Carly & Erik in Tahoe City, CA

Following several flirtatious encounters while co-planning events in Las Vegas, Erik asked Carly out. Although interested, Erik told her he was only in Las Vegas for a few months and would soon return to San Francisco. When he left, they continued their relationship long distance, and a year later, Carly joined Erik in California. The Bride Carly Kingston, 34, sales representative The Groom Erik Lillquist, 31, small business owner The Date August 9 Travel bag and Carly’s grandmother’s wedding ring in hand, Erik waited for his soon-to-be fiance to arrive home from work one Friday evening. He took her to a suite in downtown San Francisco, where he proposed on a rose-covered balcony overlooking the city they love. They opted for an outdoor destination wedding in the Tahoe mountains and decorated using bright golden colors in tune with the crisp California turn of seasons.