Emily & Ethan in San Francisco, CA

It wasn't love at first sight for Emily and Ethan, who met as freshmen at Carnegie Mellon. But after years of friendship a romance finally began to bloom, and they haven't looked back. The Bride Emily Landes, 28, managing editor The Groom Ethan Bold, 28, senior engineer The Date September 1 For Emily's 27th birthday, Ethan planned a romantic dinner and made a special request that she not wear any jewelry. She definitely thought this would be the moment. He gave her a bunch of gifts, but the last jewelry box (the smallest) was what she wanted. Unfortunately, she was disappointed when it was a necklace and not the ring she had been hoping to see. As they walked along the Embarcadero near the water, Emily turned around to find Ethan on one knee with one more gift: the ring!