Nicolina & Michael in Fort Worth, TX

Though Nicolina and Michael didn't have the same classes at Columbia Business School, they did spend a fair amount of time together participating in the year-end comedy show. The two also organized weekly school happy hours for more than 1,000 classmates, at which, Michael will tell you that romanced bloomed over buying beer kegs. The Bride Nicolina Kuh, 30, director of finance The Groom Michael O'Rorke, 35, management consultant The Date March 1 Thankfully, all that party planning came in handy when it came time to plan their wedding. Though the couple calls New York City their home, Nicolina always wanted to show off her native state of Texas to her college and New York friends, so they picked downtown Fort Worth because she always loved its old-time feel.