Grieving groom is set to wed his deceased fiancée

A grieving London groom will wed his dead fiancée in a marriage-style ceremony six months after she died in a car crash.

Alan Hooley, 25, plans to recreate the romantic nuptials the loving couple had planned before his 21-year-old lover, Charlotte Simpson, was killed in October.

The decorator, from south-east London, will wear a white jacket, pink waistcoat and incorporate the horse-drawn carriage and pink flowers his bride-to-be had chosen. Some 250 guests, including friends and family, will attend the tragic blessing ceremony on 2 May.



In an unusual twist, Hooley will also wear a chain sporting a diamond made from Simpson’s ashes. Her parents, two sisters and Alan’s mother will also get diamonds – made of compressed ashes - valued at £7,000 each.

A party for 300 pals on Simpson’s birthday, 7 February, will help raise the cost of each precious jewel.

Hooley said: “I’m going to do the day exactly how she had planned it. I want to get it as close to the wedding as possible. It’s helping me out a lot. I want to do it to keep Charlotte’s memory alive.”