B.I.O.: Capitalize on Connections

WHEN FRITZ CHALEFF, 34, communications director for Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, made up his mind to propose to Annual Giving Manager for Defenders of Wildlife MOLLY FARRELL, 33, he decided to take advantage of his Capitol connections and stage a unique D.C. proposal. He arranged to have his boss take them on a private tour of the Capitol. Fritz says, "As we went through the Rotunda, he steered us toward the Speaker's Office, and toward the Speaker's balcony. Once there, we were able to see the National Museum of the American Indian, where we met, and while she was looking at the museum, that's when I got down on one knee. Molly said yes, and Congressman Latham took the first picture."

On Nov. 8, the couple will be married at St. Clement's, Molly's childhood church, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The same priest who married Fritz's brother and his wife will officiate. The new couple will host their reception at the National Museum of Racing. If the bride had her way, she teases, the groomsmen would wear custom jockey silks.

Written by Tamar Hallerman/Express