{"id":258298,"date":"2025-09-27T08:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/258298\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T08:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:40:16","slug":"san-antonio-couple-marries-in-hospital-room-ahead-of-open-heart-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/258298\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio couple marries in hospital room ahead of open-heart surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A San Antonio couple exchanged vows inside of a hospital room after the groom was informed he would have to go through an unexpected open-heart surgery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Lee Tallier and Laura Elliot held their wedding ceremony Thursday at Methodist Hospital Stone Oak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The couple was originally scheduled to exchange vows two weeks later, a news release said, but moved the ceremony so they could be married prior to Tallier\u2019s surgery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI got to marry the love of my life,\u201d Elliot said, \u201cand with his surgery coming so soon, it just made sense to do it today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Tallier\u2019s best friend officiated the wedding, and his children served as the witnesses of the union.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The couple first met at the San Antonio Zoo, a hospital spokesperson told KSAT 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">When the hospital learned about the couple\u2019s intent to marry before surgery, the spokesperson said its staff rallied together to make the day meaningful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cMoments like these remind us that a hospital is not only a place of healing, but also of humanity,\u201d said Catalina Garibay, the hospital\u2019s director of telemetry. \u201cIt was an honor for our team to help make this wedding possible for such a sweet couple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Tallier is scheduled to undergo surgery early next week, and a spokesperson said he is doing well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read also:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; 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