The wedding comes just weeks after Thurston, who starred in season 17 of "The Bachelorette," revealed in an emotional Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, only months after getting engaged to Arcuri. Last week, Thurston opened up about the diagnosis in an interview with " Good Morning America ."

Former Bachelorette Katie Thurston and her husband, Jeff Arcuri, know that surrogacy “will likely” be the best choice to expand their family following her breast cancer battle. During an Instagram Story Q&A session on Friday,

Katie Thurston’s husband Jeff Arcuri explained why he wanted to push their wedding plans up and marry the Bachelor Nation alum ahead of her cancer treatment.