Leslie & Josh in Weaverville, NC

Leslie first met Josh at a bar in Chapel Hill, where Josh attended college. They dated for two years until Leslie moved to Ohio to take part in a training program. They decided to remain friends, but after being apart for more than three years, Josh realized he wanted to give it another shot. “I received a four-page letter asking for a chance to talk,” says Leslie. They arranged to meet, and after five minutes of awkwardness, all those old feelings started rushing back. The Bride Leslie Bartlett, 31, a purchasing clerk The Groom Josh Hollins, 33, a lead cost engineer The Date April 18 Not long after that, the two took a romantic walk around a lake and Josh got down on one knee to ask Leslie another important question. “It was perfectly wonderful,” she says.

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