Follow UK Immigration and Life in the UK: A husband in the UK, who lost his wife, raised their daughter alone. To commemorate his wife, he took a series of photos with his 3-year-old daughter, mimicking the scenes from their wedding photos, which touched many netizens.
Ben Nunery with his wife’s wedding photo
Ben Nunery with his daughter recreating the wedding photo
According to reports, 34-year-old Ben Nunery lost his beloved wife, Ali, to lung cancer in 2011, when their daughter was just one year old. Since then, Nunery has had to raise their daughter alone.
This summer, he finally decided to sell the home where they had lived together, but before leaving, he wanted to leave behind one last memory. He found the wedding photo album taken in 2009 in the now uninhabited house. After moving out this autumn, he came up with the idea of recreating the scenes from the wedding photos.
He stated that he wanted the photos to "remind himself of the beautiful past" rather than the "pain of loss." In these photos, his daughter, Olivia, mimics her deceased mother with adorable expressions.
Nunery mentioned that his daughter is too young; although she knows her mother has passed away, she may not fully understand the true significance of the scenes in the photos.
Every time he sees the recreated scenes, seeing Olivia standing in the place where his wife once stood and making similar poses, he feels that it is very symbolic. He said that it was only after the photos were taken that he realized their true meaning for him.
After the father and daughter completed this series of photos, they said goodbye to the empty house and walked towards a new life in their new home. "It symbolizes a new beginning for us, but at the same time, I always feel that Ali is still in the room. She is always with us, no matter where we live."
