Heather & Ashley in Fort George Island, FL

Although Heather and Ashley are from the same town, they'd actually never met before finding each other on MySpace. Both had returned to their hometown of Tallahassee after living elsewhere, and the two began an online friendship. Once they finally met, says Heather, we knew instantly that there was a connection. The Bride Heather Strickland, 27, real estate analyst The Groom William Ashley (Ashley) Berg, 29, web developer The Date September 23 More than a year later, Heather was anticipating a Christmas proposal -- but Ashley wanted to surprise her, so he waited until the New Year's Eve countdown. As the couple stood in the crowd at Busch Gardens waiting to watch the fireworks, Heather suddenly couldn't find Ashley -- then she realized he was down on one knee beside her. The couple soon began planning a destination wedding in northeast Florida.