Alissa & Brian: An Outdoor Wedding in Chicago, IL

Alissa and Brian got engaged on Christmas Eve 2005. The couple went out to dinner at Tiffin and then returned to their apartment to exchange gifts. The Bride Alissa Noonan, 27, photo stylist and musician The Groom Brian Hacker, 29, photographer and musician The Date June 30 After the presents were opened, Brian revealed that he had one more gift: a song he had written for Alissa. After his serenade, he got down on one knee and presented the ring, which was Alissa's great-grandmother's diamond reset into his own design. And when it came down to the wedding planning, Alissa says, We did it all ourselves; why should someone else have all the fun? They picked the Columbus Park Refectory, a place where the couple had spent a lot of time together.