Jen & Steve in Austin, TX

Jen and Steve met in high school and became friends their junior year when they sat next to each other in Spanish class. By the time they graduated the following year, their friendship had turned into a romance—and they kept it going, despite the fact that Jen was attending Texas A&M and Steve enrolled at the University of Texas. The Bride Jen Shuley, 22, medical student The Groom Steve Rush, 22, systems analyst The Date December 27 After years of dating long-distance, the couple took a vacation together in Mexico during their last college spring break. They got to the hotel, unpacked and decided to head down to the water. Steve couldn’t wait any longer, and so right there on the lounge chairs, he pulled a ring out of his pocket and popped the question.