Amy & Ben in Jackson, MS

As a ninth-grader, Amy never would’ve imagined that she’d end up marrying her classmate, Ben. Though they had mutual friends, the two rarely spoke. Fast-forward 10 years when Amy discovered Ben (a friend of her roommate’s) crashing on their couch. It happened more than once and Amy was initially annoyed, but the old classmates reconnected and eventually began dating. Three years later, the couple found themselves planning the wedding of their dreams in a stunning Jackson cathedral. The Bride Amy Neel, 29, real estate broker The Groom Ben Boteler, 30, real estate appraiser, builder and broker The Date April 5 “Our engagement was the fairy tale that every girl dreams of,” says Amy: Ben proposed on a cliff overlooking the North Sea in St. Andrews, Scotland. The couple soon began planning their “funky and elegant” spring church wedding.