Colleen & Eric in Kansas City, MO

Colleen was introduced to Eric through a friend. The two hit it off, closing down the bar the night they met, and Eric called her just two days later. But after their first date, Colleen wasn't sure that she would see Eric again. While at dinner, Colleen remembers talking about how much she wanted to have children. I did not set out intentionally to test him, but I realized that if he asked me out again, he was a keeper! she says. But sure enough Eric did ask Colleen out again and the two dated for three years before he proposed. The Bride Colleen Mathia, 29, speech-language pathologist The Groom Eric Gould, 32, police officer The Date October 26 Just before the couple was about to set out for a Christmas party, Eric picked his moment to present Colleen with a gorgeous engagement ring. But that wasn't all: He also gave her a stack of colorful stationery on which were written letters from his family welcoming her into the fold.