Lauren & Matthew: A Traditional Wedding in Pittsburgh, PA

Even though they were rooting for opposite teams, a New England Patriots/Pittsburgh Steelers AFC Championship game brought Lauren and Matthew together. Lauren, a Steelers fan living in Pittsburgh, and Matthew, a Patriots devotee, first met while attending American University in Washington, DC, where Matthew still lived. The Bride Lauren Kane, 26, event planner The Groom Matthew Carpenter, 26, analyst The Date October 4 In 2005, months after graduating, they bumped into each other at Heinz Field. There, they confessed they had feelings for each other while they dated other people in college. They went out that night and had a great time, but Lauren didn't hear from Matthew again—until the 2006 playoffs. Matthew sent Lauren a congratulatory text when the Steelers won the AFC Championship; he also told her that he never stopped thinking about her. They soon agreed to give a long-distance relationship a go. Six months later, Matthew and the couple's yellow lab, Scooter, moved to Pittsburgh. A proposal followed a few months after that. The football fans chose to wed in the fall, their favorite time of year. Autumn colors and details filled their wedding day.