Couple said Wells, who was deployed to Middle East with Army National Guard, appears in cutout form in 70 per cent of wedding photos

So they made the cardboard cutout using a photo of his face and photoshopped it onto actor Daniel Craig's body

For Travis and Kelsey Blankenship of Arkansas, not having best man Robbie Wells at the altar was not an option

A best man who was deployed to the Middle East before his best friend's wedding was replaced with a cardboard cutout so that he could still be apart of the big day.

After Travis and Kelsey Blankenship learned that Robbie Wells was going to be deployed with the Army National Guard before their wedding, not having him at the altar was not an option, KFSM reported.

So the Arkansas couple devised a way to have him still represented on their special day - they found a picture of his face and photoshopped it onto a life-size cardboard cutout body of actor Daniel Craig.

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After Travis and Kelsey Blankenship (couple pictured with the cutout) learned that Robbie Wells was going to be deployed with the Army National Guard before their wedding, not having him at the altar was not an option

While he was not able to be their in person, Wells still had to fulfill one of his best man's duties, delivering the best man speech which he did by recording it before he was deployed to surprise the groom

'He is in probably 60 to 70 per cent of our pictures, even just in the background because at the reception he was sitting over by the deejay, so I mean he is in all of our pictures,' Mrs Blakenship said.

The Blakenships said they learned that Wells was not going to be able to be in their October 24 wedding a few months ahead of it.

'It was rough to hear that he wasn't going to be there, but ultimately it's not about him standing next to me,' Mr Blakenship told KFSM.

'It's about the service that he's doing for us right now.'

Wells (pictured) was deployed to the Middle East with the Army National Guard before the couple's October 24 wedding

'It was rough to hear that he wasn't going to be there, but ultimately it's not about him standing next to me. It's about the service that he's doing for us right now,' Travis Blankenship said of his best friend

The couple took the news that Wells would not be at the wedding in stride and came up with the clever way for him to still be represented during the wedding

However, they took the news in stride and came up with the creative way for him to still be in their wedding.

In what actually started out as a joke, they ended up making Wells's cardboard cutout and photographer, The Kindred Collective, made sure the couple's photos included it.

While he was not able to be their in person, he still had to fulfill one of his best man's duties, which was delivering his best man's speech, according to KFSM.

Mrs Blankenship had Wells record his speech in order to surprise her husband on their wedding day.

The cutout of Wells pictured as he is carried down the aisle during the ceremony by one of the bridesmaids

The cutout has since been sent to Wells' fiance in Iowa while she waits for him to return home

Mrs Blankenship said Wells is in about 60 to 70 per cent of their wedding photos

'Getting to hear his voice and getting to hear he had to say about me was something very special,' Mr Blankenship said.

Mr Blankenship said that while they wished he could have been at their wedding, 'what he is doing for us and serving our country and keeping us safe is so much more'.

The cutout has since been sent to Wells' fiance in Iowa while she waits for him to return home.

The couple had learned the groom's best man was not going to be at the wedding a few months before it