Ellen & Robert: A Modern Wedding in Minneapolis, MN

Ellen and Robert not only shared mutual friends but also a love for music -- they played in the same rock band. Although they were friends and band mates, the pair lost touch when Robert moved to Philadelphia. Months later, out of the blue, Ellen got an email from Robert saying he was moving back to Minneapolis and asked if she would be attending a performance of their old band. Ellen was curious about Robert and decided to check out the show -- and him. Robert was busy chatting with old friends the whole night, but just as Ellen was about to leave, Robert stopped her -- the pair ended up talking until the sun came up and later began dating. The Bride Ellen Fitzgerald, 30, artist The Groom Robert Skoro, 28, musician The Date May 31 Nine months later, while nuzzling on a couch watching Little Miss Sunshine, Robert simply asked Ellen if she would marry him and pulled out his great-grandmother's 1921 wedding band set with a champagne-colored diamond. Fourteen months later, they wed in an intimate, non-traditional ceremony at an old soap factory turned art gallery.