Posted on May 18, 2019July 24, 2020 by jacobmarriesCancer View this post on Instagram Last Thursday I received a call from a guy who wanted to get married that weekend. They were planning on getting married in 2020, but earlier in the day she received news from the doctor that shook their world. She had cancer! – He apologized for this appearing so unromantic, but they needed to get her on his insurance. And they needed the marriage certificate ASAP!!! – Two days later, last Saturday, we met at Griffith Park Observatory at Sunset. They ubered, but I didn't, so I had to park at the bottom of the hill and hike 1 mile up (because there's never any available parking up there). I had to keep a fast pace to get there on time and I kept on repeating their names saying, "'Bride' and 'Groom' need you, Jacob. You can't stop! Keep going!" – They were the best motivation ever to climb up that hill! – We tried to get away from the crowd, so we created a little spot amongst some shrubs below the Observatory, where they committed themselves to each other in marriage. – It was a really beautiful moment. Words carry a different weight when cancer is involved, right? When you say, “in sickness and in health” or “Until death do us part”, at the forefront of your mind is the reality of that possibility. – There is something beautiful in seeing two people come together in crises. When life gets hard, he doesn’t run, but, in fact, he does the opposite. He grips harder. He knows that the next few months to years, he will have to be the one who supports her, who takes her to the hospital, who is with her when she’s nauseous, who listens to her struggle with mortality. – What a beautiful moment! – What an inspiring moment! – Yes, you're getting married for a very practical reason, health insurance, but I can't name anything more romantic! – – – #elopement #elopehike #lawedding #weddingstory #griffithpark #griffithobservatory A post shared by Jacob Jurado (@jacobmarries) on May 18, 2019 at 6:22am PDT
