B.I.O.: Andrew Czop, Lisa Ordakowski

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Andrew, 26, works for a Navy contractor. Lisa, 26, is a publicist and event planner. They live in Alexandria.

» The Main Event: "My mother calls it the schizophrenic wedding, because it is a bizarre mix of formal and quirky casual," Lisa says. They'll welcome 150 guests to the Catholic ceremony July 3.

» How They Met: At a Mardi Gras frat party in college. "I told him that I was going to have those beads by the end of the night … and I did."

» First Impressions: "She was cute, but she was a brat."

» First Date: A couple nights after they met, he drove two hours to visit her at her college, and they hung out in her dorm and watched "The Lion King."

» How He Proposed: After a romantic dinner, he took her home — where their two huskies were wearing handmade T-shirts that read "Will you" and "marry me." "When she figured out what the shirts said, she gasped and turned around where I was waiting on one knee."

» Stupidest Fight: Whether they could "claim" sections of their couch. "It was almost an exact replica of a scene on 'Friends,'" she says.

» When She Knew: The first time they said "I love you."

» Making It Unique: The huskies that helped out with the proposal will accompany the couple down the aisle.

» With Unlimited Funds: Andrew thinks "maybe instead of a limo, we'd have a helicopter for the bridal party?"

Written by Express contributor Rachel Kaufman