Joyce & Billy in Lawrence, KS

Joyce will never forget her 21st birthday. It’s the day she met the love of her life and future husband, Billy. Joyce was out celebrating with her sister and a few friends when she ran into Billy at a local bar. When Billy found out it was Joyce’s birthday, he bought her an oatmeal cookie shot. After chatting for awhile, the two realized that they lived on the same block, shared an alleyway and that Joyce walked by Billy’s apartment every day on her way to the KU campus. The Bride Joyce Barba, 28, pediatric registered nurse The Groom Billy Price, 30, contractor/construction business owner The Date September 13 The couple had been dating for exactly six years when Billy caught Joyce by surprise and asked her to marry him. He popped the question during a walk in the snow at Clinton Lake, near Lawrence. For the next seven months the couple planned their colorful, late summer wedding at their favorite place—the grounds of their three-acre farm in Lawrence