Houston Rock Couple Scoots Their Way to Wedding Bliss

Online, June 28, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Who thought that scooters, art galleries and punk music could bring people together? That's the story of Alexis and Christian, Wish Upon a Wedding Houston's second Wedding Wish recipients. The two met at an art gallery and with a common love of scooters their fate was sealed. Alexis became Christian's everything when she was there to care for him after his wreck on his scooter and Christian returned the favor in 2007 when Alexis was diagnosed with Mesothelioma. Doctors informed Alexis that the progress of her diagnoses is very abnormal yet Christian has stood by her side and lifted her spirits every day.

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective lining that covers many of the body's internal organs, the mesothelium. Alexis has an unusual type of the cancer that is attacking the lining of her diaphragm and was only discovered during her gallbladder surgery.

Even with the diagnoses and outcome set before them Alexis says, "He [Christian] believes in the goodness of everybody. He helps me see things in a more positive light. He balances me out quite a bit. His smile still changes everything and he believes in miracles. That really was a big part of how I got through what I had to go through."

Their complete story may be read on the Wish Upon a Wedding blog at http://wishuponawedding.org/2011/06/10/alexis-and-christian-love-story/

Wish Upon a Wedding Houston will grant their wedding wish on November 20, 2011 at Villa Rinata in Houston, Texas.

About Villa Rinata: Villa Rinata is an elegant Mediterranean Villa nestled in the heart of the Galleria area of Houston, TX. Built in Italian style architecture, this beautiful venue provides the perfect backdrop and location for your special event. Escape from the city and let us transport you to Old World Italy. Surrounded by carved stone columns, beautiful fountains, lush gardens, rich wood floors, and hand crafted wrought iron gates you will almost forget you are in the big city. Villa Rinata is the perfect setting to host your wedding ceremony and reception, corporate function, or any other private event you have planned.

About Wish Upon a Wedding: Wish Upon a Wedding is dedicated to granting weddings and/or civil union ceremonies at destinations across North America to couples who are facing terminal illness. The foundation was created to celebrate the courage, determination and spirit of these couples by granting their dream wedding wishes. The hope is that chosen recipients can inspire other couples facing similar situations to find hope and strength. Wish Upon a Wedding is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, including for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.