Reason husband who took his own life a day after honeymoon sent his wife flowers from beyond grave

Isabel Coles was deeply in love with her husband, Christopher. They had just gotten married in September, in a simple courthouse ceremony. Christopher was in the army and was supposed to be sent away a month later, so they decided to make it official before he left. Even though their wedding was small, they were planning a bigger celebration with family and friends the following May to celebrate their love properly.

After the wedding, they went on a honeymoon and came back home happy and excited about their future. Christopher even spent the whole night after their trip working on their wedding website, adding all the details for the guests who would attend the bigger ceremony. To Isabel, everything seemed normal.

But the next morning, things felt off. Christopher went downstairs and tried to leave the house. Isabel stood at the front door, confused, asking what was going on. He didn’t answer. Instead, he walked away toward the woods behind their home. Isabel ran upstairs to get her shoes, planning to follow him. That’s when she noticed he had taken a weapon with him. She immediately became worried. The next morning, Christopher’s father found his body in the woods. He had taken his own life.

Isabel was crushed. She said there were no signs that Christopher was struggling or feeling hopeless. She described him as a smart, handsome, and successful man who was always motivated and full of drive. Nothing had prepared her for what happened. She kept asking herself if she had missed anything or if there was something she could have done.

Even though Christopher was gone, he had left behind one final surprise. On Valentine’s Day, months after his death, Isabel received a flower delivery from him. At first, she was shocked and confused. But the florist explained that Christopher had ordered the flowers months earlier, in September. He had planned for them to be delivered on Valentine’s Day because he thought he would be deployed at that time and wanted to make sure Isabel felt loved on their first Valentine’s Day as a married couple.

Isabel said the flowers were beautiful, but receiving them broke her heart all over again. It showed how much he had cared and how thoughtful he was, which made his sudden death even harder to understand.

To honor Christopher’s memory and help others who might be suffering in silence, Isabel is now training to run the Chicago Marathon in October 2025. She wants to raise awareness and support for suicide prevention so fewer families have to go through the pain she’s experienced.

She says people often try to find a reason why someone would end their life, especially someone who seemed to have everything going for them. Some people have even blamed her, thinking she might have done something wrong. But Isabel stands by the love she and Christopher shared. She says they were happy together, and no one can take that truth away from her.