Katie & Matthew in Ada, MI
A passion for working out helped Matthew find the love he was looking for. While checking his online profile on his gym's website, Matthew stumbled upon the profile of Katie. The more he read about her the more he was inspired by her intelligence, athletic drive and beauty. On the off chance she might respond, he sent her an email telling her a little about himself and to his surprise she wrote him back. They continued talking online, and soon, Matthew was tweaking his gym schedule to make sure that he would run into Katie. The first time they accidentally bumped into each other, they spent hours talking. After several more talks at the gym, Matthew finally got up the courage to ask her out. The Bride Kathryn (Katie) Gobright, 23, web designer The Groom Matthew VanderPloeg, 26, law enforcement officer The Date November 17 Less than a year later they were engaged. For their November wedding, the couple decided on a fall theme. Katie used her creativity and craftiness to hand sew the wedding's brown suede invitations and chose an orange, green and chocolate brown palette to set the tone.