Erin & Chris in San Antonio, TX

When Erin and Chris met, Chris was stationed in Fort Hood. “I will always be thankful for the Army since they brought him down to Texas, somewhere he never would have stepped foot in, being a true Northeasterner at heart,” Erin says. The Bride Erin Jewel, 26, CPA The Groom Christopher (Chris) Smith, 28, soon to be a police officer The Date May 26 A year-and-a-half later, Chris was home for a visit halfway through a yearlong tour of duty in Iraq. He and Erin planned a trip down to the Dominican Republic for one of the weeks he was in the U.S., and on their very first night there, Chris asked Erin to marry him.