Jennifer & Ben in Lancaster, PA

Jennifer and Ben met as undergrads at Messiah College. Ben invited Jennifer along on a spring break trip to his family’s beach home in Delaware, where the two “stayed up late every night talking about anything and everything,” Jennifer says. Their last night, Ben asked her out on an “official” date, and from then on the two were inseparable. The Bride Jennifer Maberry, 24, therapeutic support staffer The Groom Benjamin (Ben) Parker, 24, carpenter The Date March 31 After a year, the two realized they never wanted to be apart and Ben started planning a proposal. On Jennifer’s birthday, Ben surprised her with a romantic dinner at home and asked her to marry him. The couple then headed upstairs where there was an even bigger surprise -- all of their friends waiting to celebrate.