A Country Wedding at the Melwood Recreation Center in Nanjemoy, Maryland

Alexis Cowger was introduced to Joel Leaf at her birthday party one year. Alexis played hard to get most of the day while Joel worked to get her attention, and at the same time challenged her stubborn attitude that sparked Alexis's interest. They decided to go snakehead fishing at the end of the night, and although they didn't catch anything, Alexis and Joel were both hooked. Alexis and Joel eventually moved in together, and one night Alexis came home to leaves scattered all over the floors and down the hall. Alexis followed the trail into their bedroom, where Joel stood smiling ear to ear and, as he got down on one knee, said: "Will you be my Mrs. Leaf ? Get it? All the leaves..." Alexis cried yes, and their one-year engagement of planning their fairy tale wedding began. The couple chose to have their wedding ceremony at the pavilion on Friendship Landing Farm in Nanjemoy, Maryland. Alexis's family had a 1972 orange and white Chevy Cheyenne Truck they called "the pumpkin" which was going to bring Alexis and her father to the ceremony. Alexis got in the truck, dressed in a Cinderella wedding dress designed by Alfred Angelo, but started to freak out when her father drove right by the ceremony. Moments later, Alexis's dad surprised her as they drove up to a white and gold horse-drawn carriage. "It was a magical start to our perfect day," says Alexis.