Real Allure Weddings - Cassie & Matt

Cassie and Matt had only spent two days apart in the two years they were together. Cassie, a healthy 27-year-old, was suddenly left paralyzed and comatose in October of 2012. Her devastated boyfriend, Matt, described the doctors as “baffled” with “more questions than answers.” Two weeks later, Cassie was diagnosed with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM). An outpouring of love and support remained alongside Cassie as she slowly regained feeling and mobility. She, a Speech Therapist herself, underwent intensive occupational, physical and speech therapy — closely monitored by Matt, a Special Education teacher. Seventy-nine days after her admission to the hospital, she was discharged from the hospital and came home to a very special light display in her backyard: “Will You Marry Me?” Matt had waited three months to ask a question he had no guarantee of being able to ask, and his touching proposal was made infinitely more poignant in the light of Cassie’s recovery. Their story won our "How Did He Propose?” contest, and we are thrilled to post their wedding video, courtesy of 31 Films.