Jenifer & Chip in Olema, CA

When Jenifer refused to eat a bag of trail mix on a hike with boyfriend Richard (Chip), he had to think fast—sitting in that bag was a diamond engagement ring. Chip quickly put the ring in the couple’s camera bag so that when Jenifer went to retrieve the camera she felt something slip to the bottom of the bag. The Bride Jenifer Koehn, 32, marketing manager The Groom Richard (Chip) Tatlow, 35, investment strategist The Date September 9 “I assured him it was the batteries that I’d changed out earlier,” Jenifer says. Luckily, Chip was persistent, and by the time she realized what she’d pulled from the bag, Chip was on one knee.

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