Julie & Andrew in Hudson, MA

You often hear about high school sweethearts tying the knot, but what about rival high school sweethearts? After they met at his cousin’s wedding a few weeks earlier, Andrew Salmon bumped into Julie Riel again at the annual Thanksgiving Day football game. As Julie was mourning her team’s loss on her way out, Andrew came over to gloat -- and work up the nerve to ask her out. The Bride Julie Riel, 25, interior designer The Groom Andrew Salmon, 27, executive director The Date September 3 Seven years later, the couple was enjoying a relaxing weekend getaway in Cape Cod when Andrew woke Julie up at 7:30 in the morning to go for a walk on the beach. As they neared the end of their walk, Andrew suddenly got down on one knee and asked Julie to marry him. She staggered back in disbelief but then said, “Of course!”