Bride who married disabled partner cruelly trolled after sharing wedding snaps

10 March 2024 , 17:00

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Hannah Aylward married Shane Burcaw in September, 2020 (Image: Instagram)

Wedding days are full of highs, but the special moment can easily be spoiled by others.

Unfortunately, one couple faced cruel messages from trolls after sharing beautiful snaps from their intimate ceremony online. Hannah Aylward married Shane Burcaw - who has spinal muscular atrophy - back in 2020, with the couple exchanging vows in the back garden of their home in Minneapolis, US.

Hannah and Shane were all smiles as they posed for pictures, which were later shared on Hannah's Instagram page, and while some people congratulated the pair on the union, others quickly slammed the bride.

Hannah revealed that she received some messages from people who claimed she married Shane for his money - and that their wedding wasn't "real", with some going as far as to say the couple had "photoshopped" images from their big day. "I'm saying this without any kind of apologies. I'm pretty sure that woman married him because of his money and not for love" a cruel troll wrote under the photos.

Hannah Burcaw was left heartbroken at the cruel comments from trolls (Instagram)

Hannah and her husband Shane (Instagram)

Another said: "Some of us women will do anything and everything for money, even if it means putting up a front pretending just to get what they want. No not true love." Responding to the cruel comments, Hannah said: "No matter what you do, some people will just never come around.

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"Worrying about these people's opinions is a waste of time, and as time has gone on, it's become so much easier to genuinely have no internal reaction to comments like these. A few years ago, reading words like these was painful. For a while, I held onto the idea that once Shane and I were married, all the people doubting our relationship would realize it was real.

"Now, of course, I'm not that naive. Although it’s taken time, I'm able to completely dismiss people like this. Shane and I continue to make content and share our story with the hopes of showing as many people as we can that disabled people are worthy partners.

However, her comments prompted a huge response from supporters congratulating them on their marriage. One follower said: "You two are the definition of love and if these people don’t see that than they don’t know what love is." Another person wrote: "I don’t know what possesses people to spew such hate. Congratulations on getting married, I’m so happy for you both."

Ayaan Ali