Joni & Bill in Kill Devil Hills, NC

Work relationships aren’t always easy to keep under wraps, but Joni and Bill managed to keep their coworkers fooled. The two met at a restaurant in Ohio, while Joni worked as the hostess and Bill was a manager. “Once I left to finish my degree, we were able to go public. It was all very exciting!” says Joni. A few months after they met, Bill suggested they get married, but Joni skirted the issue. The Bride Joni Starr, 32, an administrative assistant The Groom Bill Bock, 40, a restaurant manager The Date June 26 Eight years later, she changed her mind and decided to propose to Bill during a romantic picnic on a boat on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. “He almost fell overboard when he heard me pop the question!”