Abraham & Jim: An At-home Wedding in Atherton, CA

What began as a blind date at a restaurant in San Francisco blossomed into romance and just over a year later, Abraham planned a romantic Valentines Day proposal for Jim at the Four Seasons San Francisco. The Groom Abraham Brown, 40, attorney The Groom Jim Stephens, 49, retired software executive The Date September 24 “When dessert came, the waiter placed a little blue box beside my plate,” Jim says. “I thought, ‘Wow, Four Seasons is going all out with Tiffany baubles on Valentines.” It was then that Abraham got down on one knee and proposed. “When I said, ‘Yes,’ the staff started clapping for us and we kissed,” Jim says. Plans were soon underway for an at-home wedding celebration and a ceremony to take place underneath a beautiful oak tree in their backyard. -- Anja Winikka