Danielle & Nick in Phoenix, AZ

Danielle and Nick met through mutual friends while attending Arizona State University. One evening after a baseball game, Danielle and a friend joined some of the team members for a night out in Scottsdale. Danielle saw Nick, one of the players, as soon as she walked through the door, and there was an instant connection -- they talked until closing. Though Nick transferred to an out-of-state school, they continued their long-distance relationship for nearly three years. The Bride Danielle Howard, 24, retail sales manager The Groom Nickolas (Nick) Cadena, 26, sales and marketing representative The Date October 18 On February 13, Nick, who had been playing off Valentine’s Day as no big deal, surprised Danielle by taking her out to a romantic dinner at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain. That surprise was nothing compared the shock Danielle got when Nick proposed! The two soon began planning a swanky gallery wedding.