B.I.O.: Brian Hannon, Melina Vissat

Brian, 28, is a financial analyst, and Melina, 27, is a marketing writer. They live in Arlington.

» The Main Event: A semiformal evening ceremony and reception in Haymarket, Va., on Oct. 11. Melina will walk down the aisle to an instrumental version of Celine Dion's "To Love You More," and a mutual friend will officiate.

» Honeymoon: St. Kitts, where they'll hike the Mount Liamuiga volcano.

» How They Met: "Match.com. I tried it for a month, and Brian was just about to end his membership."

» First Impressions: "I dug how he paired green and yellow Onitsuka sneakers with a nice button-down shirt." For Brian, it's two words: "Nice legs!"

» First Date: Sushi at Nooshi.

» How He Proposed: The night before Melina was to run the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, Brian stopped by her place to help her cook a pasta meal. "I was on my laptop, not paying attention to him and being frumpy. He had a packet of hot sauce from Taco Bell that said, ‘Will You Marry Me?,' on it. He said his roommates told him he should propose with it. I laughed. ‘Yeah,' he said, ‘I guess you would like something more like this.' He got on one knee with a gorgeous ring."

» Stupidest Fight: "We had a drunken rager about exes," says Melina. "It was annoying and stupid."

» Pet Names: Melina is Tinks, and Brian is Bri-Bri.

» Making It Unique: They wrote the entire ceremony themselves and plan to play DJ Shadow beats during dinner.

» When He Knew: "When I realized I had met my sarcastic match."