Alison & John in Pittsboro, NC

If John Smith had let a competitive spirit get the better of him, or if Alison Young had been born on a different day, who knows if these two coworkers would have ever gotten together? Their courtship began over break room ping-pong matches, which John claims to have let Alison win, and birthday drinks (they were born the same week). The Bride Alison Young, 26, The Groom John Smith, 27 The Date October 16 When it was time to propose, John chose to stick with the business-based milestones: He dropped to one knee on a snow-capped mountaintop during a work ski trip to Snowshoe, West Virginia.