Care home manager holds reception at work so elderly residents can enjoy 'one last wedding'

Published date11 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
But as her elderly 'second family' were unable to attend the celebrations, the pair held a second wedding reception at Tina's work for Richmond Villages Bede's residents in Warwickshire the following day. Heartwarming footage shows the newlyweds in their wedding outfits as they walked down the aisle into the care home's main dining room

The couple are then seen to take to the floor for their 'second' first dance where care home residents and staff join in -while also being able to vet her new man. Tina, who has worked at the retirement village for 17 years, said she felt 'nervous' all over again as she walked down the aisle.

She said the whole day was 'emotional' and knew it was a special day for residents as many wouldn't get to attend another wedding in their lifetime. Tina, from Bedworth in Warwickshire, said: "As I was planning the wedding, I was talking to residents a lot about it and some of them kept asking if they could come to the wedding, which wasn't really possible so we decided to throw a wedding reception at work.

"Me and Alan were just told to turn up to my work in our wedding outfits. We were met by the receptionist who was dressed in a floral wedding outfit and fascinator and walked down the corridor to the main dining area.

"It was like walking down the aisle and I felt nervous all over again. When we went through the doors, all the residents were in two lines for us to walk through and they threw confetti over us.

"It was so lovely. All the residents put their smart clothes on and were all dancing. Some of the residents are really poorly so they won't ever get to go to another wedding again.

"It was lovely that we were able to do something so they could feel part of the day. It was an emotional day.

"For them [the care home] to arrange all this, it was just amazing and got me quite choked up, especially...

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