Bride has two weddings in two days for grandad with dementia

Bride has two weddings in two days for grandad with dementia10 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRichard SwinglerEmma said she has always been "really close" to her grandparentsOscar EdwardsBBC WalesA newlywed bride was given the gift of two weddings in two days so her grandfather with dementia could walk her down the aisle from his care home.Emma Noake, 34, tied the knot in April but her beloved grandad George Lacey was unable to attend due to his worsening symptoms.A second wedding day was organised at his care facility a day after the real thing, featuring a two-tier wedding cake and bottles of champagne, as well as the bride's special guest.Emma Watson, director of Glenburnie Lodge in Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan, said she was delighted to make it an "occasion to remember" for their "much-loved" resident and his family.Noake, from Cardiff, said she and her new husband Lester are usually "quiet people" and only invited about 35 people to their wedding day in a small and intimate affair.Because her grandad was unable to attend, her family were planning to host an event at his care facility, with the idea of having "a little buffet and some photos with him".But after staff got wind of the idea, they said they "would like to do something for us," said Noake.'I love her to bits' - elderly couple get engaged in care homeTaking train to wedding made it special, says brideCare home staff pulled out all the stops and Noake was shocked when she found out what they had done."The chef had made a two-tier wedding cake, they decorated the garden, built a balloon arch," she said."The care team even helped my grandfather to, sort of, walk me down the aisle."Noake said the Glenburnie Lodge team managed to turn the event into a "massive thing" which she described as "so lovely" and "so unexpected".Invites were also sent out to all the people that liv...