Others say that during the post-wedding party she died struck by lightning or fell from the balcony of the villa. As you know in November it tends to snow. In this review I’ll explain why the bride dies in November Rain. It could be a theory that she commited suicide or she was shot. The girl is Stephanie Seymour who was and is a model from the 1990's. So if she went out like Bridget Jones, naturally she would catch something and die. November Rain is not a stand-alone video but a part of trilogy (Don’t Cry, November Rain, Estranged) which is based on the short story “Without You” by Del James, a friend of Axl Rose and the road manager for Guns N' Roses. In 1992 Guns N’ Roses would unleash their epic music video for “November Rain”, but many fans were wondering why Stephanie Seymour’s character died. Short answer: She had committed suicide by gunshot. Without you: the story of the musicvideo is taken from a book At the end of the musicvideo we read from where the story is taken. A last theory is that the bride was killed on the wedding day during the "November Rain" storm that begins to fall at the reception. Axl Rose’s Masterpiece November Rain Featured Some Headscratching Questions When It came to the Music Video.