Melisa & Jonathan in Grand Rapids, MI

Vintage romance sums up the Melisa and Jonathan's wedding day, where personal touches like their monogram and the color pink (Melisa's favorite) infused every detail. THE BRIDE Melisa Nakahodo, 26, a lawyer THE GROOM Jonathan Patrono, 26, a lawyer THE DATE August 28 Fireworks are always on the minds of many on July 4th, but Jonathan was hoping to create sparks of a different kind. He was giving his girlfriend, Melisa, a tour of the home he'd recently purchased for them. He paused by the fireplace, but it was too warm to start a fire. Melisa noticed something inside: a wreath of flowers surrounding a little box. He proposed in the home that we were going to live in as a married couple, she says, starry-eyed.