Samantha & Tom in St. Louis, MO

New Year’s Eve is a special evening for Samantha and Tom. Samantha and Tom met in high school and hung out often in the same circle of friends. Their relationship became something more when they shared their first kiss on New Year’s Eve their senior year of high school. The Bride Samantha Fresta, 25, registered nurse The Groom Tom Young, 25, architect The Date June 3 The two began dating, and seven years later the couple was celebrating another New Year’s Eve together with dinner, dancing, and a group of friends who were good at keeping a secret. “They all knew the whole time he was going to ask,” Samantha says. Tom proposed that night, and the St. Louis natives began planning their wedding in the city where they grew up.

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