Caroline & Ryan in Cincinnati, OH

Even before they fell in love, Caroline and Ryan had a long history together. “Our families have been friends for years,” says Caroline. “Technically, we first met when I was six months old.” Her earliest memory of Ryan was when she was 10 and he was 12, but it wasn’t until eight years later that they connected as adults and began dating. The Bride Caroline Kirkpatrick, 21 The Groom Ryan Luecke, 23, electrical engineer The Date August 7 Two years later, their families were vacationing together in England when Ryan led Caroline to a quaint courtyard and proposed. “I couldn’t believe it -- in fact, I didn’t,” she says. “He finally convinced me that it was for real, and the rest is history.”