It was a grey day to match the even greyer atmosphere.
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Hundreds of Stephanie Scott’s friends and family today gathered at the venue where she was meant to walk down the aisle less than two weeks earlier.
Instead, Ms Scott’s loved ones converged on Eat Your Greens in Eugowra to say their final farewells to the popular Leeton High School teacher, originally from Canowindra.
As the hundreds of cars rolled into Eugowra for the funeral they were greeted by yellow balloons and streamers hanging from every tree lining the road to the function centre.
The mood was sombre as one by one, car-loads of mourners arrived at the venue wearing touches of yellow to pay tribute to Ms Scott, who was allegedly murdered on Easter Sunday, just days before she was due to wed her high school sweetheart, Aaron Leeson-Woolley.
Ms Scott’s sister Kim was a pillar of strength as she delivered the heart-warming eulogy, sharing stories of their childhood and telling of the wonderful, lovable and happy woman Ms Scott grew up to be.
One of Ms Scott’s students from Leeton High School also spoke about the teacher everyone loved.
“Ms Scott always knew how to brighten a day,” she said.
Ms Scott’s parents even got up to say a few words about their daughter, and then, the sun came out just as the yellow balloons were handed out to the crowd.
The balloons were released into the grey sky as the hearse drove off, to the background of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ 2009 song, ‘Home’.
