Katie & Robert in Jacksonville, FL

It took only a matter of seconds for Katie and Robert to realize that they were meant to be. The two met while Katie was interning at the ad agency where Robert worked, but their interaction was minimal until Katie was hired full-time. “I thought he was adorable and found every excuse I could to talk to him,” says Katie. Over the course of a year the two became friends, and finally Robert invited her out to see one of their favorite bands. The Bride Katie Crosby, 25, assistant broadcast producer The Groom Robert Haines, 35, art director The Date May 20 After just six months, Robert asked Katie’s parents for permission to marry their daughter, and put proposal plans in motion. Since Katie’s “favorite place in the world” is her family’s lake house, it was the perfect place for a surprise proposal, complete with champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries. “My eyes were so wet from all the tears that I could hardly see the ring,” she says.