Leigh & Brett in Andover, MA

Leigh Heffron and Brett Newton met in a classic New York minute: two singletons with intense jobs and fast-paced lifestyles slowed down long enough at a low-key pub (namely, Broome Street Bar) to chat over a beer. THE BRIDE Leigh Heffron, a 29-year-old visual merchandiser THE GROOM Brett Newton, a 36-year-old professional squash player THE DATE July 19 Leigh and Brett hit it off, started dating immediately, and were engaged a little over three years later. I had just started a new job as a visual merchandiser at Saks Fifth Avenue, and my birthday fell only a few days after I had started. I didn't know anyone, and I didn't want to have lunch alone on my birthday, so Brett visited me on my lunch hour and took me out to Rockefeller Center, says Leigh. He proposed over lunch.