Jackie & John in Raleigh, NC

Jackie met John at his fraternity house during her freshman year at East Carolina University. Jackie had left her dorm room wearing a sweatshirt and jeans, so when John asked her to a party with him, she said no. John thought she looked beautiful and asked for her number. The Bride Jackie Barnett, 25, property manager The Groom John Longley, 26, pharmaceutical sales rep The Date June 23 Four years later, they were vacationing at Emerald Isle with John's family. During a walk on the beach, Jackie noticed a heart in the sand with a white chest in the middle and a vase of sunflowers on top. John opened the chest and brought out a bottle of champagne and two glasses; he then got down on one knee and proposed. At that moment, I looked up and saw John’s entire family looking down from the porch, clapping and yelling congrats, says Jackie.