A teacher who cheekily invited her pal's celebrity crush to marry her on Twitter uncannily had her brazen request granted - but sadly passed away before she could see the couple tie the knot.
Amber Morris knew her best friend Alex Curry, 32 from Chelmsford in Essex, had harboured a crush on comedian Glenn Wool for years, and tweeted the star inviting him to consider marrying her pal as a 'birthday present'.
She tweeted: 'Excuse me, @GlennWool, it's my best friend @AlexandraCurry's birthday soon, and I was hoping you might consider marrying her as a present?'
Miraculously the shameless request back in 2015 paid off, as Alex and Glenn began dating soon after, had baby Atticus and tied the knot on May 20 this year.
But tragically Amber never got to see her friend walk down the aisle, because she died after catching dengue hemorrhagic fever while working abroad, seven months after setting the pair up.
Canadian comedian Glenn Wool and Alex Curry (both centre), from Essex, married in May this year, after her friend Amber Morris set them up via Twitter
Alex's (left) best friend Amber (right) was unable to see the fruits of her matchmaking as she tragically died just months after setting the couple up
Amber made the bold move and asked Glenn to marry her pal on Twitter in a hilarious post. But her cupid skills worked as Alex, 32, and Glenn, 44, started dating and married years later
Alex, 32, and 44-year-old Glenn honoured her memory by marrying at the church she was buried at and laying wedding flowers on her grave.
'Amber was my rock and my soulmate from when we were three,' Alex said.
'I feel that the universe got me Glenn to look after me when she couldn't be there anymore.
'We decided to get married at the church where she was buried so that she would be near and after the ceremony we took a moment to put a bouquet down on the grave.
Alex and Glenn Wool married in her hometown of Essex after being introduced four years earlier. Although her BFF was not there to see them exchange nuptials they believe she was watching over them
Alex reached out to Glenn on Twitter asking him to marry her as a birthday present, but sadly contracted dengue hemorrhagic fever just months after connecting the two
Alex and Glenn flirted up a storm on social media after Amber connected the two together, but it wasn't until Glenn browsed through his now wife's pictures he agreed to go on a date with her
'It was forecast to rain on our wedding day, but we had a beautiful sunny day. To me, that was her making the sun shine for us.
'It's bittersweet, but I know she would be happy that we're as we are.'
The unusual love story began back in March 2015 when best pals Alex and Amber, who was living and working in Thailand, were enjoying a catch-up on the phone.
Alex moaned it was unlikely she'd marry after a string of terrible Tinder dates but admitted she was besotted with 'sexy gruff-voiced' comedian Glenn Wool.
Minutes after Alex revealed her comedy crush, her phone pinged and she discovered Amber had publicly messaged the funny man asking if he'd consider marrying Alex as her birthday present.
Amber and Alex boasted a strong friendship spanning over 25 years. The duo met when they were just three years old, as Amber detailed in a previous tweet
This triggered a series of flirty messages that self-professed fan girl Alex 'freaked out' over, likening it to an encounter between a celebrity and an uber fan.
Alex said: 'We laughed about it but I didn't think he would see it as he has so many followers - plus I thought I couldn't be the only crazy female one.
'When he replied I couldn't believe it, I remember thinking "oh my god, what do I do?".
'I was completely freaking out - it was like if Justin Bieber had tweeted a Belieber.'
Glenn responded to Amber's original tweet writing: '@MissAmberMorris @AlexandraCurry nobody deserves that kind of punishment, let alone on their birthday.'
Alex has admitted she 'completely freaked out' when Glenn replied to Amber's tweet, but he now won't let her live down the moment
Alex never thought she would ever meet Glenn let alone marry him and start a family with him, after listening to his podcast
Glenn decided to move from Canada to the UK to be with Alex, but decided to tie the knot at Saint John the Baptist in Finchingfield, Essex, where they first met
Although Amber was not at their wedding, Glenn and Alex paid tribute to her by getting married at the church she was buried and took time out of their special day to lay flowers on her grave
'Glenn doesn't let me live it down - especially now that I'm mother to his child.
'At the time I just thought 'he's Canadian, nothing more will come of it' but I was delighted with the small amount of interaction I'd got.'
Another friend took Alex to go and see Frankie Boyle at Soho Theatre in London as a birthday present.
Comedy fan Alex watched open-mouthed as the warm-up act walked on stage - and it was Glenn.
Alex and Glenn's romance blossomed after the exchange of tweets, as she saw him perform on stage and reached out to him on social
