Catherine & Jonathan in Vancouver, British Columbia

Though Catherine and Jonathan met in high school (she was friends with his younger sister), they didn’t start dating until college. After being together for six years, Jonathan moved to Ottawa for a job. Despite the distance factor, the couple made it work. The Bride Catherine Tang, 30, operations manager The Groom Jonathan Suen, 31, toxicologist The Date July 25 When they had started dating, Jonathan had given Catherine a Ring Pop as a present. Eleven years later, on New Year’s Eve, he gave a nod to the memory and proposed with a Ring Pop. Catherine happily accepted, and the two started planning a summer wedding in their hometown. On their wedding day, they had been together for exactly 11 years and 11 months.

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