Maliena & Michael in Clearwater, FL

Maliena knew she was in for the ride of a lifetime when Michael sent a suitcase containing a cocktail dress, makeup and roses to the clinic where she works. As her coworkers looked on (They were all in on it, Maliena says) she scrambled to get ready before slipping into the limo Michael had waiting outside. The Bride Maliena Dowd, 30, pediatrician The Groom Michael Longley, 35, emergency medicine physician The Date May 3 Several stoplights later, she arrived at the Tampa Theatre where Michael was sitting at a grand piano on stage. He played a song he wrote for her, pulled out a custom-made 2.6-carat diamond ring and proposed. The day was much more elaborate (and romantic) than how the couple met –- stitching a patient in the emergency room!

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