Mum’s wedding photo honours son who passed away

Picture: Brandy Angel Photography

A MOTHER'S wedding photos have extra special meaning after losing her son to cancer six months ago.

In May, Anna Bozman Thompson had to say goodbye to her son, Lake, way too soon after a long battle with leukaemia. He was just three weeks shy of his 9th birthday when he died.

Last month, Thompson tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend, Travis Thompson, in an outdoor ceremony in Georgia. Their wedding had been put on hold for years as Lake battled cancer. They finally decided to get married in October because they knew it's what Lake always wanted.

Lake Thompson. Picture: Brandy Angel PhotographySource:Supplied

"The thing I dreaded most was taking the pictures. I was sad because he wasn't going to be in the pictures and it's like you feel guilty taking photos without him," Thompson said.

On Sunday, Thompson shared an incredibly touching photo on Facebook from her big day. Her friend, and Georgia-based photographer, Brandy Angel snapped photos throughout the day. Thompson had told Angel she was not looking forward to taking the family photos because she knew Lake wouldn't be there.

Picture: Brandy Angel PhotographySource:Supplied

"Although my family will never be complete here on Earth, we will be in Heaven. I do know that Lake has been watching over us especially when we got married. He made sure that it would be a day that none of us would forget. Although I felt his presence that day and I was actually happy, it was almost unbearable to take family pictures without him," she said.

Angel said any comfort she can give the family is a gift within itself and that's exactly what she did. Thompson had asked her to include Lake in the family photos, which also included Thompson's two other children.

Angel said with the help of friend Paul Woodward they photoshopped Lake into one of the pictures, and as she was editing them something else gave her chills.

"When I got home there was this amazing light in so many of the family photos that moved around them," Angel said. "It never changed shape or colour and it moved all around them. It even reflected off her dress in one! It had me covered in goose bumps."

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