Jessica & Harry in Stuyvesant Falls, NY

Over the course of 10 years, Jessica (Jess) Parsons and Harry Eichelberger endured bouts of long distance -- separate colleges being the first. “It turns out that we only lasted one year apart,” says Jess. “I ended up transferring to his college after freshman year.” The Bride Jessica (Jess) Parsons, 28, a law student The Groom Harry Eichelberger, 29, a financial analyst The Date August 13 Jess and Harry had been together so long without being married that they were almost comfortable with their situation…but not quite. After a decade had gone by, Jess was pleasantly surprised when Harry caught her completely off guard and proposed one New Year’s Eve morning over bagels.