Alex & Trey in Santa Rosa Beach, FL

Alex and Trey met in a not-so-romantic setting—a bar. Their mutual friends surreptitiously took them out to meet one night while they were attending the University of Georgia. Alex was leaving to meet another group of friends and she told Trey that if he came, she’d buy him a drink. She actually made him buy the next drink but Trey didn’t seem to mind. The Bride Alex Clegg, 27, a development analyst The Groom Trey Geeslin, 27, a project manager The Date September 5 Four years later, they were staying at Trey’s parents’ beach house (near Santa Rosa Beach) to celebrate his birthday weekend. A jellyfish infestation, rolling storm clouds and Alex’s understandable desire to seek shelter kept foiling his plans to propose on the beach. Eventually, he got down on one knee on his parents’ balcony.