Sally & Ray in Jacksonville, FL

Midnight Mass might never be the same for Sally and Ray. It was one fateful Christmas Eve that the two, neighbors since childhood and a couple since high school, sat down to exchange one gift each. The Bride Sally Regitko, 25, a personal chef The Groom Ray Hart, 25, student The Date May 25 Ray opened his first: a coffeemaker. Sally opened her enormous box to find a smaller one inside. And then another. And another one, until the smallest box, marked L.L.Bean, was left. It's something to keep you warm, Ray had said. I thought it was a jacket or something! says Sally. But inside was his mother's engagement ring. After they both calmed down, they headed to Mass, and then celebrated with champagne at 3 a.m. They were to be married exactly five months later, to the day.