Chelsea & Jonah in Minneapolis, MN

Chelsea spent months trying to capture the attention of the cute IT guy at the advertising agency where she was an intern. “He caught my attention right away, but as an intern, I was pretty much invisible to him,” says Chelsea. Finally, she uncovered a shared passion that made Jonah take notice—motorcycles. “On our first date we were up talking for over six hours about everything,” says Chelsea. The Bride Chelsea Johnson, 27, an art director The Groom Jonah Klevesahl, 30, a systems engineer The Date May 22 She moved into Jonah’s apartment less than a year later and about two years later Jonah proposed to Chelsea on her birthday, on top of the Empire State Building. The couple wanted to get married on the anniversary of their first date, so that gave them five months to plan. They hosted an intimate garden ceremony on May 21st, which fell on a Thursday, so the bride and groom also planned a modern cocktail reception on Friday, designed with lots of elegant red details and cream, black, and gold accents.