Alys & Trevor in Sarasota, FL

Nine years is a long time to wait for anything, especially a date. But that's how long it took for Trevor Brown to realize that longtime classmate Alys Embry had a crush on him. THE BRIDE Alys Embry THE GROOM Trevor Brown THE DATE December 28 Alys and Trevor finally became an item during their sophomore year of high school in Dalton, Georgia; they continued dating and decided to get married. But Trevor could not manage to propose: when Alys opened a big birthday present containing a tiny ring box, she waited for the question. Instead, Trevor simply blurted out that he wanted to marry her. Good enough -- Alys was delighted and replied with an exuberant, Okay!