Kate & Tim in Denver, CO

On Memorial Day weekend, Kate scored when Tim gave her his phone number and the two began dating. They dated all summer but the relationship hit a three-year hiatus when Kate headed to New York for graduate school. Eventually, though, she headed back to Denver and the romance blossomed. The Bride Kate Morello, 29, a social worker The Groom Tim Kusner, 38, a systems analyst The Date March 10 On a trip to meet Kate’s family, her sister presented Tim with their late mother’s engagement ring. Kate couldn’t wait to get engaged, and she nearly died from frustration when bad weather caused their dinner reservations to fall through -- she had thought that this would be the night! Later that evening, she went out to check on the Chinese takeout and returned to find Tim on one knee in front of the couple’s Christmas tree.