Bride goes on with her wedding despite the death of groom

Ayodele Johnson 20:57 - 14 November 2018

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A bride poses for pictures in a wedding dress she picked with her fiancé who died before the date they had set to be married.

A bride

The deceased Rio Nanda Pratama was one of the victims who died in a Lion Air crash that occurred on Monday, October 29, 2018.

Pratama is among 189 people who died in a flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang.

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According to reports the pair was due to get married on Saturday, November 11. On Instagram, she shares pictures of herself in a wedding dress she picked with the late groom.

"Even though I feel grief that I cannot describe, I still have to smile for you. I cannot be sad but should be strong like you always told me to be," Syari notes.

The bride continued with plans for her wedding to fulfill groom's wish asking her to send a picture of the occasion if he failed to make it back from a trip.

She is pictured with the relatives of Rio Nanda Pratama who is reportedly her first love. The BBC News confirms that he was among 189 people travelling in a flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang.

No survivor was found following the crash.