{"id":84022,"date":"2026-04-25T07:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/influencer-famous-for-affordable-wedding-dies-giving-birth\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T07:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:37:47","slug":"influencer-famous-for-affordable-wedding-dies-giving-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/influencer-famous-for-affordable-wedding-dies-giving-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Famous for Affordable Wedding Dies Giving Birth\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>An influencer who went viral after sharing her budget-friendly wedding has died after welcoming her first child.<\/p>\n<p>According to her obituary, <strong>Kiara Janae Brokenbrough<\/strong> died as she welcomed a son with her husband <strong>Joel Brokenbrough<\/strong> on March 30. She was 32.<\/p>\n<p>A GoFundMe launched by Joel\u2019s mother <strong>Shaneka Greene<\/strong> shared that Kiara died \u201cunexpectedly\u201d and \u201cwent to her Heavenly home while Baby Jonah entered his earthly home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GoFundMe page also shared an update on baby Jonah\u2019s condition after he was born prematurely. (He was originally due in June.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Influencer-Pyari-Maryam-Dies-During-Childbirth3.jpg?crop=0px%2C407px%2C1079px%2C609px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Influencer-Pyari-Maryam-Dies-During-Childbirth3.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Influencer-Pyari-Maryam-Dies-During-Childbirth3.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Influencer Pyari Maryam Dies After Giving Birth to Twin Boys<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSocial media influencer Pyari Maryam has died after giving birth to twin boys. Her husband, Ahsan Ali, shared news of her death via her Instagram Stories on Thursday, December 4. \u201cIndeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. Dear Maryam has passed away,\u201d he wrote in a statement that was translated to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe is in NICU and has begun his long journey to grow stronger and healthier each day,\u201d the description read. \u201cJonah is a cutie and a fighter and by God\u2019s grace and POWER we know he will astound the doctors with his daily progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kiara\u2019s obituary also detailed Jonah\u2019s progress in the neonatal intensive care unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJonah, like his parents, is a fighter,\u201d the obituary read. \u201cHe is inspiring his family members and NICU hospital staff with his remarkable improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWNF5ZfgcTb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The GoFundMe description also described the impact Kiara\u2019s death has had on her husband Joel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstandably, this tragedy has taken a devastating toll on Joel,\u201d the description continued. \u201cHe will need support (physically, mentally, spiritually, and monetarily) from his family and friends and the kindness of strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It further added, \u201cAs Joel begins this unimaginable next chapter as an only parent, to a premie in the NICU and having to deal with the heartache of losing his beloved wife (whom he loves so much) he needs all the support he can get as he tries to navigate through life without her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday, April 24, the GoFundMe has raised more than $104,000 of its $150,000 goal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Hailey-Okulas-Husband-Plans-to-Honor-Her-After-Death-While-Raising-Newborn-Son-0z.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1221px%2C690px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"How Hailey Okulas Husband Plans to Honor Her After Death While Raising Newborn Son\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Hailey-Okulas-Husband-Plans-to-Honor-Her-After-Death-While-Raising-Newborn-Son-0z.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">How Hailey Okula&#8217;s Husband Matthew Plans to Honor Her After Death<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMatthew Okula is grieving the loss of his wife, nurse influencer Hailey Okula, who died on Saturday, March 29, at age 33 after giving birth to the couple\u2019s first baby. Now, unexpectedly thrust into the role of a single parent, Matthew hopes to honor his late wife while raising him. \u201cI know she would be [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kiara and Joel had been married for four years, after tying the knot in a wedding that had a budget of $500. Kiara\u2019s wedding dress cost $47 and she went viral after she detailed how she pulled off the low-cost but still stylish nuptials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew that it would not be wise for us to go into debt over a wedding or to spend a lot of money just to have a wedding,\u201d Kiara told the Los Angeles Times in April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cI just seen how, culturally, how we\u2019ve gotten so far away from how weddings were something so simple as bride and groom coming together, bowing to God to stay together, and vowing to each other to stay together and in front of witnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An influencer who went viral after sharing her budget-friendly wedding has died after welcoming her first child. According to her obituary, Kiara Janae Brokenbrough died as she welcomed a son with her husband Joel Brokenbrough on March 30. She was 32. A GoFundMe launched by Joel\u2019s mother Shaneka Greene shared that Kiara died \u201cunexpectedly\u201d and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-trends-and-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Influencer-Who-Went-Viral-for-Affordable-Wedding-Dies-at-32-After-Welcoming-1st-Baby.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}