Elizabeth & Alex in Ipswich, MA

Having dating Alex for more than five years, Elizabeth wondered if something might be up when Alex suggested that they go away together -- just for the heck of it. Anyone who knows Alex will tell you that he doesn't do anything just for the heck of it, she says. But he convinced her that they should take a mini-vacation before she started an internship. The Bride Elizabeth, 28, in marketing The Groom Alexander (Alex), 29, attorney The Date October 6 The couple headed to Hancock, New Hampshire, for a weekend and spent the day touring the area. During a walk through the picturesque town square, it began to rain and the couple took shelter in a gazebo. There, with the picturesque New England town as the backdrop, Alex proposed.