Two friends have set up a charity organising weddings for terminally ill people.
A Magical Wedding Wish has been founded by Catherine Evans and Vikki Sagar and the pair organise weddings free of charge to give dying people their last chance of happiness.
They both work in the wedding industry, and are using their contacts and relying on donations of cash, wedding dresses and accessories.
Catherine's mother Diane Bean died of bowel cancer about ten years ago, aged 54, and her sister Sharon, 30, died of an underlying heart condition about five years ago.
She said: "We're going to kick-start it in Barnsley but hopefully expand all over the county. We've got the contacts and some good friends in the business doing photography and flowers and things like that and we knew it was something we could build on.
"I've known these people (wedding professionals) for years and I would recommend them to brides in normal circumstances.
"The response we've had has taken over my life."
The pair are in the process of writing to hospices across Yorkshire in the hope staff will inform them if they are wanted.
The have also set up Facebook and Twitter pages, and had 310 followers from all over the country within four days.
Vikki, 40, of Quarry Street, Cudworth, is the owner of Sparkle and Shine, on Barnsley Road, Cudworth, and has organised weddings for ill people before, but said she felt guilty taking money from them.
Catherine, 39, of Wakefield, said there would be an application process and people would need to prove they were ill, possibly with a doctors note.
A black tie charity ball will be held at the Holiday Inn on October 10 and 140 tickets have already been sold.
They are hoping to make it an annual event and also hold balls across the county. All proceeds will go towards the charity.
