Kendra & Eric in Southgate, MI

Right before Christmas, Kendra Bernick's mother asked her father for the gift of a toaster oven. Kendra warned her boyfriend, Eric Englund, that she never wanted such an unromantic gift from him. Luckily for her, he didn't heed her warning. THE BRIDE Kendra Bernick, professional actress THE GROOM Eric Englund, professional actor THE DATE May 11 Just over one year later, on Valentine's Day, Eric took Kendra on a horse-and-carriage ride in Central Park in New York, where the couple lives. He presented her with a huge package: inside was a toaster oven, and inside the toaster oven was a slice of bread with the words Will you marry me? toasted on it. The two are professional actors and singers who met while performing in a caroling quartet to promote the production of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden. Shortly after they became engaged, they left to tour the world together as the lead vocalists on a cruise ship, visiting Iceland, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, and South Africa, among other exotic destinations. Before the couple set sail, they decided to be married in Dearborn, where Kendra's family is from (Eric's is from Seattle) and they selected their major wedding-day necessities.