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Kerri-Anne Kennerley shares emotional footage from her 1984 wedding to her late husband at the Opera House

''Such wonderful and happy memories.''
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Since her husband passed away on February 27 in 2019, Kerri-Anne Kennerley has been honouring his memory.

John Kennerley passed away aged 78, three years after he suffered a tragic fall that left him paralysed.

Now TV personality Kerri-Anne occasionally likes to share photos of her late husband to socials media to pay homage to the man she shared her life with.

To celebrate their recent wedding anniversary, Kerri-Anne took to Instagram to upload a very special video from their wedding at the Sydney Opera House.

Watch their wedding video from 1984 below.

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Their 1984 nuptials was the first ever held at the iconic venue, but in the footage all eyes are drawn to the absolute bliss on their faces.

It’s also as 80s as you can get, with Kerri-Anne styled in puffed sleeves, a big billowing dress and a long veil.

The presenter captioned the monumental moment with a sweet message about wanting to share something positive during these difficult times.

“Sharing a very special day, John and my wedding anniversary. We were the first to ever be Married at the Opera House in 1984. Such wonderful and happy memories,” she began her message.

“It makes me smile, and I also hope it does for you in these tough times.”

Kerri-Anne’s famous friends flooded the post’s comment section with endearing messages about the family video.

John was left paralysed by a fall three years before his death.

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Sally Obermeder wrote, “So beautiful KAK. How special ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️,” and Patti Newton simply said, “Beautiful ❤️❤️.”

Hugh Sheridan opted to reminisce about their trip to Dubai together and John’s train room.

“Awww I love this. So much love to you. John was always so kind to me, I loved his train room, and the fence 🙌 so many memories, especially our trip to Dubai together. Thank you for sharing this, sending you much love and hugs one day! XXX H,” penned the actor.

In 2019, Kerri-Anne opened up about adjusting to living without the love of her life.

Sitting on the Studio 10 couch with Angela Bishop, Sarah Harris, Joe Hildebrand, and Denise Drysdale, she thanked them and other well-wishers for their support.

“It was a shock because I thought I would really have John for many, many, many years to come, and a lot of things happened very quickly, so it was a terrible shock,” she confessed.

Kerri-Anne posted this throwback picture of her late husband earlier this year.

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She continued to explain how it feels to live without the man she spent 35 years with.

“After he had the accident, there was always next, get breathing, get eating, which wheelchair do you get, which rehab, so there was always a next, and all of a sudden there was no next.

“You’re in this black hole, it’s so dense, not even light can get out.

“But that said, John and I have been a team for too many years, so many years and we were always together, we thought as two and now there’s only one.”

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