The wedding of Katie and Nick is, at the same time, one of the most beautiful and sad modern-day love stories. In a few intimate photographs of this couple’s wedding (http://www.snopes.com/photos/people/katie.asp), the true nature of love and devotion is revealed.

Just hours before their wedding, on 11 January 2005, the photographer captures Nick lying alongside his wife-to-be as she receives another session of chemotherapy. As the day progresses, an emaciated, but still beautiful and radiant bride gets ready for her big day, oxygen tank and all.

As she is serenaded in her wheelchair, her happiness, and that of her proud groom, is undeniable. Looking at the pictures and reflecting on their story of love should make all the brides- and grooms-to-be appreciate their prospects of spending the rest of their lives together; a privilege that Nick and Katie would never know.

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