Kim & Brian in Sherwood, MD

Two strangers take a trip to New Orleans to see Jazzfest, meet at a Bourbon Street bar, then fall head-over-heels in love and spend every waking minute of their trip together. It sounds like a romance novel, but that’s the real-life story of Kim and Brian. After connecting in the Big Easy, the two managed to maintain their whirlwind romance long-distance, with Kim living in California and Brian living in Maryland. “It was only a matter of months before Brian asked me to move to Maryland,” says Kim. She took a leap of faith and packed her things. The Bride Kim Leedy, 38, a graphic designer The Groom Brian Euler 33, in sales The Date July 11 After four months of living together, Kim and Brian traveled to New York City to visit Brian’s brother and his fiancé. While touring Central Park, they made their way up to Belvedere Castle. Brian seized the moment and asked Kim to marry him.