Jamie & Frank in Haddonfield, NJ

Jamie Carroll’s party foul worked out better than she ever could have hoped. When Jamie tried to change a CD at a fraternity party in college, the entire stereo went crashing to the ground. “The music stopped, and the entire party turned and looked at me,” Jamie says. The Bride Jamie Carroll, 29, project manager The Groom Frank Monaghan, 30, accountant The Date September 23 Luckily, the stereo belonged to Frank Monaghan. Frank was more concerned about Jamie’s well-being than the CD player, and the two spent the rest of the evening talking. They shared their first kiss that night, and after seven years of dating, Frank surprised Jamie with a romantic proposal on the beach.

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