Kristin & Rob in Berkeley, CA

Kristin and Rob wanted an intimate, outdoor wedding, and after looking at more than 20 different locations, decided to look at one more: a redwood grove on the grounds of The University of California Botanical Garden. “We knew then and there that was where we would get married,” the bride recalls. THE BRIDE Kristin Bolcavage THE GROOM Rob Allison THE DATE August 14 Though they are a unique pair, Kristin and Rob’s love story has a universally coveted love-at-first-sight feel. Kristin, 30, a speech pathologist, and Rob, 31, a teacher, first met—briefly—at a friend’s party. “We each thought that the other was attractive but only talked for a few minutes,” Kristin says. Two months later, Rob asked their mutual friend for Kristin’s phone number. “The rest, as they say, is history!” she exclaims. A little more than two years later, while at home in bed with their beloved cats, Rob proposed.