Bride honours late 6-year-old daughter in heart-wrenching wedding photo tribute

A wedding photographer described it as 'the most beautiful and difficult picture she's ever been asked to do’

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by Jessica Anais Rach |
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Amanda Crowe Freebird was devastated that she would not be able to share her wedding day with her 6-year-old daughter Azalee, who died of cancer before getting the chance to meet Amanda’s new husband Chip.

But to help heal the pain, Amanda asked talented photographer Ashley Frantz to add little Azalee to her photos from that day.

Ashley revealed it was one of the hardest tasks she was ever set-  she did the most amazing job.

Finally get to share one of the most beautiful and difficult pictures I've ever been asked to do. This is my wonderful...

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Sharing the picture of Amanda and her daughter on Facebook, she wrote:

"Finally get to share one of the most beautiful and difficult pictures I've ever been asked to do.

"This is my wonderful friend Amanda during her bridals. She wanted so badly for her precious Azalee to be there with us. Azalee's battle with childhood cancer ended 2 years ago...she went to heaven before her mommy met the most wonderful man named Chip.

"Heartbroken that her girl wouldn't be here to experience this new journey with her,Amanda asked me to please incorporate Azalee into the pics somehow. This is what I came up with and I couldn't be more pleased.

"It was such an honor to be able to do this for her and I'm so thankful God has given me a talent that I can use to make broken hearts just a tad less broken. Azalee Mae Carroll Crowe”.

And the touching tribute has melted hearts across the social network, with the post getting over 10,000 shares and 90,000 likes in just two days.

We can see why - this is so beautiful.

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