Mary & Darren in Kansas City, MO

We just didn't want the night to end, says actor Darren Kennedy, of his wedding to Mary Peterson, a teacher he'd met eight years earlier in Chicago, where they worked as bartenders. The Bride Mary Peterson The Groom Darren Kennedy The Date June 17 They quickly became best friends, and then fell in love more than a year later. Though they live in Los Angeles now, they returned to the City of Fountains, Mary's native turf, to stage a wedding full of personality, non-stop energy, and fun-loving flourishes. We wanted it to be about sharing love and laughter, says Mary.