
A groom from Melbourne has touched hearts around the world after a photo capturing the moment he saw his bride-to-be for the first time was shared online.

Tyrone Armitage was overcome when he saw his partner of 11 years, Kelly Armitage, walking towards him in her wedding dress, just days after receiving heartbreaking news.

He later explained that the emotion of the day had been heightened after discovering that his father was losing his long battle with cancer.

Photographer James Day was on hand to capture every second and later asked Mr Armitage what he was thinking at the moment the photo was taken.

His reply was that he felt like the 'luckiest man to walk the planet'.

'All I could think was "Wow, wow, wow. How amazing is life knowing I will have you by my side until the very end?",' he said.

A groom from Melbourne has touched hearts around the world after a photo capturing the moment he saw his bride-to-be for the first time was shared online

Tyrone Armitage married his partner of 11 years, Kelly Armitage, in a stunning ceremony in March and was immediately overcome with emotion when he saw his beautiful wife-to-be walking towards him in her wedding dress

Thankfully, photographer James Day was on hand to capture every second

'How amazing is life knowing I will have you by my side until the very end I can't believe I get to do life with you, is this really happening?'.'

Opening up about the big day, Mr Armitage explained that he'd received some bad news about his father just a week earlier.

'Almost a week to the day before our wedding, I received a call from my eldest sister.

I instantly knew something was wrong hearing the pain and sadness in her voice. I knew straight away it was about Dad,' Mr Armitage wrote for Love What Matters, adding that his dad had been fighting cancer for 16 years.

'How amazing is life knowing I will have you by my side until the very end I can't believe I get to do life with you, is this really happening?' Mr Day recounted Mr Armitage as saying

And while on the surface Mr Armitage's visible adoration was much like any other groom on his big day, his overwhelming emotions were heightened by some difficult news delivered just a few days earlier

Their father (left) had been told more tumours had been found and confronting words like 'palliative care' and 'radiation' had been mentioned by doctors

'In Dad's true style he said to the doctors, "Do what you need to do to get me to my son's wedding and do it quickly!"' Mr Armitage said

Their father had been told more tumours had been found and confronting words like 'palliative care' and 'radiation' had been mentioned by doctors.

'Hanging up on the call, all the finer details of the wedding night were quickly put into perspective when suddenly all I cared about was marrying the love of my life and having the people that mattered most there with us.

'In Dad's true style he said to the doctors, "Do what you need to do to get me to my son's wedding and do it quickly!"' Mr Armitage said.

With his father by his side and the love of his life walking towards him, Mr Armitage, aware more at that moment than ever before how precious life was, took in every second.

The newlywed said that while day was filled with tears and swirling emotions, each and every conversation he shared with his father that day would be 'cherished forever'.

'I don't know what the future holds for Dad, but what I do know is with Kel by my side, and her endless love and support, we can get through anything together,' he said.

'Hanging up on the call, all the finer details of the wedding night were quickly put into perspective when suddenly all I cared about was marrying the love of my life and having the people that mattered most there with us,' he said

The newlywed said that while day was filled with tears and swirling emotions, each and every conversation he shared with his father that day would be 'cherished forever'