they could help.

He got to work and with his tailoring skills and soon fixed the dress - much to the joy of the soon-to-be-married couple Jo and Earl.

Later Mr Dudu told CTV News through a translator: "I was so excited and so happy. I like to help Canadian people from my heart."

The heart-warming story has now gone viral, with Ms Coulter's Facebook post viewed more than 500,000 times and liked by thousands of people.

She has also reportedly been inundated with emails asking for more information about what happened.

In her Facebook message she said: "Every weekend I take photos of people on the happiest days of their lives, and today one man who has seen some of the worst things our world has to offer came to the rescue.

"I am so proud to live in Canada, a country who has opened our doors to refugees countless times."

Mr Dudu has also found fame from his kind deed and has been offered "multiple jobs" according to Ms Coulter, but has decided to concentrate on enhancing his English and settling into his new country.