Photo: Courtesy Santiago Gonzales A 30-year-old Indiana woman lost her battle to cystic fibrosis just two days aftermarrying her fiancé in a hospital ICU. Anna Gonzales — who was diagnosed with the disorder as an infant — died at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday of the disease, her brother, Santiago Gonzales, tells PEOPLE. “Traumatic,” Middleton tells PEOPLE of the death of his new bride, who had been in “shock” when she was told about a week ago that her condition was rapidly declining....

Photo: Rebecca Barger for Rebecca Barger Photography Anyone who has ever planned a wedding knows the amount of time and energy that goes into planning the big day, from selecting a venue, food for guests, and the perfect first dance song. But no matter how hard you try, there are some things you can’t plan for, as Paul Richter and Julie Benn found out during their ceremony over Independence Day weekend....

Sherri Shaw with Dr. Emma Holliday and Dr. Van Morris.Photo:Jason Robles Photography Jason Robles Photography One bride found a special way to thank her doctors for her saving her life after her battle with cancer. Sherri Shaw asked her oncology doctors to escort her down the aisle during her wedding to husband Bill James because she saw them as “the hands of fate that saved me and allowed me time to marry....

Bride Goes Into Cardiac Arrest One Day After Her Wedding.Photo:Getty (2) Getty (2) An Oregon bride went into cardiac arrest on the day after her wedding. Instead of going on her honeymoon, she was rushed to the hospital and learned she had a rare heart condition. It took medical staff at Adventist Health facility 20 minutes to get Sara’s pulse again, and she was soon transported toOregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU)intensive care unit, according to KOIN....

Photo: Amber Gress Photography, Courtesy Taylor Popik A wedding gown is one of life’s most memorable clothing pieces. That’s whyTaylor Popikwanted to wear it again to relive the magic – just not in the way you’d think. For her wedding last August, the bride wore a Tony Ward Bridal Gown (which she bought at theSay Yes to the Dress-famous Kleinfeld Bridal) designed with romantic petal appliqué and a mermaid silhouette that cascaded into a voluminous train....

Riannon Trutanich VanSciver and her father photographed dancing together.Photo:Riannon Trutanich VanSciverFor as long as Riannon Trutanich VanSciver can remember, her mother would say that her wedding day would feature a childhood family film of her and her dad dancing in their family room together.So, when Trutanich VanSciver, 32, finally tied the knot with her husband on Oct, 16, 2021, in the Town and Gown ballroom at the University of Southern California, that’s exactly what her mom made happen....

Taylor Downs surprises husband with lip tattoo from her bachelorette party.Photo:Taylor Downs Taylor Downs On the last day of her bachelorette trip in Nashville, Tenn., Taylor Downs remembers joking with her 10 bridesmaids about how funny it would be if they got lip tattoos. However, the 28-year-old didn’t think her friends would actually say yes – until they did. Taylor added that all of her friends got the same tattoo, but two of them opted to get “yeehaw” on a different body part than their lips....

Rosemarie Allen TikTok.Photo:Rosemarie Allen TikTok Rosemarie Allen TikTok Many brides have received a surprise proposal, but very few get asurprise weddingon the same day! Tiffaney Jones got both. After her boyfriend popped the question on Aug. 17 in Birmingham, Alabama, her family let her in on the big secret that they had all been keeping. In the second video titled, “the moment you realize it’s your wedding day!” Jones’ jaw drops as she finds out that her friends helped orchestrate a surprise wedding celebration when she enters a room and sees a wedding dress hanging up....

Photo: Claire Thorn | @hillerphotographyy When Madison Mulkey planned her recent Savannah, Georgia wedding, she knew she wanted to serve guests an all Chili’s menu. “We loved the price point, I mean you really can’t beat that price point — you just can’t,” she said in aTikTok videoon May 14. “It’s insane that we only spent that much money for our wedding food.” In the viral clip Mulkey, who got married in March, revealed that she and her husband spent a total of $1,950 on their wedding dinner, which served 99 guests....

Fireball girls at wedding.Photo:Jac Vanek/TikTok Jac Vanek/TikTok “Best decision I ever made,” Vanek captioned the TikTok. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Marissa Mullen, also a content creator, joined in on the fun and shared a video onTikTokof her holding up a shot she’d been handed....

When Sally Burky started planning her wedding, she knew she wanted to include something a little different in the ceremony. Like many brides-to-be, Burky went to Pinterest for some inspiration. “I was searching different options other than bouquets and puppies popped up on Pinterest. I thought how neat it would be to not only have puppies, but adolescent, and senior dogs as well!” Burky told PEOPLE. The idea was a perfect fit for the Ozark, Missouri dental assistant and her husband....

Photo: Kristie FonsecaAn Arizona woman’s fiancé was tragically killed nine months before they were meant to walk down the aisle, but that did not stop the bride-to-be from having wedding photos featuring her late love.Debbie Gerlach was looking forward to November 11 when she would wed her “best friend” Randy Zimmerman. Instead, her world was flipped upside down in February when her fiancé died in a motorcycle crash.Wanting to keep Zimmerman’s memory alive, Gerlach decided to have a bridal photo shoot but asked photographerKristie Fonsecato incorporate her fiancé into the shots....

Katherine Herrmann and husband Ian Herrmann at their wedding.Photo:Devin Hill Devin Hill Walking down the aisle on her wedding day three months ago, an Ohio bride wasn’t just thinking about her soon-to-be husband, but about the woman who literally gave her a heart. “I’m just grateful," the newlywed tells PEOPLE of donor Desiree Burge. “She had a very helping heart.” And after having met Desiree’s father and stepmother, Katherine Schroeder (now Katherine Herrmann) is really trying to live the best life for both of them....