Lauren & Austin in Long Beach, CA

Lauren thought that Austin was a jerk when she first met him at a party at Arizona State University. Austin had told California-native Lauren that he had hated her home state after interning in Monterey. They ran into each other again two months later at another party. To flirt with her, Austin confronted Lauren for calling him a jerk. She flirted right back, denying his allegation, and the two have been together ever since. The Bride Lauren Carper, 26, sales The Groom Austin Wicevich, 30, construction The Date July 12 On their five-year anniversary, Austin and Lauren were getting ready to go out to dinner. He asked her to turn around, and when she did, she saw him down on one knee. Austin must have gotten over his hatred for California because he and Lauren wound up marrying there, filling their wedding with ice-blue, beige, and cream accents to incorporate the colors of the ocean, sand, and clouds in their wedding locale.