Touching moment bride, 27, dances with a cardboard cut out of her late mother to Wind Beneath My Wings – a year after she died from cancer
- Natalie Mulcahy, 27, from Hemel Hempstead danced at her wedding with a cardboard cut-out of her mum who tragically passed away from cancer
- The bride wanted to include her late mother Linda Thomas in her magical day
- During the father daughter dance the newlywed swayed with a cut-out of Linda
- The sweet video was posed on TikTok and has racked up over 102,00 views
A touching video shows the moment a bride danced at her wedding with a cardboard cut-out of her mum who tragically passed away from cancer.
Natalie Mulcahy, 27, from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, wanted to include her late mother Linda Thomas in her and husband Carl’s wedding in Grecian Sands Hotel, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, in June.
When she took to the dance floor with her father Colin Thomas, 69, for the father and daughter dance the pair swaying together to Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler while holding onto the cut-out of Linda.
Natalie Mulcahy, 27, from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, danced at her wedding with a cardboard cut-out of her mum who tragically passed away from cancer
A sweet video, which was posed on TikTok and has racked up over 102,00 views, showed 70 guests watching the emotional moment unfold.
The family had hoped Linda would be able to see Natalie walk down the aisle this summer.
However, the family were left devastated when mum-of-12 Linda lost her two year battle with cancer and passed away in January last year, aged 67.
The family decided to get a life-size cutout of Linda so she could still be part of Natalie and Carl’s wedding in some way.
The bride wanted to include her late mother Linda Thomas who lost her two year battle with cancer and passed away in January last year, aged 67
The beauty and her husband Carl had their wedding in Grecian Sands Hotel, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, in June
Natalie said: ‘Mum battled cancer for two years and at Christmas we were told they could not control the disease.
‘We had the dreaded news, she had no more than three weeks to live.
‘All the family wanted to spend time with her, especially with all the Covid restrictions.
‘My younger sister and my dad cared for her during the night and we would spend every available moment with her until her passing.
‘All five girls and my dad were present when she actually passed. It was the saddest day of our lives. The boys attended and managed to say their goodbyes on the night.
‘My sister decided she would purchase a life-size cutout of her so on special occasions she would be with us.
Natalie’s father Colin Thomas, 69, walked her down the isle on her big day during the emotional ceremony
When she took to the dance floor with her father Colin Thomas, 69, for the father and daughter dance the pair swaying together to Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler while holding onto the cut-out of Linda
A sweet video, which was posed on TikTok and has racked up over 102,00 views, showed 70 guests watching the emotional moment unfold
The family decided to get a life-size cutout of Linda so she could still be part of Natalie and Carl’s wedding in some way
‘Mum would normally be stood in the corner overlooking everybody at my sister’s home.
‘We all decided she had to be at the wedding and my sister packed her into the suitcase and off she went.
‘When the day came, my mum was in position and the stage was set.
‘Mum was moved into the hall after the ceremony. My first dance was with my husband and the second was with my dad. My dad asked ‘shall we?’
‘She was picked up and kissed, and we danced together to one of her favourite songs, Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler. There wasn’t a dry eye.
‘The special lady in my life was at the special day in my life. The whole thing was emotional but had to be done.’
Wedding guest Adam Oakley, 35, captured the moving moment on his phone and posted it to his TikTok account @adamoakley_.
Natalie said ‘the special lady in my life was at the special day in my life’ and she admitted the whole thing was emotional but it ‘had to be done’
There was also a special tribute table to Linda at the reception which included a beautiful framed photograph of her
The video has since racked up over 102,00 views and more than 4,000 likes.
Viewers were left emotional after watching the clip.
One said: ‘Bless her, this made me cry.’
Another wrote: ‘I lost my mum six years ago and this is so beautiful.’
A third commented: ‘This made me cry so much. I recently lost my dad and my partner wants us to get married.’
A fourth added: ‘This is so lovely. What a beautiful lady.’
While another viewer said: ‘This caused a lot of tears. My mum died seven years ago and the thought of ever getting married without her breaks me.’
Linda was also given a memorable send off at her funeral, as her cortege was fronted by four white horses and a white carriage.
Viewers were left emotional after watching the clip with one saying ‘bless her, this made me cry’
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