Kate & Todd in Cincinnati, OH

While out with mutual friends one weekend, college seniors Kate and Todd struck up a conversation and hit it off right away. The Bride Kate Passantino, 27, accountant The Groom Todd Johnston, 27, business analyst The Date September 30 They dated for five years until Todd popped the question one Friday night in the spring. So that Kate wouldn't raise any eyebrows, Todd simply asked her to go on a walk with their puppy in a nearby park. When they reached a clearing in the park, Todd knelt down to read a plaque. But it was all a ruse, as he swiftly turned to Kate and proposed. Soon, plans were underway for an indoor-outdoor wedding with apple green accents. The wedding date? Just five months away.