Patricia & Ben in Rye, NY

After a little coercing, Patricia agreed to go with her friend to a party one night in the Upper West Side. Although Patricia didn’t stay long, she was there long enough to spark intrigue within the host, Benjamin (Ben). Several weeks later they went out for drinks on their first date. As a second date, Ben suggested a restaurant right across the street from their first date location. “I remember wondering whether this guy knew of any other blocks in Manhattan,” Patricia says. The Bride Patricia Selcke, 31, investor relations The Groom Benjamin (Ben) Grad, 31, media executive The Date November 18 Four years later, they went out for dinner on Valentine’s Day. Afterward, Ben suggested they go to the bar on the top floor for a drink. Although Patricia wasn’t so sure that there even was a bar on the top floor, Ben insisted. When they arrived, Ben opened a door to a hotel suite covered with roses and proposed.