Michele & Ramy in Yorba Linda, CA

When Ramy went over to visit his friend, the friend's sister, Michele was enamored with Ramy's sense of humor. A year and a half later, after a night out at a bar and hours of talking, Ramy finally asked Michele out (after getting the okay from Michele's brother of course!). The Bride Michele Anderson, 33, teacher The Groom Ramy Serhan, 29, financial specialist The Date August 9 Two and a half years after that, Ramy set up a holiday surprise at a Secret Santa gift exchange with friends. When they started to hand out presents, Michele didn't have anything, and she realized that the person who drew her name wasn't there. However, when they looked under the tree again they found a box with her name on it. As she opened the box, only to find another box inside, the room went silent. I wondered why there was so much attention on me, says Michele. She soon found out when she saw a jewelry box inside and Ramy on one knee in front of their friends. Eight months later, they were married in an outdoor ceremony.