Alison & Joel in Chicago, IL

Alison and Joel crossed paths many times, but it wasn’t until they signed up for a Jewish dating website, JDate.com, and met that they realized they knew quite a few of the same people. While they dated, the wedding planning seemed to just naturally fall into place. In fact, Alison and Joel reserved Cafe Brauer at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago four months before they got engaged and two years before their wedding day. The Bride Alison Sorenson, 30, works in real estate The Groom Joel Gershon, 32, financial adviser The Date November 10 Once he proposed and she said yes, Joel, a huge Chicago Cubs fan, started dropping a few hints that he wanted The Chicago Cubs Dixieland Band to play at their wedding. He got his wish, thanks to his thoughtful bride.