Danielle & Sam in Washington, TX

Danielle and Sam met through mutual friends at Duke University Hospital where they both worked. It seemed too good to be true -- and it was! Sam had to leave the day after their first date for a three-month rotation almost four hours away. Then, after that, he was sent to Boston for a one-year stint! But Sam was so smitten with Danielle after that single date that he continued to call her every night, and the couple stayed together despite the long distance. The Bride Danielle Lemuth, 31, radiology fellow The Groom Sam Wellman, 36, orthopedic surgeon The Date November 22 After dating for two-and-a-half years—and finally moving back to the same city—Sam proposed to Danielle on the front porch of her house while the two were relaxing with some wine. It was the perfect, mellow moment after more than two years of hectic schedules!