Nicole & Patrick in South Bend, IN

On a weekend trip to New Orleans, Nicole and Patrick were enjoying their last night in the Big Easy when Patrick dropped down on one knee in the middle of a flowering courtyard and proposed. The Bride Nicole Bossung, 30, sales manager The Groom Patrick Broccolo, 28, senior sales executive The Date May 6 When Nicole walked into Olive’s -- a martini bar in Indianapolis -- to meet a high school friend for drinks, her eyes went straight to her friend’s cute roommate, Patrick. As the night progressed, Nicole became infatuated and says she fell for him when she first heard him laugh. “I just saw how genuine and good-natured he is, all in his laugh,” she says. “I was hooked.”