A teacher from Rotherham tragically died two days before their wedding.
Emma Louise Longstaff-Bradish, 33, died on October 10, just five weeks after she was diagnosed with cancer.
She and her partner Liam Bradish had their Aston Hall wedding scheduled for October 12th.
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Instead, Emma and Liam, 32, received a blessing half an hour before they died in the hospital.
Liam said: “We had booked the photographer, wedding car, cake, flowers.
“But we never made it. We ended up having a blessing because Emma was passed out and couldn’t agree.
“It is unfortunate that we were never allowed to do it legally, but in my eyes and in the minds of the family we have to do it,” he added.
The grieving partner also says that her coffin and death certificate must have a hyphenated name as they could not legally marry.
The couple originally planned to get married in Mexico in 2020, but had to postpone the wedding due to Covid-19.
Emma was the assistant principal at Sitwell Junior School
The couple, who hoped to have children in the future, loved to travel.
Then they booked Aston Hall after Emma was diagnosed with shock in the hopes that she could attend.
Liam explained, “It was clear to Emma all along that she didn’t want to know how long she had left. She said, ‘Tomorrow is a puzzle, today is a bonus’. “
But tragically, her condition deteriorated rapidly.
The couple hadn’t planned on asking about wedding favors at Emma’s request, but instead wanted people to donate to charity.
“She always thought of others, even in her last days. She just wanted to give something back, ”Liam said.
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Now he’s set up a gofundme to support Firth 9 and the palliative care unit at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, where Emma was cared for for the last few weeks of her life.
Liam praised the hospital staff: “They worked hard for them and the family.”
He also said he was proud of Emma for her work as the assistant principal at Sitwell Junior School in Rotherham.
“Her job was to look after children who weren’t having the best of lives and make sure they looked after them. She’s helped so many children, ”said Liam.
You can find the fundraising campaign in Emma’s name here.
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