Meet the nine-year-old bride who has fulfilled her dying wish to get married

Dream come true: Jayla Cooper, nine, wore a white dress and headband for her 'wedding' to Jose Griggs

A little girl with leukaemia has enjoyed her dream wedding just two weeks before she is expected to die.

Nine-year-old Jayla Cooper dreamed of being a bride so her parents allowed her to 'marry' her seven-year-old groom - her friend and fellow hospital patient Jose Griggs.

And the blushing bride pulled out all the stops, dressing up like a princess in a white ruffled dress and tiara.

She was walked down the aisle by her father Jerrod Cooper before she and Jose exchanged little gold rings and vowed to be 'friends forever'.



After the service the newlyweds danced to their favourite song - The Love Bug by The Jonas Brothers.

Of her new husband, Jayla told reporters: ''He is very cute and I love him. I was so excited and happy. It was really fun, we had dances and did a lot of things.'

The two families wanted the mock wedding, which took place in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, to be a 'celebration of life and friendship'.

Big day: The wedding official has to kneel down to Jayla and her groom to conduct the ceremony which was watched over by the children's mothers

Jayla, whose aggressive illness is expected to claim her life within two weeks, became friends with Jose while being treated at the Children's Medical Hospital in Dallas.

Unlike his tragic bride, Jose is said to be on the road to recovery from his leukaemia.