Jenny & Leandra in Sarasota, FL

Determined to give her girlfriend a surprise engagement, Jenny woke up Leandra in the middle of the night and asked her to marry her. Leandra gave a sleepy, “of course,” and almost fell back asleep until she realized Jenny had slipped a ring onto her finger! The Bride Jenny Rothenberg, 24, graduate student in sociology The Bride Leandra Davidson, 28, pharmaceutical compounding worker The Date September 17 The couple wanted their wedding to have a party-like atmosphere. “We aren’t the average couple, so we felt free to have a not-so-average wedding,” Jenny explains. The couple used red, black, white, and silver to carry out their Spanish theme and highlight the Mediterranean architecture of their reception site. -- Anja Winikka