Megan & Doug in Bakersfield, CA

Doug and Megan grew up together and attended the same church, but they were never close friends. As high school came to a close, they found themselves without dates for the winter formal, so Doug decided to take a chance and ask Megan to be his date. The two clicked at the dance and then had their first “real” date at a local cafe, whereupon the two became inseparable. The Bride Megan Sowers, 22, speech therapist The Groom Doug Pierce, 22, accountant The Date June 22 Three years later, as the two were walking along a path near the edge of Hume Lake, Megan spotted rose petals on the forest floor leading to a group of Hershey’s Kisses spelling out the words, “I love you.” As she followed the trail of rose petals, she came upon a second display of chocolates that spelled, “Will you marry me?” Soon plans were underway for a wedding in the couple’s hometown with an elegant brown and yellow color palette and a tree motif to be carried throughout all the wedding day details.