Jenny & Michael in Malibu, CA

Jenny and Michael met at a mutual friend’s wedding. They hit it off right away, spent much of the night together on the dance floor and dated long-distance until Michael moved from San Francisco to be closer to Jenny in Santa Monica. The Bride Jenny Powers, 30, a public relations executive The Groom Michael Murphy, 34, a marketing manager The Date May 2 Two and a half years after they got together, while the two were vacationing with Jenny’s family on Balboa Island, Michael told Jenny he had to head to a restaurant in Laguna Beach for work (a white lie) and invited her to tag along. Once they were seated at the restaurant, their waiter brought champagne and Michael proposed; Jenny’s family was ready to celebrate back at the beach house. When it came to planning, the couple wanted to play up a natural look using the colors of the beach.