Alice & RJ in San Diego, CA

Maybe a higher power brought Alice and RJ together. The two became friends at a Christian summer program in Colorado. They lost touch after the summer, but when RJ made plans to visit San Diego, Alice’s hometown, he let her know. Alice -- armed with RJ’s favorite ice cream and spoons -- met him at his hotel. Before they parted again, RJ told Alice he’d keep in touch. The Bride Alice Chen, 26, campus minister The Groom RJ Matagora, 24, campus minister The Date August 23 After a month of emails and phone calls, they became a long-distance item. Eight months later, RJ surprised Alice with an unplanned visit. As his best friends ran around the couple with sparklers -- copying a proposal scene from the television show Scrubs -- RJ popped the question. The two went with a beach wedding filled with cherry blossoms and a brown, pink, and champagne color palette.