Kiana & Brian in Newport, RI

For Kiana and Brian, timing was everything. Kiana’s friend Alyssa first mentioned that she had a mate in mind for her -- her fiance’s brother Brian -- while Kiana was living in San Francisco. Unfortunately, Brian was living in New York at the time, and Kiana was not looking for a bicoastal romance. But when these two crossed paths at their mutual friends’ engagement party, their chemistry was undeniable. The Bride Kiana Gooch, 31, marketing manager The Groom Brian O’Reilly, 29, investment banker The Date June 23 A few years later, the couple found themselves in Connecticut for the weekend to celebrate Kiana’s new job, which is when Brian seized the opportunity to propose. A mutual love of Newport, Rhode Island, led them to Astors’ Beechwood Mansion, where their formal destination wedding would soon unfold.