Fearon & Michael in Littleton, CO

Fearon and Michael chose ivory, khaki, and pale pink with gold accents as the colors for their spring wedding. “I was going for a very classic look, sort of Ralph Lauren meets Kate Spade,” Fearon recalls. The Bride Fearon Carner, 28 The Groom Michael (Mike) Perry, 31 The Date May 3 It wasn’t exactly the proposal he’d planned on, but Mike was determined to make it work. He planned to propose to his girlfriend of six years, Fearon, on his birthday. For better or worse, they’d spent the night before partying...and when his alarm went off at 6 a.m. the next day, Mike wasn’t sure how he’d be able to convince Fearon to get up. Finally, he decided to show some of his cards: He told her, “Not right now, but at some point during the day today, I am going to ask you to spend the rest of your life with me. Now, I have a big day planned and we need to get moving.” According to Fearon, his plan worked (she was ready to go in five minutes), and on a day filled with surprises -- from a hot air balloon ride to Mike picking just the right outfit for Fearon to wear for an elegant dinner -- it hardly mattered that she knew the proposal was imminent. When Mike popped the question just before dinner on a hilltop in Rocky Mountain National Park, it was perfect.