Kellei & Seth in Huntsville, AL

Sadie Hawkins would be proud. Though Kellei'd definitely noticed Seth several times during their tenure at Florida State University, it wasn't till a year after he'd graduated when she asked him to dance at a conference taking place at the Beau Rivage River Casino that they really sparked. A year later, she came home to find Seth ready for a romantic evening at home -- with an engagement ring, to boot! Six months later, the couple married with an elegant celebration in Huntsville. THE BRIDE Kellei Jefferson, 28, coordinator for an MD/PhD program THE GROOM Seth Johnstone, 28, a geographic information systems administrator THE DATE May 22 How to cram all that planning into six months? Plenty of help from mom. Although Kellei and her mother talked to several professional planners, as the bride-to-be says, they ultimately decided they wanted the challenge of putting it all together on their own.