Ivette & Juan Carlos in Miami, FL

Weddings are certainly romantic -- and not just for the bride and groom. Ivette first met Juan Carlos almost seven years ago at her best friend's wedding, when he asked her to dance. The Bride Ivette Pardina, 31, office manager for an engineering firm The Groom Juan Carlos Fernandez, 33, business owner The Date November 3 Years later, Ivette was lying in bed watching television when Juan Carlos came in and handed her a small white box. He just watched me open it, and my facial expression said it all, she remembers. After an extensive location search, the two soon began planning a beautiful and modern wedding at the Four Seasons in Miami. Juan Carlos felt it was in line with the look and feel we were both aiming for, explains the bride.

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