People.com then tracked down the bride, who revealed she’d designed her stunning purple gown herself.

“I had a vision of what I’d like this dress to be, so I asked a young man in my church who is an artist to sketch it and I took it to the dressmaker,” she said. “It was exactly what I wanted. I felt so wonderful.”

Meanwhile, Elkharbibi told huffingtonpost.com that everyone loved her grandmother’s incredible outfit: “The look on everyone’s face when they saw her, but especially the look on Mr. Harold’s face when he saw her walking down the aisle – it was the absolute sweetest thing you could ever see!

“He teared up. It was beautiful! My nana just beamed with happiness.”

Octogenarian shows us all how it's done in an amazing self-designed wedding dress