Stephanie & Jeremy in Austin, TX

Stephanie had just moved from Colorado to Texas when she met Jeremy while out cycling. They got to know each other on long rides on nearby trails and soon realized that they had a lot in common -- including matching Subaru wagons. After two-and-a-half years together (and many, many miles), the couple started to talk about marriage. The Bride Stephanie Mayabb, 30, literary publicist The Groom Jeremy Ridge, 31, software consultant The Date April 4 One night, Jeremy took Stephanie out to dinner, but made a point to tell her that it wasn’t “the night.” She bought it and was then completely surprised to return home and find hundreds of candles and photos of them during their three years together laid out around the space. Jeremy popped the question, but not before getting a text from his friends that said, “Hurry, lots of fire!”