Kristin & Andy in Rockford, IL

Their best friends dated for seven years before Kristin finally met Andy at the couple’s wedding. “We’re still not sure whether they suspected we’d hit it off or just paired us up in their bridal party -- either way, we became fast friends,” Andy says. “Friends” was the key word -- it wasn’t until halfway through their first date that Kristin realized Andy was interested in her as more than a tennis buddy. The Bride Kristin, Arends, 30, marketing executive The Groom Andy Hayward, 30, production manager The Date September 16 They’d been dating for just over a year when Kristin ran the Hayward, Wisconsin, half marathon. Andy proposed to her when she crossed the finish line. “She said yes, right there in front of the port-o-potties!” Andy says.