Ivone & Alfrin: A Green and Brown Wedding in Purchase, NY

Friday the 13th turned out to be a good day for Ivone and Alfrin. That night, at a fraternity party at Stony Brook University, Alfrin asked Ivone to salsa dance. Ivone agreed, even though she didn't know how. Once Alfrin realized she was faking it, they left the dance floor to talk. Their first date was two nights later. The Bride Ivone Alegre, 29 , marketing and events specialist The Groom Alfrin Vallejo, 32, IT manager The Date July 7 Three-and-a-half years after that, Ivone was sitting on a hammock outside her childhood home when Alfrin kneeled in front of her and proposed. Unbeknownst to Alfrin, I used to sit on that hammock and pray for someone who would truly love me, says Ivone. Alfrin literally answered my prayer.