Homeless couple wed after 30 years together thanks to the kindness of strangers
Close to 100 guests attended this very special wedding in South Africa.
Thanks to the generosity of kind strangers a homeless couple who have been together for 30 years are finally married, the Daily Mail reported.
The heart-warming wedding of Llewellyn Jeneker and Cecilia Absolom took place under a motorway bridge in Cape Town, South Africa.
Their wedding was officiated by a local pastor, which was witnessed by a 100 guests including their 12-year-old son Dylan.
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All this was made possible thanks to the kindness of a woman named Jill Leftha and city council. Leftha even donated the wedding dress for the bride for her special day.
"I was touched and I am very happy for them. They deserve to feel and look beautiful," Leftha is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
The newlyweds have been living in a city council run 'safe space, which provides beds for close to 230 homeless people.
The couple now hope to live as a family in a place they can call home.