Calgary widow turns grief into community ahead of Valentine’s Day
Global News
Six weeks before her wedding, Hannah Carnat-Gronnerud lost her fiancé in a sudden accident and is now transforming grief into connection for widows.
Six weeks before her wedding, Hannah Carnat-Gronnerud’s life changed forever.
Her fiancé, Ian, was killed in a sudden workplace accident, on July 17th, 2025 at the age of 31.
“I got a call, and it was the worst call of my life — horrifying, absolutely horrifying,” Hannah said. “You know, you never think that this could ever happen to you.”
Hannah and Ian had been together for nearly seven years and had shared much of their lives online, documenting their relationship through years of photos and social media videos.
“I feel so lucky I have all those videos,” she said. “No matter how difficult those memories are, I feel incredibly lucky that I got to be with him.”
Instead of cancelling everything after Ian’s death, Hannah chose to still gather friends and family for a wedding weekend, wearing her wedding dress and honouring the love they had built together.
Alongside her was wedding planner and friend Nellie Horvat, who says the shift from celebration to loss was devastating.
“One day we’re talking about cake, and then the next day I get a phone call that this happened, this tragedy happened,” said Nellie Horvat of Chamred Events. “I think my heart stopped.”
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