Erin & Zach in Columbus, OH

Erin and Zach shared the same group of friends but were never on each other’s radar -- until a New Year’s Eve party in 2005. “Zach and I started flirting unexpectedly,” recalls Erin. The Bride Erin Derryberry, 29, assistant buyer The Groom Zach Mason, 28, web marketing The Date August 4 When her birthday rolled around a year-and-a-half later, Zach suggested they take a walk through Goodale Park before heading to the North Market for a celebratory lunch. There, sitting on a bench by the pond, Zach proposed. “She immediately choked up and hesitated to answer...because a bug flew down her throat!” says Zach. After a couple of seconds of coughing, Erin managed to say yes, and they celebrated with friends later that evening at a surprise birthday/engagement party. Exactly one year later, the couple married in North Bank Park with the downtown skyline as their backdrop.