Groom died by suicide a day after ‘perfect’ honeymoon, only for the bride to receive flowers from him months later

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Friday, May 2, 2025 - A woman has shared her heartbreak after her husband took his own life just a day after they returned from their honeymoon, only for her to receive flowers from him months later on Valentine’s Day.

Isabel Coles, 32, had just married 28-year-old Christopher Coles in September 2024 after a whirlwind romance that began on a dating app. The pair, both music lovers, celebrated their union with a beachfront honeymoon at the Sea Hear Now music festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Isabel said the couple were “insanely happy” and showed no signs of trouble.

But just one day after they returned to their home in Southern Pines, North Carolina, Christopher — a serving military officer began behaving unusually.

Isabel said he stayed up all night finalizing details for their upcoming wedding reception, but the next morning, something felt off.



“He was folding laundry and acting a little weird,” Isabel recalled. “I asked him what was wrong, and he said ‘nothing’.”

Moments later, he left the house with a handgun and walked into a nearby forest. Despite Isabel’s desperate attempts to follow, he disappeared.

The next day, his father discovered Christopher’s body in the woods.

Isabel was left in shock. “We were so happy. There were no signs,” she said. “He was successful, driven, kind — I just didn’t see this coming.”

Then, on Valentine’s Day 2025, a bouquet of flowers arrived at her door — ordered months earlier by Christopher before his death. She contacted the florist and learned he had scheduled the delivery in anticipation of being away on military duty around that time.



“He knew he might be deployed,” Isabel said. “He always wrote to me every day when he was away, telling me about his day, asking about mine — even when I couldn’t respond. That’s who he was.”

The couple had legally wed in a courthouse ceremony in September and were planning a larger celebration with family and friends.

Christopher had even proposed romantically after running a marathon. Their love story, Isabel said, was filled with music, laughter, and dreams of a future together.

But in the aftermath of his death, she has faced not only grief but harsh judgment. “Some people say it’s my fault or that I shouldn’t have shared our story,” she said. “But I know we were happy. No one can take that from me.”

Isabel, a mother-of-one, is now preparing to run the Chicago Marathon this October in Christopher’s memory and to raise awareness around mental health. She will be raising funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

“There’s a part of me that is gone forever,” she said. “But I want people to know that even those who seem strong and happy can be battling invisible struggles. He didn’t do it to hurt me — he just thought people would be better off without him. But that’s never true.”

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