Valerie & Joseph: A Modern Wedding in Waikiki Beach, HI

It sounds more like a movie script than real life, but Valerie and Joe first met after she got into a fender bender one Christmas Eve. My friend gave me the number of someone who could fix my Porsche, and it was Joe's, remembers Valerie. His shop was all the way on the other side of the island, though, so he agreed to come to my place to pick it up. The Bride Valerie Ragaza, 39, boutique owner and interior designer The Groom Joseph Miao, 36, auto repair shop owner The Date September 26 He arrived on New Year's Day to get the car, but stayed for hours of conversation that resulted in a date. Even though he lived on the other side of the island, he'd come by for my dinner break every time I worked the night shift, she says. Years later, Joe took Valerie to dinner at her favorite restaurant, Palomino. It was the second night in a week that we had dinner with my parents, so I knew something was up, she laughs. Sure enough, Valerie's dessert came garnished with a heart-shaped diamond ring. A thoroughly modern wedding for a thoroughly modern couple was set off by blasts of vivid color.