Wedding Bells | Terminally ill bride given dream wedding

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At first, when 35-year-old Jen Bulik developed a cough that she couldn't shake, doctors diagnosed it as pneumonia. But when it still didn't go away with treatment, further tests showed the fateful diagnosis: Stage IV lung cancer. Last month, after five months of treatment, Bulik received the dreaded news from her doctors: Even with continued treatment, she had less than six months to live.

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"So when I heard that, I said, 'Let's get married,'" said Bulik, who had been dating longtime boyfriend Jeff Lang for six years. "Because I wanted to focus on life."With time running out, Bulik and Lang chose to plan a simple, small wedding with close friends and family--barbecue food served on paper plates in Jen's parents' back yard.  But Instead... Read More From NBC NEWS