Bride and Grooms name: Melani & Will

Date of Engagement: April 1, 2003

Date of Wedding if set: January 9, 2004

Romantic or Funny Story: Will & I have known each other since my sophomore year in HS, when he was in 8th grade. I was dating one of his friends; he was dating one of my friends. Needless to say, we both moved on, but always stayed in close contact & became best friends. We remained in contact on & off for 10 years, went clubbing together 5 nights a week with our other friends (now our bridal party!) and even went on vacation together a few times. After our last trip to London together I learned that he was afraid to fly & also that he hates going to clubs. When I asked him why he did it, he told me to be with me. When we got home to NY our group of friends began to take Swing Dance lessons together & on the last night of lessons he pretended that his Camaro broke down just so I would get his tool box in the trunk, but what I found was a box of the most beautiful long stem roses & 2 lbs of Godiva Truffles (my favorites!) We began dating that night and a month later we were living together & making plans for our future together! We planned our wedding for this January, because I made him wait until I was finished pursuing my Bachelor's Degree (which I started shortly after we began dating) even though we have been discussing marriage since we started dating.