Alecia & Rich in East Meadow, NY

Alecia grew up one town away from Rich on Long Island. The two never crossed paths until one summer during college in a crowded bar in Rockville Centre. “We literally bumped into each other,” Alecia says. They realized they had a lot in common -- even some mutual friends -- and started dating. The Bride Alecia Fox, 28, account director The Groom Rich Dalessio, 29, working at a hedge fund The Date December 31 Eight years later, Alecia showed up at her Manhattan apartment for a 7 p.m. package delivery. “I thought that that was kind of late, but I shrugged it off,” she says. When she opened the door, instead of finding a package, Alecia found her apartment full of candles and Rich on one knee with a ring.