Tatiana & Chris in Colleyville, TX

Tatiana and Chris met when they both moved back to Dallas around the same time. “I was dying to get out and meet some people,” Tatiana recalls, so when friends of her sister invited her to a Halloween party she jumped at the opportunity -- and met Chris. The Bride Tatiana Lashenka, 35, human resources director The Groom Christopher (Chris) Wicke, 38, senior pricing analyst The Date October 21 After spending ages tracking down an antique engagement ring, Chris planned to propose to Tatiana on his birthday. He planned to open the ring last, but with everyone in both families in on the secret, his nerves showed more with each opened gift. When the moment finally came, Chris says, “she said yes, and I got the best birthday present ever.”