An Elegant Museum Wedding

Bahar and Nick met through mutual friends following a Fightin’ Illini (University of Illinois) football game and connected instantly. After dating for almost two years, they introduced their families at Father’s Day dinner, where Nick proposed with a picture book he made, filled with photos of the couple. On the corner of each page, almost unnoticeable at first glance, he wrote letters spelling out “Will you marry me?” The Bride Bahar Mallah, 32, works in sales The Groom Nick Schmidt, 31, an accountant The Date October 11 The couple started planning fall nuptials, but with Nick in treatment for an aggressive form of cancer, finding the time to organize everything seemed daunting. Bahar wrote in to Wish Upon a Wedding, who stepped in to throw the couple an unforgettable wedding. See more of their story on Parade.com