Rebecca & Jeff in Centerville, MN

Jeff Brown had planned to propose to his girlfriend Rebecca Orud during dinner at a romantic bistro, but Rebecca was feeling a bit out of sorts. The BrideRebecca Orud The GroomJeff Brown The Date August 21 Jeff ordered the best bottle of wine, but I was feeling pretty sick, she says. It was on one of her many trips back from the bathroom, though, that Rebecca thought she noticed a bulge in Jeff's pocket. After dinner, a nervous Jeff suggested a fresh-air river walk to aid his ailing girlfriend, and he proposed under the Stillwater Lift Bridge. The Minnesota natives exchanged vows 11 months later.