B.I.O.: Lori Esposito, Jaime Martin

Lori, 38, is a consultant working at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Jaime, 34, is a contractor currently assigned to the National Center for Education Statistics. They live in Falls Church.

» The Main Event: They will be married at sunset on Nov. 14 on a beach in the Dominican Republic.

» How They Met: On Friendster.com.

» First Date: "The night we met was an adventure," recalls Jaime. The couple met with friends at the Bethesda Art Walk. "The friend I brought along for moral support was completely drunk and ended up getting kicked out of one of the galleries. He knocked a drawing of female genitalia off the wall and broke the frame! I'm glad Lori gave me another chance."

» Second Date: They had sushi and watched "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."

» How He Proposed: "We were having our first dinner in our condo that we just moved into, and Jaime brought me a cup of tea and proceeded to get down on one knee to propose. I was like a deer in the headlights and kept telling him to stop joking with me. When I finally realized he was serious, I said yes."

» Their Song: "Jaime made me listen to "Swing Life Away" by Rise Against. I like the words, and there's a line in it that relates to us because we have matching scars. We're using it for our first dance."

» When He Knew: "Everything has been so easy with Lori. I knew she was special from the first moment."