Jacquelyn & Dylan in Westport, CT

For Jacquelyn and Dylan it was all about timing. When they first met they were both living in Boulder, Colorado, but dating other people. The second time they bumped into one another, things had changed. “Once we both realized we were single, we spent the whole night hanging out,” Jacquelyn remembers. The Bride Jacquelyn Preo, 28, communications and public affairs assistant The Groom Dylan Barbarisi, 28, student and brewmaster The Date July 16 After what seemed like forever, Dylan finally got up the nerve to ask Jacquelyn for her phone number. Three years later, Valentine’s Day came early for the couple. “We had a party to go to on February 14, so we decided to celebrate together a day early with a romantic dinner at home,” she explains. “I wasn’t expecting anything more than a box of chocolates.” But what she got was so much more: a beautiful antique diamond engagement ring. The timing may have been a little off, but for Jacquelyn and Dylan it was just right.