Holly & Matt in Seaside, FL

Holly and Matt didn’t even speak the first time they saw each other. Holly had been a bridesmaid in Matt’s brother’s wedding but they were both too shy to introduce themselves. Two weeks later, Matt was in Iraq and worked up the courage to email Holly. They clicked and wrote back and forth for 10 months. When he finally returned to the States, Matt’s brother organized a group trip to get Matt and Holly talking in person. The Bride Holly Whitaker, 24, a graduate student The Groom Matthew Matt Vollor, 29, a captain in the U.S. Army The Date August 15 Fast-forward 8 months and 19 days: The couple joined friends for dinner and went home to crash on the couch. Matt excused himself and came back with a ring, which he had bought a week earlier.