Here’s a heartwarmer about how a groom raised by his grandfather got a hospital’s help to make the perfect wedding.
Shandana Mufti writes at the Globe: “When Danny Weaver and fiancée Paula Hatch-O’Loughlin set a wedding date for Aug. 10 at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, they never imagined that they would say their vows on June 25 at Emerson Hospital in Concord.
“But that was before Danny Weaver’s grandfather, Donald Weaver, who raised Danny Weaver and whom he considers the ‘greatest man and friend I have ever known,’ fell ill. And when Donald Weaver’s condition rapidly deteriorated on June 25, Danny Weaver, Hatch-O’Laughlin and the nursing staff at Emerson Hospital came together to organize a wedding in fewer than three hours. …
“ ‘They had the huge courtyard all blocked off,’ Danny Weaver said, describing the event. ‘They had 50 chairs lined up outside, they had music going, they picked songs for when she walked down the aisle. They literally wheeled my grandfather outside – poles, IVs, they brought it all outside.’ …
“Perhaps most importantly of all, Donald Weaver loved the ceremony. Danny Weaver said that even the next morning, his grandfather couldn’t stop talking about the beauty of the wedding.
“Donald Weaver died peacefully on June 26.”
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Photo: Emerson Hospital
(L-R) Joey O’Loughlin, Jarrod Hatch, Jillian O’Loughlin, Daniel Weaver Jr., Kylie Weaver, Paula Hatch-O’Loughlin, Danny Weaver and Donald Weaver gather after Paula and Danny were married at Emerson Hospital.
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This is so heart-warming. What a beautiful job Emerson Hospital did! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful story!
The article said the hospital asked in return to be able to use the photos, but I couldn’t find any on the hospital website. Maybe they don’t want to do weddings for everyone! The photo was from the newspaper via the hospital.
Even the chairs they found were beautiful.
Wow.
Yeah. Got to me, too.
Sad but sweet!
I think that the grandpa must have done an amazing job raising his grandson.