Kari & Mike in Boston, MA

Kari and Michael met over beer. To be more precise, they met at a beer trade show. THE BRIDE Kari Jackson, 29, sales representative THE GROOM Michael Bonds, 29, key account manager THE DATE October 18 Kari and Mike both were sales reps for brew manufacturers at the time. I had begged my boss not to make me go, but now I'm glad he did! Kari says. The two were soon inseparable, and it was but a matter of time before Mike proposed and the couple began planning a long-distance wedding in their home state of Massachusetts from their home, then in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

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