On her wedding day, a woman received a card and letter from her father who had passed away. When Freya Rosati’s father, Philip Hargreaves, 32, passed away at the age of 53 from oesophageal cancer, she was only 11 years old.

Everything they did together in the past. When Freya’s mother replied “no,” her father would always respond “yes.”

They would play games, watch movies, and attend dancing classes together. But in the weeks leading up to his death,

Philip realized his fate and composed nine cards for Freya, eight for her birthdays, and one last one for her wedding day.

Instead of Philip giving the father-of-the-bride speech, her mother Theresa read the card to the wedding guests, bringing everyone to tears.

The Buckinghamshire bride remarked, “Even just looking at his handwriting on that card, it really just felt like he was there, and it was so nice.”

“I found the reading of the card to be very significant, even though it was a very sad moment.”

As the world’s most proud father, I wish I could be there to accompany you on your wedding day to the man you love and to begin the next phase of your life.

It’s your day, so make the most of it. Both laugh and cry. Be content and self-assured. Take everything head-on.

After that, you two will succeed in your shared lives. Your cleverness, compassion, empathy, and sense of humor brought me some of the happiest times of my life. Never alter.

Dad, I will always love you. Self-described as a “daddy’s girl,” Freya was keen to include her father in every aspect of her special day, and references to their 11 years of dating could be seen in everything from the décor to the music.

After spending a delightful vacation in Antigua, Freya played music for her aisle walk using steel pans. A “memory tree” with pictures of Philip and Freya on it was put in front of the wedding location.

She involved Philip for something “old,” a diamond necklace he had given her as a gift, even though she was not allowed to wear anything “new.”

He was a “proper warrior,” in her memory, who never wasted time or whined about being sick along the “downhill” slope that eventually led to his death.