Kristen & Patrick in Yorba Linda, CA

When Kristen walked into a legal seminar one day, the last person she expected to run into was her old high school classmate, Patrick. “We graduated in the same class but did not really know each other back then,” says Kristen. “But we recognized each other at the seminar, started talking, and started dating.” The Bride Kristen Cooper, 34, senior paralegal The Groom Patrick Wehage, 35, attorney The Date October 15 Five and a half years later, Patrick proposed during a romantic weekend in Napa Valley. Soon plans were underway for an outdoor fall wedding.