Kasia & Zoran in Rye, NY

Zoran and Kasia had a less-than-pleasant first encounter. Zoran was DJing an event at a local bar and Kasia, who wasn’t in a particularly good mood that night, happened to attend. (Kasia later found out that Zoran first thought she wasn’t very nice!) Over the next couple of years, the two ran into each other at bars dozens of times before they finally struck up a friendship and he expressed his feelings. During their first kiss, all Kasia could think about was that she would marry this man. The Bride Kasia Pawlowska, 31, senior graphic designer The Groom Zoran Perkov, 34, associate vice president for an exchange company The Date June 27 The couple dated for five years before traveling to Zoran’s native Croatia, where during a beachside sunset, he proposed. With their hearts set on the Wainwright House, the couple prolonged their engagement until the venue was available for the outdoor garden wedding they had always wanted.