Melany & Joel in Winchester, KY

For the first year that pharmacy coworkers Melany and Joel dated, they kept it a secret at work. Customers would ask Joel what he planned to get his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day and the like, and Melany would sit in on the conversation anticipating his answers. After three years together, Melany wasn’t sure whether Joel would wait the whole year until he’d finished pharmacy school to propose. The Bride Melany Chapman, 28, chef and pharmacy technician The Groom Joel David Aylor, 24, pharmacy intern The Date June 20 One summer evening after work, Melany had already changed into her comfy clothes when Joel suggested they drive down to Triangle Park. Joel acted nervous sitting by the fountains, but nothing happened, and soon they went home. As they walked back up the steps into Joel’s house, he grabbed Melany’s hand and confessed that he had tried to come up with the perfect place to propose but realized that there was no better place than his house, where they spent the most time together.