Jennifer & Kieran in Smithtown, NY

Jennifer and Kieran attended Boston College at the same time but didn’t officially meet until a little Irish luck brought them together. The two were studying abroad in Galway, Ireland, and first laid eyes on one another at a student welcome dinner. “Kieran always says that he noticed me right away,” says Jennifer. The Bride Jennifer Lizza, 29, legal assistant The Groom Kieran O'Connor, 27, bond trader The Date September 3 Dinner later turned into drinks at The Front Door, a nearby pub, where Jennifer confidently struck up a conversation with the handsome lad. “We immediately realized we had a lot in common and ended up talking most of the evening,” she remembers. Within a few weeks, the new friends became an official item. Six years later, Kieran surprised Jennifer with a weekend getaway to…where else? Galway! After a romantic day strolling around town, reminiscing about their budding courtship, the two stopped at The Front Door for a predinner cocktail. It was there, where the couple first met, that Kieran got down on one knee and proposed.