Shannon & Chris in Westport, CT

Chris had a plan to propose to his girlfriend of seven years at a restaurant on the river in Brooklyn, using a pre-planted card in the dessert menu. When it came time for dessert, though, the waiter forgot to put the card in the menu. The Bride Shannon Cooney, 28, in the beauty industry The Groom Christopher (Chris) Taliercil, 28, credit broker The Date September 23 Luckily, the manager realized what had happened and quickly took away their menus, saying that the waiter had mistakenly given them dinner rather than dessert menus. I was worried that the tart would not be on the menu, Shannon says. But all her worries disappeared when the manager brought the menus back and out dropped a card written with the words Will you marry me?