Susan & Douglas in Fontana, WI

Susan and Doug's love story could have been taken straight from the movies, so it was only fitting that it culminated with an Oscar-worthy wedding celebration. The Bride Susan Vignieri, 30, human resources assistant The Groom Douglas Ladd, 30, online comic designer and bartender The Date May 7 Long before Susan and Doug were born, Doug's father was actually engaged to Susan's mother. Despite a broken engagement, the parents still held each other in high regard, regaling their children with stories about their past together. Susan and Doug, however, did not finally meet until they attended high school together. Though they casually dated for a month or so as fourteen-year-olds, they didn't yet realize they were destined for romance. Susan and Doug became close friends, but it wasn't until long after graduation, when the two had gone their separate ways, that they finally realized the romantic potential.