Ellen & Mitch in La Porte, IN

When Ellen pulled up to the Four Moons bar in Chicago and saw her blind date, Mitch, in a white Jeep Cherokee identical to her own, she knew she'd like him. It turned out to be more than like, and after their first date, Mitch asked her to meet him again the following week. The Bride Ellen Griffith, 25, high school English teacher The Groom Mitch Foley, 27, sales The Date October 20 About a year-and-a-half later, Mitch wanted to do something really special for their engagement. The couple had planned a winter trip to Germany. After a tour of the stunning Schloss Neuschwanstein castle in the Bavarian Alps, they grabbed a few bratwurst and some spiced wine and enjoyed the spectacular view. As they were taking in all in, Mitch proposed. They immediately began planning a fall wedding on Ellen's parents' farm.