Ashley & Eric in Sedona, AZ

When two people are destined for each other, fate can have a funny way of bringing them together. Just two days after Eric moved to Chicago, he met Ashley in a busy, smoky bar. The two had a blast playing pool and getting to know each other, and three days later Eric called Ashley to ask her out. The Bride Ashley Parsons, 31, massage therapist The Groom Eric Djenge, 28, physician The Date May 5 One year after meeting, Ashley got into her car after work to find rose petals and a poem. She returned home and saw another surprise: a huge bouquet of flowers along with a note from Eric telling her to come upstairs. When Ashley entered her bedroom, she found candles, more rose petals, and Eric waiting with chocolate-covered strawberries, champagne, and a ring box. He proposed, and the two celebrated with Ashley’s three-year-old son over dinner at the same restaurant where they went on their first date. The couple chose Sedona as the destination for their nuptials since Ashley’s parents spent most of the year there and it was the ideal setting for an outdoor wedding.