Chandra & Stephen in Virginia Beach, VA

Chandra and Stephen found love in the NICU. Stephen, a surgical resident at the time, was assigned to a premature baby -- one of Chandra’s patients. Chandra was touched by Stephen’s tenderness with the baby, and the two spoke often. Eventually Stephen asked Chandra out and love bloomed outside the hospital. The Bride Chandra Nelson, 30, a neonatal intensive care nurse The Groom Stephen Becker, 37, a plastic surgeon The Date July 12 Nearly one year later, on New Year’s Eve, Stephen found a fake engagement ring in Chandra’s jewelry box and asked if she was going to wear it. “That is gaudy and it doesn’t go with my outfit,” she said. Then he handed her a ring box and asked if she wanted to wear the ring he bought. Then he got on one knee and proposed.

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