Kim & Greg in Chicago, IL

The best friend of Kim pretended to recognize Greg at a Northwestern Memorial Hospital fundraising event so she could introduce Kim to the cute guy. Her plan worked. The Bride Kim Steed, 25, digital sales The Groom Greg Reilly, 30, registered nurse One hitch: Greg lived in Philadelphia. The couple had dated long-distance for over a year when Greg told Kim he wanted to watch the sun rise when he was visiting the next weekend. Even though the couple stayed up until 2 a.m. with friends the night before, Greg got Kim out of bed at 5 a.m. so they could head over to a lake. Seeing Greg kneel down, ring in hand, especially surprised Kim, who thought she overheard Greg talking to a friend about going ring shopping after that morning!

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