Adelaide & Mark: An At-home Wedding in Greensboro, NC

Mary “Adelaide” and Mark met when Mark introduced himself at a mutual friend’s party. The couple hit it off immediately and danced and talked all night -- and since it was Valentine’s Day the following Monday, the couple made that night their first date. Mark cooked Adelaide dinner at his apartment. “We were surprised at how comfortable and attracted we were to one another,” Adelaide says. “It was obvious to us both within weeks of meeting that we were in love and would get married at some point.” The Bride Mary “Adelaide” Halstead, 25, special education teacher The Groom Mark Spizer, 25, mortgage banker The Date June 24 Ten months later, Mark popped the question at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta. After drinks and dinner at the hotel, Mark left and the hostess brought Adelaide a room key. “I knew something funny was going on then!” Adelaide remembers. She opened the door to a room filled with roses and candles. Adelaide says she doesn’t remember what Mark said, but either way she shouted “of course!”