Sara & Austin in Santa Barbara, CA

Sara had a secret crush on Austin in high school -- but nothing ever developed until years later. While they were both visiting their parents, Sara saw Austin walk past her childhood house. Not letting another chance go by, she ran outside and made plans to meet him the next day. Austin couldn't wait and showed up on her doorstep hours later -- they were an item from the start. The Bride Sara Bixler, 31, assistant art director The Groom Austin Prince, 34, chief treatment operator The Date September 8 Years later, the couple took a trip to Kauai. The moment they arrived, they rushed out to the water. Austin couldn't wait any longer and proposed right then. That fall, they wed in front of an old historical adobe.