On October 12, 2021, Ashley and Billy gathered with friends and family at the Lomas Santa Fe Country Club to join their lives in marriage.

Ashley has sadly struggled with health issues for her entire life. She was born with Cystic Fibrosis and has battled its many complications for years. In addition to the CF, Ashley has battled Hemachromatosis, a condition that causes the body to absorb too much iron. In 2015, she underwent a complete double lung transplant. She spent a month in the hospital, on and off of a ventilator – and often, clinging to life. While the surgery was successful, Ashley’s Hemachromatosis’s continued to advance, placing her on yet another donor transplant list, this time for a partial liver. Finding a perfect match for “living liver” transplant is very difficult. As fate would have it, Ashley found her perfect match in Billy!

It was an honor meeting Ashley and Billy and granting their wish for a wedding. Our bride stunned in her sleek, gorgeous gown as she and Billy exchanged vows in a touching ceremony beachside ceremony as the waves crashed behind them. We were thrilled to team up with Amanda Crabtree of Spark and Sage Events and loving watching her creativity unfold.

On October 12, 2021, Ashley and Billy will stand before family and friends to unite their lives in marriage and open a new chapter in a story that has been dominated by struggle and sickness.

Ashley has struggled with health issues for her entire life. She was born with Cystic Fibrosis and has battled its many complications for years. In addition to the CF, Ashley has battled Hemachromatosis, a condition that causes the body to absorb too much iron. In her early 20’s, Ashley’s lung quality had diminished to the point where she needed to be on constant oxygen. In 2015, she underwent a complete double lung transplant. She spent a month in the hospital, on and off of a ventilator – and often, clinging to life. While the surgery was successful, Ashley’s Hemachromatosis’s continued to advance, placing her on yet another donor transplant list, this time for a partial liver.

We were thrilled to meet Ashely and Billy at this point in their journey and are so excited to help make this wish for a wedding come true. We wanted to be able to grant this wish for them before the liver transplant so that they can focus on preparing for both of their surgeries and making plans for the recovery that will follow.