Allie & Jon in Southern Shores, NC

A mutual friend introduced Allie and Jon, but the two really got to know each other while playing flag football together at the University of Virginia. It wasn’t long before they realized they made a great team off the field as well. The Bride Allie Boester, 26, a graduate student The Groom Jon Riley, 26, a CPA The Date September 12 The couple had been dating for four years when they went on vacation with Jon’s family in Duck, where Allie’s parents also owned a beach house. One day, Jon asked Allie to go for a walk on the beach with him. “When we arrived, I saw that he had written ‘Will you marry me?’ in the sand!” Jon dropped to one knee and repeated the proposal with a ring.