Kelsey Parker has opened up about her the beginning of her "year of firsts" following the death of her beloved husband, Tom Parker.
The singer and The Wanted star passed away in March at the age of 33, just two years after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.
This weekend, Kelsey attended her first wedding without her husband, and posted a touching tribute to him on Instagram.
In the snap, she is sitting in a satin pink dress, a glass of wine in hand raised in Tom's memory. Next to her is an empty chair with a sign on the back reading: "For Tom".
"The year of firsts," she captioned the post with a broken heart emoji.
"My first wedding without my love.
"I knew this was going to be the toughest weekend and I knew my head would be all over the place.
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"This weekend for me was so bittersweet, I was watching my best friend marry the love of her life yet 7 weeks ago I lost mine.
"The thing about death is that even though I have suffered the most traumatic experience the world keeps turning.
"The sun keeps shining and I know Tom was watching over me especially when the sun was beaming on us all day."
Kelsey continued: "I really enjoyed myself this weekend and it was so nice to actually let my hair down and be Kelsey. I raised a glass to my boy and I know he’s up there having shots.
"There were moments when my heart would ache, moments when the tears wouldnt stop rolling down my face and moments where I laughed until my belly hurt.
"In this crazy world – Life is for living."
The couple share two children, a daughter Aurelia, two, and son Bodhi, one.
Kelsey had previously shared with fans that she was going to the wedding which was taking place in Ireland.
Not only was it the first wedding she would be attending without Tom, who was set to be an usher, but it was also her first trip away since his death.
Talking to the camera, she said: "Hey guys, so I've just got to Ireland today. I've come to Ireland for my best friend's wedding Ruth Ann and Ollie's wedding.
"Yep it's gonna be a really weird weekend for me, obviously it's gonna be bittersweet.
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"Because obviously Ruth and Ollie are getting married, and I'm super happy for them, but Tom was meant to be here this weekend, he was meant to be an usher."
She continued: "It's gonna be the first event, wedding, that I've actually been to, without him being with me. So yeah, this weekend is going to be a tough one."
Tom's death came just weeks after he took part in The Wanted's reunion tour, despite his deteriorating health, taking to the stage in a wheelchair.
He was unable to make the full tour as planned after pulling out due to cancer treatment.
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