On the wedding day, a video of a moving moment when the bride danced with a cardboard clipping of her deceased mother became a hot topic.
Natalie Markay, 27, and her mother, Linda Thomas, 67, died in January 2021 after two years of fighting cancer.
The bride in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, wanted to find a way to honor her mother on a special day, so the family brought a life-sized paperboard cutout from the patriarch. ..
Natalie married her husband Karl Markay in Cyprus in June.
In this video, her bride steps into the dance floor with her father, Colin Thomas, 69, for the dance of her father and her daughter. As they shook Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings," she grabbed Linda's notch in her cardboard and included her at that moment.
A video of the moment from the bottom of my heart was posted onTikTokand recorded 104,200 views in just a few days.
The Thomas family was told that Linda had only a few more weeks left to live during the 2021 Christmas holidays. On her last day, her 12-year-old mother was taken care of by her beloved her husband. And children.
"When she actually passed by, there were all five girls and my dad. It was the saddest day of our lives. The boys attended and managed to break up at night. I was able to tell, "Natalie told theDaily Mail.
After she died, one of her sisters put her on Linda's life-sized cardboard to include her in her future family events. I decided to buy a cutout.
"Mom usually stood in the corner overlooking everyone in her sister's house. We all decided she had to attend the wedding, and my sister I packed her in a suitcase, and she left, "Natalie said.
Natalie and Karl got married at a beautiful outdoor ceremony near the sea at the Grecian Sands Hotel in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
"When that day came, my mother was in place and the stage was set," she explained.
When Karl thinks about including Linda and asks, "Would you like us?", The couple together before Karl steps into her to dance with this daughter. I did my first dance.
"She came to pick me up and kissed me, and we danced to one of her favorite songs, Bette Midler's" Wind Neath My Wings. " There was no dry eye, "she recalled.
"The special woman in my life was on a special day in my life. Everything was emotional, but I had to do it."
