Deborah & Jay in Leola, PA

Deborah was working as a bartender in Philadelphia -- while also working another job and going to school full-time -- when she met Jay, who was then working as a bouncer at the same bar. It took several weeks, but Deborah eventually gave in to a date. The Bride Deborah Landis, 23, hair stylist The Groom Joseph (Jay) Cooper, 23, engineer The Date October 13 A year later, Deborah was getting ready to move back to Central Pennsylvania, where her family is from, when Jay suggested going for a drive. As they sat together on a park bench near the Delaware River, Jay asked Deborah to marry him. I was floored, Deborah remembers. Soon, a stylish wedding near the bride's hometown was in the works.