Tania & Matt in Uvalde, TX

Sure there were fireworks in the air on July 4, 2004 -- between Tania and Matt. The two had been acquaintances until they ran into each other at a mutual friend’s party that night. Matt went to her surprise birthday party, then called a week later to ask her out with mutual friends. They spent a weekend at the lake together with friends, then began dating. The Bride Tania Leskovar, 31, the Assistant Director of Development at The University of Texas at Austin The Groom Matthew Matt Owens,31, a sales manager The Date April 18 Three and half years later, on a trip to Argentina, where Tania was born, they were on the side of a mountain overlooking a waterfall, when Matt got down on one knee and asked for Tania’s hand in marriage. When they got back stateside, Tania began their 15-month process of planning the perfect wedding.