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Zara Woodcock

Jake Quickenden's touching nod to his late brother and dad on wedding day

Jake Quickenden kept his late brother and father close to him on his wedding day.

The 34-year-old tied the knot with Sophie Church in a gorgeous ceremony in Ibiza this weekend.

The X Factor singer's father, Paul, died in 2008 after battling non-familial bone cancer. His brother, Oliver, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma – a common form of the cancer – in 2010. He died in 2012.

On his big day, Jake added a touching nod to his brother and father on the lapel of his blazer in a form of a brooch.

His silver brooch had three pendants hanging from it, one with a picture of his brother, one with a touching message and one with a picture of his dad.

Jake recently tied the knot (chrishughesofficial/Instagram)
He kept his brother and father close to him on his special day (chrishughesofficial/Instagram)

The message read: "I know you would be here today if you weren't in heaven so far away."

A clip of the touching tribute was shared by Jake's  Love Island star pal  Chris Hughes on his Instagram page.

In the clip, Jake looked emotional as he admitted he needed some 'time in the aircon' as he prepared to marry his other half, Sophie.

Chris zoomed in on the brooch and read out the message before Jake said: "Don't make me cry, come on. Let's go get married."

The caption of the lovely clip read: "Let’s get you married brother, your day, your year, your life."

Friends and fans were delighted with Jake's happy day and took to Chris' comment section to congratulate him.

Coleen Nolan wrote: "Oh I'm so so happy for you... congratulations to you both! Love you lots."

Chris shared a clip of his brooch (chrishughesofficial/Instagram)
Jake and Sophie got engaged last year (sophie__church/Instagram)

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Alex Murphy wrote: "Love this" while one user added: "Well this made me cry….. So beautiful."

Jake even commented on the post and said: "love you bro I’ve stopped crying now."

The singer announced his engagement to Sophie on Instagram last year.

He popped the question during a holiday to Rhodes, Greece.

The former I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! contestant shared an image of himself and Sophie kissing beside the blue ocean on their break.

Jake's brother and father both passed away after battles with cancer (Internet Unknown)

Jake penned in the caption on the  Instagram  post: "She said yes."

He also added: "The love of my life the mother to my beautiful Leo and Freddie, I love you so much… this isn't a drill it's actually happening."

Jake and Sophie began dating in 2018 and announced they were set to welcome their first child together two years later in 2020.

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