Danielle & Michael in Long Beach Island, NJ

When Danielle and Michael were growing up in separate circles in the same New Jersey town, they had no idea that true love was right under their noses. After Danielle returned home from college, mutual friends had decided to gather at a local bar, where she and Michael quickly became better acquainted. The two knew they had found the real thing in each other. The Bride Danielle Boiko, 28, speech-language pathologist The Groom Michael Goglia Jr., 28, sales The Date June 15 But on one Friday five years later, when Michael made up an excuse not to go ring shopping, Danielle thought she'd never make it to the altar. Little did she know his excuse was really a decoy so he could take her out to dinner with family and present her with a romantic proposal later on that evening. The couple decided to plan a beautiful summer wedding by the Jersey shore -- one of their favorite places.