A woman whose grandma couldn't be there to watch her walk down the aisle stopped to visit her in the hospital on her wedding day.<br /><br />Jessica Colalillo, 24, tied the knot to her long-time partner, Adam, 31, a real estate agent, on August 26, 2023.<br /><br />But her 88-year-old grandma, Gemma Russo, was unable to attend after she had a fall resulting in a long hospital stay.<br /><br />On the day of her wedding, desperate to make her grandma a part of her special day, Jessica visited her in Juravinski Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, after their vows on the way to get their wedding photographs.<br /><br />Hospital staff were in on the surprise and wheeled Gemma outside to be greeted by Jessica and Adam.<br /><br />Jessica said her grandma - who she refers to as her 'nonna' - was "hysterical" and commented on how beautiful she looked.<br /><br />Jessica, an operation co-ordinator, from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, said: "My nonna was at my bridal shower and was so excited to watch me walk down the aisle.<br /><br />"Three weeks before my wedding she had a fall and had to go to hospital.<br /><br />"This resulted in her suffering severe mobility issues and becoming bedbound.<br /><br />"The day before the wedding, we told the hospital how we were planning on going to visit her.<br /><br />"She was hysterical, she was so happy.<br /><br />"I am sure she was upset she couldn't come but nonetheless she was happy to see me in the dress."<br /><br />Jessica and Adam got engaged in September 2021, in Positano, Italy.<br /><br />They tied the knot at Liuna Station, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, surrounded by 370 of their closest family and friends.<br /><br />Jessica said: "The day went really well.<br /><br />"We had a beautiful ceremony at church and on the way to get our pictures we stopped to see my nonna.<br /><br />"Leading up to the wedding, we were hopeful she would come but for two weeks straight she was bedbound.<br /><br />"That's when we made the decision that she wasn't able to come but that we would go and see her."<br /><br />Three weeks before the wedding, grandmother-of-six Gemma had a fall while getting ready for bed at home and was rushed to hospital.<br /><br />The fall resulted in Gemma becoming bedbound and unable to move independently.<br /><br />After the wedding ceremony, Jessica wanted to go visit her grandma and make sure she was a part of the day.<br /><br />Jessica said: "It was an upsetting three weeks.<br /><br />"I am an only child, and my parents worked a lot, so I have been with my grandma my whole life.<br /><br />"She has waited for this day, to see me get married.<br /><br />"When we stepped out of the car, she was speaking Italian, she was so happy and proud.<br /><br />"She was so excited to see me and my husband together.<br /><br />"Nonna is out of hospital now and in a rehab centre. I saw her last week and she is able to sit up and feed herself.<br /><br />"She is improving little by little which is really good."
