A day of smiles and tears
Oct 08, 2020
3 minutes
Verity James, 33, Portsmouth
With my eyes squeezed shut, I waited for this special moment.
Then I heard footsteps walking towards me.
‘Open your eyes,’ my mum Alison, then 57, said.
I did and found her twirling dress and smart matching around in a purple floral jacket and hat.
Mum was glowing.
‘You look beautiful!’ I said, snapping a photo.
It was May 2012 and I was getting married the following August.
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