Karima & Aaron in Iowa City, IA

When Aaron planned a surprise trip to San Francisco, Karima knew something was up. The couple took a hike in Muir Woods and as they were getting close to the end, Aaron suggested they take a break on a nearby bench. Suddenly, he proposed. “We had to pause a few times for other hikers to pass but it just made the moment last longer. Then we took a ton of pictures of the spot and bought all the mementos we could find in the gift shop,” Karima says. The Bride Karima Ridgley, 31, advertising executive The Groom Aaron Porvaznik, 33, small business owner The Date August 11 For their outdoor wedding, the couple chose a yellow, white, and chocolate color palette to complement the summer season. “Yellow is one of Karima’s favorite colors and we knew it would work really well with the colors of nature,” Aaron says.