Cara & Chris in Detroit, MI

When Cara and Chris got married, their wedding came complete with cootie catchers, a disco-era first dance, a Barry Manilow impersonator, and a gaggle of nieces and nephews cutting the rug. THE BRIDE Cara Drwencke, a teacher THE GROOM Chris Barnum, a marketing representative THE DATE August 10 The couple met at a bar where Cara introduced herself and then tried to set up Chris and one her friends. Cara's friend wasn't interested, but Cara and Chris spent the evening talking, and in the end exchanged phone numbers. After seven months of dating, Chris put an engagement ring on a snowman Christmas ornament and waited for Cara to discover it.

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