Mona & Mario in Tucson, AZ

Mona and Mario first met while working together at a summer job when they were just 16. Years later, Mario took Mona out to dinner and asked her to spend the rest of her life with him. “Of course I said yes!” she says. The Bride Monita Chavez, 23, sales representative The Groom Mario Pesqueira, 24, mortgage consultant The Date November 11 With help from their friends and family, the couple soon began planning a wedding in their hometown of Tucson. “It was love at first sight,” Mona says of The Z Mansion, where they celebrated with 200 guests. “We wanted our family to feel at home, and that was exactly how we felt when we walked in there.” A purple and ivory color scheme brought together all of the details of their elegant wedding.