Amy & Erik in Kansas City, MO

Erik first spotted Amy at a wine tasting. He was supposed to meet friends there, but wound up going solo -- though not for long. Amy and Erik spent the whole evening talking, and then had their first date a week later. The Bride Amy Nopper, 42, physician The Groom Erik Roberts, 36, small business owner The Date April 5 A few years after that, Erik proposed to Amy on a Colorado mountaintop. The two soon began planning a wedding in the groom's hometown of Kansas City, a place where the bride had also lived for many years. Amy and Erik wove their own love story into the event by incorporating grape and vine motifs into the decor, and picking a purple and green palette for the entire wedding.