By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:25 EST, 5 December 2013 | UPDATED: 16:43 EST, 5 December 2013 A brave teenager battling an aggressive form of leukemia, who fulfilled her dying wish to marry her high school sweetheart last month, died on Wednesday night. Leslie Rivera, 18, of Murrieta, California, married the love of her life, Daniel Mendez, in a deeply emotional ceremony, just weeks before her death. The celebrity wedding planner who helped with the Make-A-Wish ceremony, David Tutera wrote on his Facebook page this morning: 'It's with a heavy heart to tell you that my beautiful Make-A-Wish America bride, Leslie, peacefully passed away last night with her husband Daniel and her family by her side.
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Leslie Rivera wed Daniel Mendez just weeks before her death
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The ceremony was organized by Make-A-Wish Foundation, with the help of celebrity wedding planner David Tutera
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