Arlene & Jeff in Chatham, MA

Arlene and Jeff were just following company orders when they starting meeting for “cookie time” at the company where they both worked (“The CEO wanted to maintain a small-company culture, so that’s what they came up with!” says Arlene). But the 15-minute breaks proved to be not enough time for Arlene and Jeff, who soon found themselves hanging out after work. The Bride Arlene Dio, 32, a senior trading specialist The Groom Jeff Marston, 31, a software development manager The Date October 25 Fast forward five years later and the couple, who still work together, were strolling along the beach near Arlene’s family’s home in Connecticut when she started talking about all of the memories she had there. Getting down on one knee, Jeff said, “Well, there’s another memory you can add,” and the pulled out a diamond ring.