Kathleen & Rainer in East Hampton, NY

Kathleen and Rainer met at a mutual friend’s party and started dating. Since Rainer is from Germany and Kathleen is a native New Yorker, she spent the year and of half that they dated introducing him to places she loved in the city, one of which being The Carlyle hotel. The Bride Kathleen Murtha, 41, a senior director of video strategy and production The Groom Rainer Kirchgaessner, 41, a global corporate development officer The Date September 12 One night Rainer told Kathleen he’d be away on business and had her parents invite her to the hotel for a drink. When she walked in, she found Rainer sitting there instead. When she asked what was going on, he passed her a room key and told her he had a special night planned. After dinner at the hotel restaurant, Rainer took Kathleen to their room and proposed to her -- the perfect end to an elegant New York evening.