Gabriella & Michael in Princeton, NJ

Years after their first meeting, Gabriella and Michael wed with formal flair (and one heck of a party!) in Hamilton Square. The Bride Gabriella Juray, 24, community payables coordinator The Groom Michael Kelly, 29, assistant project manager The Date October 16 Gabriella and Michael met by chance through a mutual friend. Gabriella and the friend were on their way out when her friend said she had to drop something off at Michael's. Gabriella remembers her friend playfully teasing her when Michael came to her defense. As they locked eyes, Gabriella could hardly get herself to say thank you -- it was an instant connection, she says. The two soon began dating. Though they later broke up for some time, Gabriella never stopped thinking of Michael. Years later, Gabriella's mother, who had been stricken with breast cancer, passed away, and, after all they'd been through together, Michael was there for her. He helped me pick up all of the pieces that I needed to go on with my life, Gabriella says. We've been together ever since. After four years of dating, Gabriella and Michael finally found the time to go on a trip together to Puerto Vallerta, Mexico. While there, they headed out on a catamaran for a cruise to an island two hours out from the coast -- once there, each couple got their own private cabana, complete with a waiter and bartender. Since the two finished their dinner a bit early, they decided to walk down to the shore before taking in some Mayan dancing. As they sat on some rocks, fireworks exploded into the night sky. Michael started talking to Gabriella, who had been silently enjoying the moment. He began telling me about a dream he had about my mother who had passed away a few years ago. He said she came to him and told him she knew how much I loved him and that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him and that she had thought it was time, Gabriella remembers him saying just before he proposed. It took Gabriella a moment to compose herself through tears of joy, but of course she said yes!