Ashlee & Timothy in Rehoboth Beach, DE

When Timothy proposed to his college girlfriend Ashlee, it seemed everyone was in on his master plan -- everyone but Ashlee. He told her parents then he enlisted the help of the ladies who work at Winterthur, a historic du Pont estate in the Brandywine Valley, and arranged for a private holiday tour. The Bride Ashlee Reed, 25, realtor and marketing manager The Groom Timothy Hidell, 25, mortgage broker The Date September 9 Once the tour was underway, the couple's guide discreetly slipped away so Timothy could propose atop the property's signature spiral staircase. Ashlee was so overwhelmed, the last thing she wanted to do was finish the tour. For their wedding, they chose Rehoboth Beach Yacht & Country Club, where Ashlee had spent a large portion of her childhood and had always dreamed of getting married.