Peyton & Matt: An Indoor Wedding in Washington, DC

Peyton and Matt met while at a birthday party where both hardly knew any of the other guests. Though they started out as strangers, friends of theirs introduced the two, and Peyton remembers that by the end of the night, we were singing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' karaoke-style. The Bride Peyton Smith, 27, special education teacher The Groom Matthew (Matt) Schettenhelm, 28, attorney The Date October 19 After becoming engaged, the couple began planning a wedding in Washington, DC, choosing an especially meaningful date for their ceremony -- both Peyton's and Matt's parents also celebrated their anniversaries that very weekend. The bride explains, We wanted to honor the successful love stories within our own families. And when it came to the wedding planning, their families helped out every step of the way.