Katie & Jeff in Chicago, IL

Katie and Jeff became friends as coworkers. One night after happy hour, Jeff “accidentally” missed his train on purpose so he could get some time alone with Katie and ask her out. “She accepted, and the rest is history,” Jeff says. The Bride Katie Puch, 29, IT project manager The Groom Jeff Grund, 29, financial analyst) The Date November 18 The couple dated for two years before getting engaged during a romantic evening at The Chocolate Bar at The Peninsula hotel. Since they’d both grown up in the Chicago area, Katie and Jeff were excited to have a big hometown wedding for their families and friends. They were especially overjoyed that Katie’s brother was granted leave from his station in Iraq to be in the wedding.