Dorie & John in Memphis, TN

Though Dorie noticed that John’s heart was beating faster than normal when they woke up, she wrote it off as a side effect of caffeine. A little while later that morning, John called her back to the bedroom and asked her to pull up his website SongFight.org, a songwriting competition website he runs. Dorie saw a competition titled “The Proposal” and a list of songs John and his friends had written asking Dorie to marry him. She played John’s tune, which ended with the refrain, “Will you marry me?” The Bride Dorie Turner, 30, journalist The Groom John Nolt, 37, product manager The Date September 26 Dorie wanted to wed in her hometown of Memphis, so the two planned a bird- and arts-and-crafts-themed wedding at the historic Inn at Hunt Phelan. The result? A green and brown wedding packed with rocking DIY details.