While 50 pence (about $.72) might not be much money for some people, it was everything one homeless man from Bristol, England had to his name before giving it all away to a complete stranger.
Jack Richardson had been begging in the streets in 2013 when Toni Osbourne first walked by him. “I asked her for money, it was just before Christmas and she burst into tears,” Richardson said. “She didn’t have quite enough to put the lights on over Christmas, so I gave her enough to put the lights on.”
After his original act of kindness, the two kept in touch and quickly became friends. Eventually, Osbourne offered him the spare bedroom in her home. “When I went to stay with her we fell for each other,” Richardson said.
Richardson proposed to Osbourne at the exact spot he gave her everything he had, and nearly two years later, the couple married with the help of friends and local businesses.
“An amazing person has even donated money for Toni to get a wedding dress. Then there’s a guy I know, from the pub down the road, who is my size and has a box of Armani suits. He’s very kindly offered to bring a few in for me to try and let me borrow one,” Richardson said.
“I wanted to give my beloved the wedding she deserved but I couldn’t. Thanks to the kindness of people I’ve now been able to.”
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