Hedoo & Ed in Wilmington, DE

Hedoo and Ed first met in high school when Hedoo and a group of friends introduced themselves to Ed and another boy who had just started working at the same afterschool program. Hedoo wasn’t fond of Ed initially, but one of her friends was -- and as an excuse to talk to him, she told Ed that Hedoo liked him. Her friend’s plan backfired, though, as Ed promptly asked out Hedoo. She soon second-guessed her first impression, and the two became inseparable. The Bride Hedoo Brownell, 28, business analyst The Groom Edward Miller Wilson III, 28, IT desktop analyst The Date June 15 Years later, Hedoo was expecting a proposal -- every time they went out to dinner, she thought that might be the night. Then one day while having lunch with girlfriends, Ed was suddenly there with a bouquet. “Even though I thought I was prepared and I knew it was coming, Ed was able to surprise me in the most perfect way,” she says.