Tara & G.R. in Peconic, NY

During a hectic autumn, Tara and her boyfriend G.R. planned a getaway to Lake Geneva, just north of Chicago. When they arrived, the two headed for an apple orchard, but just as they got there, it started to rain. The Bride Tara Malone (now 29 and a journalist) The Groom George (G.R.) Kearney, 29, writer The Date June 23 In hopes of filling up their bushel, Tara and G. R. scrambled to pick apples before the storm worsened. As Tara walked the basket over to G. R. to ask him how many apples he had found, he tossed one into the basket and then handed her another, saying, Here, this one is for you. When Tara looked down at the apple, she discovered an engagement ring.