Keri & Jake in Austin, TX

Keri owes a lot to her friend Jackie. After all, it was Jackie that introduced her to her future husband -- not once, but twice. The first time, Jackie was traveling to Tucson, Arizona to give a presentation and asked Keri to come along. That's where Jackie introduced her to former classmate Jake. Unfortunately at the time, Keri got the impression Jake was seeing someone. The Bride Keri Whitaker, 29, physical therapist The Groom Jake Jackson, 33, biologist The Date February 23 Three months later, the girls were out to dinner when they ran into Jake again! It turns out he wasn't seeing anyone, and the two made a connection.Keri and Jake initially thought they wanted a destination wedding in the mountains, but instead brought the mountains to Austin for their wedding.