On December 14, 2021, Phil and Kathy gathered with their loved ones at The Mansion on Main Street to renew their vows and to celebrate their beautiful story.

Phil and Kathy first met in 2004. Their first date was on Mother’s Day at a restaurant called Miller’s Smorgaborg and lasted 12 hours! Needless-to-say, the two hit it off and immediately started dating. Within a short time, Kathy moved across town to be closer to Phil and the two were engaged by Christmas. They eloped in Vegas the following July 4.

In March of this year, Phil experienced a bowel blockage that sent him to the ER. It was then that he received devastating news. He had a large cancerous mass in his colon. Further testing revealed that the cancer had spread to his lungs and liver. He immediately began an aggressive treatment schedule and continues battle on, often dealing with many awful side effects.

On Dec 9, 2021, Sam and Jayce gathered with their loves ones at St.Josef’s winery in Canby, OR to renew their vows and to pay homage to a love story that has weathered its fair share of storms.

Sam and Jayce first met in high school but didn’t really know each other that well. It wasn’t until after graduation that they connected at a mutual friend’s wedding. Jayce reached out to Sam after the wedding and the two started hanging out, quickly became great friends and eventually soul mates.

In 2017, Sam found a lump on her breast. She didn’t think much of it but decided to have it checked out to be safe. Sadly, she was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductile carcinoma. She underwent chemotherapy and a double mastectomy and was pronounced cancer free.

Two years later, Sam started experiencing some unexplained back pain, coupled with gall bladder issues. She scheduled a visit with her primary care doctor, who ordered an ultrasound.  The tests revealed the worst. Sam’s cancer had spread to her liver and her lungs. She had surgery to have her gall bladder removed, followed by radiation and more chemotherapy.

We were honored to have been able to grant Sam and Jayce’s wish for a vow renewal and were thrilled with the special day that our wish granters blessed them with.

On June 27, 2022, Amy and Bryan will stand before their loved ones to renew their vows and to honor a love story that has stood firm in the face of overwhelming sickness and struggle.

For years, Bryan has struggled with heartburn. He’s tried to control it but overtime, it intensified. In March of 2021, he started vomiting up blood. He went to the ER and underwent a series of tests. The results were devastating. He had been diagnosed with an advanced form of esophageal cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes and liver. Bryan immediately began an aggressive treatment plan, traveling back and forth to Houston to see his specialist. Unfortunately, his condition has advanced, and he is fighting desperately for his sweet family.

On June 23, 2022, Margaret and Matt will gather with their nearest and dearest to renew their vows and to celebrate 20 beautiful years of marriage.

This sweet couple first met in 1999 while attending a graduate school program in TX for teaching the deaf. Matt is a member of the deaf community and Margaret studied American Sign Language in her undergraduate program. The two hit it off immediately and began dating. They were married in 2002 and began identifying a city to settle down in. They decided on the Portland region where Matt’s family lived and found jobs and started a family. 

Three years ago, Margaret’s doctor found a lump in her breast during a routine mammogram. After further testing, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent an aggressive treatment schedule which included a mastectomy, a surgery to have her ovaries removed, chemotherapy and radiation.

In October of 2021, Margaret’s doctors discovered a large, cancerous tumor in her sacrum. Unfortunately, the tumor cannot be removed and Margaret has been enduring radiation and hormone therapy in hopes of shrinking it and preventing the spread of her cancer.

We’ve been blessed to meet this beautiful couple on this hard road that they are walking and cannot wait to help them renew their vows.

On June 14th 2022, Christy and Brandon will gather with loved ones to renew their vows and to celebrate more than ten years of marriage.

Christy and Brandon like to say that music brought them together. They first met in 2003 at a party that Brandon was hosting and DJ’ing at his home. Although they were both married to other people at the time, they quickly became friends. Six years later, they were both divorced and decided to try dating. Sparks flew immediately and they were married two years later.

This past summer, Brandon started having trouble taking deep breaths. He works construction for his job and assumed that he had pulled a muscle or something. As his symptoms progressed, he decided to go get checked out by his doctor. A scan revealed a large amount of fluid in his lung. After further testing, he learned that the fluid was cancerous and that it had spread to his lymph nodes.

We’ve loved meeting this outgoing, spunky couple and are excited to help them renew their vows.

On November 7, 2021, Elaine and Junior gathered with loved ones at The Elks in beautiful Portsmouth, NH to join their lives in marriage after a 20-year courtship.

Elaine and Junior first met in 1995 while they were both working at the T Bones steakhouse in Salem, New Hampshire. They quickly became friends and spent the next couple of years getting to know each other, all the while, denying that they had developed feelings for one another. Finally, Junior officially asked Elaine to be his girlfriend on his 30th birthday and they’ve been together ever since.

While the couple grew up on the east coast and consider New Hampshire to be home, they moved a few years ago to Ocala, FL where Elaine is working her life’s passion as a horse trainer. Around the time that they were moving, Elaine felt a small lump under her armpit. At the suggestion of her doctor, she underwent a mammogram and ultrasound and was told it was nothing. Although the lump continued to bother her, she tried to forget out it. That is until the problem progressed, resulting in a scary blood clot. Elaine was diagnosed in December of 2015 with stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her bones and most recently, her liver.

This fun-loving couple sure touched our hearts. We were drawn to their infectious personalities and they’re enduring love for each other.

On November 7, 2021, Hillary and Tommy stood before their loved ones to commit their lives in marriage LM Studio in Chicago, IL.

Hillary and Tommy first met online in 2016. They went to a concert together and spent the rest of the evening walking around the city. They soon fell in love and got engaged. While the couple had originally planned to get married in Hillary’s hometown of Columbus, OH, in 2020, they ended up having to cancel due to Covid.

It was around this time that Hillary was awoken in the night with a significant pain on her right side. After consulting with a friend who is a physician, she decided to get it checked out. She was given a CT scan at the urgent care that revealed a cyst on her liver. While it was concerning, they were reassured that it was likely nothing to worry about and were referred to a GI doctor. Unfortunately, an MIR revealed that Hillary is suffering from an extremely rare and intensely aggressive form of cancer that has moved into her adrenal gland.

We were touched by this moving story and were eager to grant a wedding wish for this wonderful couple. We loved working with the incredible planning team at Urban Allure Events, led by Kelley and Conley and were blown away by the beautiful day they created.

On November 14, 2021, Shari and Cornell stood before family and friends on the beautiful grounds of The Dock in Gulfport, MS to exchange wedding vows in a touching, heartfelt ceremony.

Shari and Cornell first met online in 2019. While getting to know one another, they discovered that they both had a lot in common. Both Shari and Cornell were battling cancer. They found comfort `in their shared experiences, soon fell in love and were engaged not long after.

Cornell’s cancer journey began at the end of 2018. He had begun experiencing some troubling digestive issues, which led to shortness of breath and eventually, yellowing of his eyes. It was at this point, that he went to the ER. Scans revealed a concerning mass near his pancreas. A biopsy confirmed the worst. Cornell was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer. He underwent a surgery to implant a stint and a port and endured an aggressive chemotherapy regiment. Sadly, his cancer returned and has now spread to his liver.

This beautiful story has certainly touched our hearts. We were honored to grant Shari and Cornell’s wish for a wedding and were thrilled to bring on Jean McGrury of After the Proposal Events to help us.

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 27, 2022, Lucy and Jason will join with dear friends and family to renew their vows and celebrate a love that has been persevering through sickness and struggle.

Lucy and Jason first met in 2013. Lucy had been working at an allergy office while perusing a graduate degree and Jason was a patient of the office. Despite several attempts to ask her out, she politely declined, because of his relationship with her office. Not long after she stopped working at the office, she got a random knock on her door. It was Jason. He had tracked her down and wanted to take her to lunch. The two went out that day and have been together ever since.

In 2019, Lucy found a nodule in her armpit. She immediately had it checked out but was told that it was nothing to worry about. She finally get the testing that she needed and was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy and aggressive chemotherapy. This past October, the cancer spread to her bones and has now moved into her lungs. Lucy is actively receiving treatment and is fighting hard with her husband and children by her side.