This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55646538
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Woman has nans as bridesmaids after Covid rules hit wedding | |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| When Megan Kennedy and Thomas Cahoon got engaged, they got straight into planning a big wedding. | When Megan Kennedy and Thomas Cahoon got engaged, they got straight into planning a big wedding. |
| They sent out the invites, excitedly booked red buses to take their guests to the venue and Megan picked her bridesmaids. All ten of them. | They sent out the invites, excitedly booked red buses to take their guests to the venue and Megan picked her bridesmaids. All ten of them. |
| But coronavirus meant they had to postpone the celebration - and eventually invited just 15 guests. | But coronavirus meant they had to postpone the celebration - and eventually invited just 15 guests. |
| So Megan scrapped her original plans and had her two nans - aged 80 and 90 - as bridesmaids instead. | So Megan scrapped her original plans and had her two nans - aged 80 and 90 - as bridesmaids instead. |
| When she first asked them, they said it was "a bit stupid". | When she first asked them, they said it was "a bit stupid". |
| "They were like, 'we're too old to bridesmaids'", Megan told Radio 1 Newsbeat. | "They were like, 'we're too old to bridesmaids'", Megan told Radio 1 Newsbeat. |
| "They were flattered but they just thought it was ridiculous." | "They were flattered but they just thought it was ridiculous." |
| 80-year-old Gillian walked down the aisle with her boquet | 80-year-old Gillian walked down the aisle with her boquet |
| Megan's bridal party was originally made up of a mix of family and friends. | Megan's bridal party was originally made up of a mix of family and friends. |
| But when numbers had to be cut down so drastically, she felt she couldn't choose - "it was all or nothing". | But when numbers had to be cut down so drastically, she felt she couldn't choose - "it was all or nothing". |
| "When we realised we would have to cut it down to only 15 guests altogether, and I realised I didn't even have space for my best friend, my Maid of Honour, it just didn't make sense." | "When we realised we would have to cut it down to only 15 guests altogether, and I realised I didn't even have space for my best friend, my Maid of Honour, it just didn't make sense." |
| Gillian Holloway, 80, and 90-year-old Mary Kennedy travelled to London for the wedding in October. | Gillian Holloway, 80, and 90-year-old Mary Kennedy travelled to London for the wedding in October. |
| It was the first time they'd got out their homes to do anything "properly social" since last March. | It was the first time they'd got out their homes to do anything "properly social" since last March. |
| "If they're going to come, we wanted to make it as special as we could for them," Megan said. | "If they're going to come, we wanted to make it as special as we could for them," Megan said. |
| The bridesmaids didn't wear matching dresses, but they did have bouquets and walked down the aisle together. | The bridesmaids didn't wear matching dresses, but they did have bouquets and walked down the aisle together. |
| "It just felt like the right thing to do, to make them feel special" | "It just felt like the right thing to do, to make them feel special" |
| Pictures of Megan and her nans got lots of attention when she posted them on social media but she said her grandparents "don't really get it." | Pictures of Megan and her nans got lots of attention when she posted them on social media but she said her grandparents "don't really get it." |
| "If we tell them they've got 5000 likes on a wedding blog, they're just like, 'who are the people liking it?' | "If we tell them they've got 5000 likes on a wedding blog, they're just like, 'who are the people liking it?' |
| "They have no concept of how many people have seen their picture." | "They have no concept of how many people have seen their picture." |
| The Belfast Telegraph printed the story, which Megan thinks might make Gillian and Mary a little more excited than the Instagram likes. She is sending them copies of the paper. | The Belfast Telegraph printed the story, which Megan thinks might make Gillian and Mary a little more excited than the Instagram likes. She is sending them copies of the paper. |
| "They think the whole thing's crazy, but it's been such a nice boost for them." | "They think the whole thing's crazy, but it's been such a nice boost for them." |
| Megan and Thomas plan to have a big wedding reception at the end of this year. | Megan and Thomas plan to have a big wedding reception at the end of this year. |
| Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. | Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. |
| Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. | Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. |