The grieving parents of a teenage girl killed in the Manchester terror attack played her rendition of a Les Miserables song during the wedding she planned for them before her death.
Charlotte Campbell, the mother of Olivia Campbell-Hardy, married Paul Hodgson, 48, at Bury Town Hall six months after her daughter was killed at Manchester Arena with 22 others.
During the ceremony, the couple played her heart-wrenching rendition of On My Own before dancing to her singing John Legend’s version of All of Me at their reception at Blackley Football Club.
Miss Campbell, from Manchester, wore a white strapless gown which showed off her worker bee tattoo she inked in May in memory of Olivia.
Before her tragic death, the 15-year-old planned the day down to the core details, including picking out bridesmaid dresses in blue, her favourite colour, after the couple got engaged at Christmas six years ago.
Charlotte Campbell, the mother of Olivia Campbell-Hardy, married Paul Hodgson today at Bury Register Office
Olivia was one of 22 people murdered by suicide bomber Salman Abedi at the Manchester Arena attack earlier this year
Before her tragic death, the 15-year-old planned the day down to the core details
Miss Campbell got a Manchester worker bee tattoo commemorating her daughter after she died
The bridesmaids included Miss Campbell’s other daughter Catriona and Mr Hodgon’s daughter Chelsea.
Other personal details at the event included the bride’s nine-year-old niece, Ashleigh Wroe, wearing Olivia’s primary school prom dress, a photo of her daughter inside the register office and a video of her singing John Legend’s All Of Me playing in the background as she walked down the aisle.
Miss Campbell, 37, was given away by Adam Lawler, who was with Olivia on the night of the Ariana Grande concert on May 22.
The couple have revealed they finally decided to tie the knot three weeks after the terrorist attack and were aided by Ariana Grande’s manager.
Miss Campbell told the Daily Star: ‘We decided about three weeks after we were going to do it, we just didn’t know when.
‘We sat and thought about it. We spoke with Ariana Grande and her management team.
‘It was actually Ariana’s manager Scooter Braun who made us sit there and said ‘Right, let’s set a date for this wedding. It’s what Oli wanted. Let’s do it’.
‘It gave us a kick up the bum, and we chose this day because on Tuesday Olivia would have been 16.’
The bridesmaid and the bride wore blue, Olivia’s favourite colour, during the ceremony. It was one of the many nods to her
Miss Campbell, 37, was given away by Adam Lawler, who was with Olivia on the night of the Ariana Grande concert on May 22
The touching wedding took place days before the teenager’s 16th birthday on November 28
It took place days before the teenager’s 16th birthday on November 28.
They will honeymoon in Lanzarote, the Canary Islands, and release blue balloons over a volcano to mark her birthday.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Miss Campbell, from Manchester, said: ‘The whole thing has been about her – her singing, pictures of her everywhere, the colours I’m wearing, everything. As much as I could remember.
‘There are so many mixed emotions but we know Ollie would be watching us with a massive smile on her face and be so happy for us.’
The couple said they wanted to pay particular thanks to Jeff Robby, from Skin City Tattoos, who contributed £7,500 towards their wedding.
Olivia’s coffin leaves St Anne’s Church in Tottington, Greater Manchester earlier this year
A video of Olivia Campbell singing John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ was played at the ceremony