A brave bride has paid her terminally ill husband a touching tribute by shaving off her hair during their wedding reception.
Brunette Joan Lyons, 44, from Huyton, Liverpool, opted to shed her locks as she wed childhood sweetheart Craig, also 44, in a tear-jerking ceremony at the city's Isla Gladstone Conservatory on Friday.
The couple, who brought their big day forward, opted to turn the wedding into a fundraising event - and Joan completed her head shave as an act of solidarity with Craig and other affected by life-limiting illnesses.
Craig, who has terminal pancreatic cancer, confessed his love for previously-married Joan while aboard a ferry on the River Mersey 18 months ago.
And the couple, who had been friends since first meeting aged 14, decided to bring their wedding plans forward after Craig learned that a tumour on his main pancreatic aorta was inoperable.
After the head shave, Craig paid tribute to his brave bride for taking the unusual step. 'It was the obviously the first time I had seen Joan without her hair and she looked beautiful, absolutely stunning,' he said. 'I fell in love with her as soon as I set my eyes on her when we were 14. I was a bit shy about it and Joan has been married previously but it has always been about Joan for me - she is the woman of my dreams.'
Both he and Joan, who is one of the co-founders of dementia support project Memory Lane, generously decided to use their big day as a fundraiser for charity.
