Katie & Ray in Virginia Beach, VA

Ray watched Katie walk by his grandma’s house every day after school. He even sat at a nearby table during lunch at their high school. “I remember thinking how cute he was, but thought for sure he would never be into someone like me,” says Katie. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Ray got her number from a friend and eventually asked Katie to be his girlfriend. The Bride Katie Hickey, 22, an administrative assistant The Groom Ray Buchanan, 24, a graphic designer The Date October 3 Five-and-a-half years later, after she had a dream that he proposed, Ray teased Katie with a fake ring from a quarter machine. Soon after, he dropped to one knee and presented her with the real deal.