Jessica & Steve in Brooklyn, NY

Florida Gator fans Jessica and Steve found each other at a South Eastern Conference happy hour in New York. They learned they had more in common than a favorite sports team: They both grew up overseas and were currently living in Astoria, Queens. The Bride Jessica Cary, 33, freelance writer The Groom Steve Benesh, 38, architect The Date August 2 A week later, they went on their first date, a walk through Prospect Park in Brooklyn. He held my hand. It was the strangest, sweetest thing, says Jessica. What New York man holds your hand on a first date? Four years later, they moved in together in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Another four years after that, while hanging out in their apartment, they decided to make it official. We were laughing, crying, saying all the things we should say every day that only come out at certain times, says Jessica. They returned to the site of their first date for their vintage-country themed wedding.