A widow gave a moving speech after stepping into the shoes of her late husband at his sister's wedding.
Cassidy Myers, 28, lost her husband, Jared, 28, on March 7, after he died in his sleep due to an issue with his heart.
Jared had the heart condition hypertensive cardiovascular disease - which caused blood to stop flowing out of the organ.
Jared’s sister, Morgan, 28, and her partner, Billy, 30, were due to marry on August 30 - and had asked Jared to be one of their groomsman and deliver a speech as brother of the bride.
But when Jared died just five months before the wedding, Morgan asked her sister-in-law, Cassidy, to fill his shoes.
There wasn't a dry eye in the house when Cassidy stood up on the big day and said: "Tonight I want to share the love and pride my husband would have spoken to had he been able to do this speech himself as intended."
Cassidy also played a video of Morgan and Jared when they were younger and videos of Morgan and Billy in front of the wedding guests and says her husband would be "so proud".
Cassidy Myers, 28, lost her husband, Jared, 28, on March 7, after he died in his sleep due to an issue with his heart.
Jared had the heart condition hypertensive cardiovascular disease - which caused blood to stop flowing out of the organ.
Jared’s sister, Morgan, 28, and her partner, Billy, 30, were due to marry on August 30 - and had asked Jared to be one of their groomsman and deliver a speech as brother of the bride.
But when Jared died just five months before the wedding, Morgan asked her sister-in-law, Cassidy, to fill his shoes.
There wasn't a dry eye in the house when Cassidy stood up on the big day and said: "Tonight I want to share the love and pride my husband would have spoken to had he been able to do this speech himself as intended."
Cassidy also played a video of Morgan and Jared when they were younger and videos of Morgan and Billy in front of the wedding guests and says her husband would be "so proud".
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00:00For those of you who don't know me, I'm Cassidy, Morgan's sister-in-law.
00:04And as you're probably aware, our family suffered an immeasurable loss earlier this year.
00:09But tonight isn't about the difficult months that we've had since then.
00:13Tonight, I want to share the love and the pride that I believe my husband would have spoken to
00:18had he been able to give this speech himself as intended.
00:22Jared and Morgan commonly referred to each other as their best friend.
00:26They never felt like they missed out by not having any other siblings
00:29because they had all they needed in one another.
00:33So I put together a short video to help share some of the special moments of Jared with Morgan and Billy.
00:39I believe the lyrics of the song used in it truly encapsulate how Jared feels about this marriage.
00:45To Billy.
00:46The night that you met Jared, you told him you had intentions of marrying Morgan.
00:50You didn't know it at the time, but you had his approval immediately.
00:54He respected you and he welcomed you since that day.
00:58And to Morgan, he would tell you that you look absolutely beautiful tonight.
01:03That he's never seen you smile bigger than he has since you met Billy.
01:08And that he couldn't be happier for the two of you to start your life together.
01:12I hope this video conveys everything that he would want to share with you,
01:17and I hope it helps you feel his love, even if from afar.
01:20So if you would, please stand to the front of the room.