Esther & Jae in Woodstock, IL

Esther and Jae first met at a happy hour in Chicago that their mutual friend organized. She was living there at the time and he was passing through the city. The Bride Esther Hong, 29, real estate associate The Groom Jae Hyung Kim, 32, investment banker The Date June 14 Four years later, Esther decided to spend a month in Korea to take language lessons and Jae was there on business. She decided to contact him when she arrived and after their first meeting they were inseparable. On Thanksgiving Day three years later, Jae flew from Dallas (where he spending Thanksgiving with his family) to see Esther in Chicago (where she was visiting hers). When she arrived home she was shocked to find him waiting for her with a ring.