Stacey & Ben in North Salem, NY

Ben remembers the exact moment he fell for Stacey: It was when the two were deep in discussion about the differences between Thin Mints Girl Scout cookies and Keebler Grasshoppers. The Bride Stacey Shen, 28, first-grade teacher) The Groom Benjamin Etlinger, 29, an actuarial associate The Date June 23 On their first date, Ben took Stacey for a tasting of drive-thru fast food restaurants in their small college town of Binghamton. Four years later, Ben planned to propose to Stacey during a trip to Shanghai, but Stacey beat him to the punch during a romantic weekend getaway in Essex, Connecticut. During dessert, after a perfect day of sightseeing, Stacey asked Ben to marry her! He, of course, said yes. Less than two years later, the couple was married outdoors surrounded by a Japanese garden pond covered with lily pads.