Katie & Slate in Columbus, OH

Katie had been dating Slate for nearly a year when she came home to find her suitcase in the middle of the living room. Slate told me that I needed to pack because we were getting away for a long weekend, she recalls. The Bride Katie Tansky, 34, pediatrician The Groom Slate Ribic, 35, global account manager The Date September 1 The couple, who had met through mutual friends, headed to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Slate proposed during an afternoon hike. He said lots of wonderful things, but we laughed afterward because he almost forgot to actually ask me to marry him, says Katie. At their wedding, shades of lavender and brown added sophistication and elegance to their evening affair.