Christie & Owen in Toronto, ON

Christie More and Owen Hargreaves first met at a party while both were in high school. “We went to different schools and lived at opposite ends of the city, but we had a mutual friend,” Christie explains. After a year and a half, their friendship turned into a romance. Ten years later, Owen asked Christie to marry him on their favorite stretch of beach on Grand Cayman Island. The Bride Christie More, 29, teacher The Groom Owen Hargreaves, 30, event designer The Date July 8 With Owen’s background in event design, it was only natural that these two took wedding planning into their own hands. Instead of a church wedding followed by a sit-down dinner, they chose to make their nuptials feel like a Miami nightclub, which Christie explains as “trendy and contemporary, with a Cuban overtone.” Fabulous details -- from the acrylic ceremony backdrop the couple created to the Latin dancers who taught their guests how to salsa at the reception -- brought the theme together.