Erica & Don in Ipswich, MA

At first it was friendship for Erica and Don when the two met at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Worcester. But after months of studying together, they realized they had a lot more in common than their careers -- including a love of travel, fitness, and politics. So they started dating and four and a half years later, Don was ready to propose. The Bride Erica Vallon, 31, a hospital pharmacist The Groom Don Chaplin, 33, a clinical pharmacist The Date August 29 He saved the special moment for a romantic visit to London. As they strolled along the river across from Parliament and Big Ben, Don began talking about all the places they had been together, and how he found a traveling partner for life. The next thing Erica knew, he was on one knee!