Kenya & Keith in Santa Barbara, CA

Kenya remembers seeing Keith dozing off during every 8 a.m. session of the philosophy course they took together during their freshman year at the University of Southern California. They became friends and on a school trip to Hong Kong senior year, they shared their first kiss. They were inseparable after that. The Bride Kenya Cox, 26, a commercial real estate lender The Groom Keith Williams, 26, a senior associate at a private equity fund The Date May 16 Three years later, Keith gave Kenya a heads’ up that he’d planned a vacation. Sure that it was a proposal trip, Kenya bought an outfit for every scenario in which she thought Keith might propose. The morning before they left, Kenya had the flu; so she slept most of the day and then headed over to Keith’s place --where Keith proposed. When they got back from their celebratory vacation, the two started planning the wedding, choosing rich colors to create a luxurious atmosphere.