B.I.O.: Jessica Morrison, Anne Richardson

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Jessica, 26, is a research assistant. Anne, 42, is a grad student. They live in Washington.

» The Main Event: On Aug. 22, 100 friends and family members will witness their commitment ceremony in Decatur, Ga.

» Honeymoon: Puerto Rico.

» How They Met: While serving as Peace Corps volunteers in Morocco, they met one weekend in Marrakech. Beforehand, all of their friends were convinced they'd hit it off.

» First Impressions: "Despite the fact that she had been traveling for 12 hours on a dirty souk bus," Jess says, "I remember thinking, 'Wow, she is a lot more beautiful than I had expected.'" Anne says, "I had no intention of entering into a relationship during my time in the Peace Corps, but when I saw her for the first time I knew that I was in trouble."

» First Date: Jess rode a bus eight hours from her village to Anne's site; Anne made Jess a beautiful meal and they stayed up talking until late at night.

» How She Proposed: The day after Christmas, Jess, who had planned to wait until New Year's, could wait no more and popped the question.

» Most Hated Clothing Item: Anne: "Every pair of Jess' sunglasses."

» Their Song: Jason Mraz's "After an Afternoon."

» Stupidest Fight: When they came back from dinner and found that Anne's cat had somehow managed to lock them out of their apartment.

Written by Express contributor Rachel Kaufman