Jill & Tyler in Columbia, MO

Known to be party crashers, Tyler and his friends decided to have a little fun one night and drop in on what was supposed to be a small gathering at Jill and her roommate’s first apartment. “At first, my roomie and I were annoyed and tried to make them leave,” says Jill. “When they wouldn’t, we decided ‘what the heck, the more the merrier!’” And it’s a good thing Jill and her roommate did let them stay, as it didn’t take long for Tyler and Jill to strike up a conversation that lasted into the rest of the night. The next day Tyler called because he had “forgotten” his hat. When he came by her place to pick it up, he asked Jill if she wanted to see a movie, which turned out to be their first date. The Bride Jill Sutherland, 27, pharmacist The Groom Tyler Smith, 27, sales director The Date October 8 Seven years later, the happy twosome decided that it was time to get married and went together with their to-be best man to pick out the ring! From there, Jill and Tyler began planning their wedding day, capitalizing on the fall season as their theme and using a warm color wheel of oranges, browns, reds, greens, and gold.