Nikki & Tommy in Lancaster, PA

One year just before heading home to Lancaster for Christmas, Nicole (Nikki) and Tom (Tommy) decided on one last “date night” out. Nikki was not in the mood after a bad day at work, but Tommy’s enthusiasm led her to play along. The ambience of the restaurant helped too. “There were private rooms all around us with people celebrating holiday parties,” Nikki remembers. “Out of one eye I noticed what looked like a security camera.” She pointed it out to Tommy, who laughingly changed the subject. The Bride Nicole (Nikki) Riehl, 26, campaign coordinator The Groom Tom (Tommy) Walker, 27, systems architect The Date April 21 A few minutes later, Tommy asked Nikki if she wanted to open an early Christmas gift. She was excited to see it was a picture frame—but even more so when she realized it framed the words “Will you marry me?” The moment Nikki said yes, the doors to one of the private rooms flew open, and the two were surrounded by their families, who had caught the whole thing on tape with their “security camera.”