Alabama

Temisha Mitchell and Cedric Young

Finding love in a night spot is considered taboo, but luckily I didn’t believe that one. Our first encounter was one that is memorable due to the fact that my interest in meeting anyone on that night was very limited. The next night was our first official date and I knew at that moment something was different about this one.

Tara Kettell & Casey Smith – Huntsville, Alabama

Tara Kettell and Casey Smith were co-workers and friends when Tara began teaching fifth grade at the elementary school where Casey was the P.E. teacher. It wasn’t until the Spring semester that the romance between them began to bloom. “I remember one specific day when Casey came in my classroom to help me unpack some computers.

Holly Odum & Aaron Ryan – Mooresville, Alabama

Holly and Aaron met at the University of Alabama where they were both majoring in electrical engineering. They first met in class, and after having several additional classes and labs together, they started dating. “I convinced Aaron to help me with a programming project and we started dating soon after,” said Holly.

Jacquelyn Klarenbeek & Wally Cruz – Auburn, Alabama

Wally and Jacquie met when she was moving into her college dorm room. “He offered to help me with all of my luggage and boxes,” Jacquie says. “He was so nervous he introduced himself twice!” Wally might have had to introduce himself twice, but it only took one time to ask Jacquie to marry him.

Hawaii

Kym Gross & Josh White – Waikoloa, Hawaii

When Kym and Josh met at a party through mutual friends, they never imagined that more than a year later, they would end up in the Executive MBA program at the University of Memphis together. When Josh decided to pop the question, he had some help from a furry friend.

Mississippi

Claire Conerly & Alexander Kiamie, III – Oxford, Mississippi

Claire first met A.J. through mutual friends in 2005, she went home and told her roommates that she had met the cutest guy. Her roommate, who knew A.J., invited him over for dinner the next night. “Of course, I did the cooking,” Claire says.

Missouri

Elizabeth Tongate & Richard Montgomery IV – Sikeston, Missouri

For Elizabeth and Henley, holidays have always been important days. They met during Thanksgiving weekend in 2003, and Henley proposed over Memorial day weekend. “My friend dropped me off at my house after a road trip, and there was a rose on the front door step with a little note attached to it,” Elizabeth says.

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

Mia Heaston & Dexter Benoit – Memphis, Tennessee

Mia grew up in Covington, Tennessee, and moved to Chicago, Illinois soon after graduating from the University of Memphis. At a networking event after work one day, she couldn’t help but notice the cute guy standing next to her at the bar. “His suit looked great, his teeth were perfect and he was taller than me in heels,” she says

Laura Lemmons & Ryan Stephens – Memphis, Tennessee

The First Encounter: Laura and Ryan met at a club softball game in college. “Ryan was playing softball and Andy; a friend of mine, was holding Ryan’s keys for him,” Laura says. “I needed to borrow a car to drive back to the dorm to pick up a friend and Andy handed me Ryan’s keys.” [...]

Texas