Marne & Grant in Arlington, VA

With views of the Washington Monument in the background, Marne and Grant celebrated with loved ones at a country club reception. The Bride Marne Sutten, 32 The Groom Grant Fawcett, 31 The Date September 3 U.S. Army officers Marne Sutten and Grant Fawcett first met while on a military exercise in northern Germany. It might not have been the most romantic setting, but it was enough to create a spark. The couple began dating seriously months later on a weekend trip to France. A year later, Marne was sent to Iraq, and the next month, Grant was also deployed there. “We both left with a promise to stay together through whatever was to happen,” Marne remembers. After a year in Iraq, during which the couple saw each other just a few times, Marne decided to stay on another year in Germany. She took a job with a unit near Grant’s base, and the couple was reunited when Grant returned. Three years after they had first started dating, Marne returned from a spa day to find Grant and a home-cooked dinner. Afterward, he surprised her with a proposal—and a trip to Iceland to celebrate their engagement!