Kelly & Todd in Cincinnati, OH

Working the night shift can be a lonely assignment. But for Kelly Todd the overnight hours offered a unique opportunity to bond. Todd was on rotation in the ICU where Kelly worked when the two struck up a conversation while tending to a patient. “He started asking me questions, and soon we were having a deep, personal discussion,” remembers Kelly. A couple of weeks passed before Todd asked her out, and the two began dating. The Bride Kelly Ottaway, 31, nurse The Groom Todd Hicks, 31, plastic surgery resident The Date May 27 Two-and-a-half years later they were enjoying a romantic dinner when Todd told Kelly how much he loved her, placed a small box next to her hand, and asked her to forever be his best friend.

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