A heartwarming video has emerged of two cousins seeing each other for the first time in 12 years.

The footage, shot on May 6, shows Donna Meredith receiving tickets to Atlanta, GA, USA, from her children so she could see her cousin.

Once reunited the women can be seen running in each other's arms, crying with emotion.

"My cousin who I haven't seen in 12 years was flying into Atlanta to her sisters for the weekend," Meredith wrote online.

"My 3 kids knew how much I wanted to go but I couldn't afford the airfare. They surprised me with an early Mothers Day/ Birthday gift."

My cousin who I haven't seen in 12 years was flying into Atlanta to her sisters for the weekend. We are all very close even though we are in 3 different states, Maryland , Georgia and California. My 3 kids knew how much I wanted to go but I couldn't afford the airfare. They surprised me with an early Mothers Day/ Birthday gift. They gave me the money for my plane ticket. I cried like a baby. I have the best kids ever! I flew out Friday after work to Atlanta. My cousin from California didn't fly in until 6:30 Saturday morning. So I decided I wanted to surprise her. I think the video shows her surprise. There were lots of happy tears. We were so excited to get to spend the weekend together. Family is the most important thing in the world. We made so great memories in that wonderful weekend