Care home manager holds reception at work so elderly residents can enjoy ‘one last wedding’ [Video]

A care home manager held her wedding reception at work so her ‘second family’ could be part of her special day – and poorly residents could enjoy ‘one last wedding’. Tina Lawton, 41, and her husband Alan Lawton, 45, officially tied the knot at a hotel in the Cotswolds on Monday, February 13 in front of family and friends.

But as her elderly ‘second family’ were unable to attend the celebrations, the pair held a second wedding reception at Tina’s work for Richmond Villages Bede’s residents in Warwickshire the following day. Heartwarming footage shows the newlyweds in their wedding outfits as they walked down the aisle into the care home’s main dining room.

The couple are then seen to take to the floor for their ‘second’ first dance where care home residents and staff join in – while also being able to vet her new man. Tina, who has worked …