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Mystery man funds Stourbridge hospice wedding flowers | Mystery man funds Stourbridge hospice wedding flowers |
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A couple who tied the knot at a hospice on Valentine's Day were left stunned by the kindness of a mystery man who paid for their flowers for the ceremony. | A couple who tied the knot at a hospice on Valentine's Day were left stunned by the kindness of a mystery man who paid for their flowers for the ceremony. |
Paul Bruce, who has terminal cancer, married his partner Emma Davies at Mary Stevens Hospice in Stourbridge, West Midlands. | Paul Bruce, who has terminal cancer, married his partner Emma Davies at Mary Stevens Hospice in Stourbridge, West Midlands. |
When matron Claire Towns went to collect the flowers, a man in the shop offered to pay for two dozen red roses. | When matron Claire Towns went to collect the flowers, a man in the shop offered to pay for two dozen red roses. |
Miss Towns said the couple were "overwhelmed" by the gesture. | Miss Towns said the couple were "overwhelmed" by the gesture. |
See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here | See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here |
Miss Towns said the wedding was arranged on Monday and as she went to collect the flowers on Tuesday, a man overheard her say she was from the local hospice and said he would like to pay for them. | Miss Towns said the wedding was arranged on Monday and as she went to collect the flowers on Tuesday, a man overheard her say she was from the local hospice and said he would like to pay for them. |
"They said the day for them was perfect, but to know that a perfect stranger had just paid for their flowers, they are beyond words and just amazed at the kindness of people," she said. | "They said the day for them was perfect, but to know that a perfect stranger had just paid for their flowers, they are beyond words and just amazed at the kindness of people," she said. |
The ceremony took place in the peace room at the hospice with nursing staff, family and friends in attendance. | The ceremony took place in the peace room at the hospice with nursing staff, family and friends in attendance. |
Diane Webster, from Websters Florists in Wollaston, said the stranger's kindness had left her "speechless". | Diane Webster, from Websters Florists in Wollaston, said the stranger's kindness had left her "speechless". |
"It was [emotional] even listening to the story and then for somebody else to say, out of the blue, "I'll pay for them", yes it was [emotional]," she said. | "It was [emotional] even listening to the story and then for somebody else to say, out of the blue, "I'll pay for them", yes it was [emotional]," she said. |
The cost of the flowers has not been disclosed. |
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