If you didn’t know the story behind this photo, you’d think it was a weird man marrying a sex doll because of a crazy fetish; but the truth is heart-breaking.

CCTV reports that this Beijing groom is suffering from terminal cancer and his dying wish was to have beautiful wedding photos before he passed. Without a bride to pose with, he ordered an inflatable doll to be styled up for the photo-shoot.

We’re not sure whether this is the saddest or strangest wedding story we’ve heard (maybe it’s a bit of both!?).

Images from dailymail.co.uk