For many brides, an important part of planning their wedding day is their mother. Having Mom around to help with planning, go dress shopping, and reminisce about her own wedding is practically as traditional as wedding cake. Sure, she’ll sometimes offer a few too many opinions about flower arrangements or where Aunt Kathy should sit, but it’s her right as the woman who changed your diapers!
Erica wanted to make absolutely sure that her mother could attend her wedding. She met her fiancé, Darrel, on a successful blind date and got engaged six years later. The pair had been engaged for years without setting a wedding date, until one day when Erica decided when it would be: two days later.
The reason behind the rush is that Erica’s mother, who had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and also a brain tumor, was declining in health. The chemo and radiation were not working to slow the terminal illness, and she had been placed on hospice. In turn, Erica didn’t want to waste any time planning the wedding.
Erica and Darrel had no budget to work with, so they reached out to a few friends to ask for help. What happened next brought tears to both the bride's and groom’s eyes. Strangers from their New Jersey community came together to donate a banquet hall, a photographer, a videographer, flowers, and a cake for a beautiful wedding and reception.
Between the beautiful ceremony and reception provided by strangers and having her mother there to see her get married, it was certainly a dream wedding.
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