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Katie Wheaton & Matt Long
Beverly, MA, September 25, 2010
by Cheryl Kimball
Photography by Studio Nouveau
After connecting on match.com, Fallon and Bill met for a drink in April 2009. Although she was initially skeptical about online dating, the pair hit it off instantly. An in-person meeting for a quick drink turned into a five-hour conversation that ended only because the bar closed. By October, Bill was spreading a blanket for a picnic, uncorking a bottle of wine, reciting a love letter he crafted, and asking Fallon to marry him. “It just felt right,” she says.
Fallon chose to return to her hometown of Duxbury, Massachusetts, to tie the knot. An ocean-side estate across the street from Fallon’s childhood home was the perfect setting to celebrate the couple’s love of the outdoors amidst their favorite colors of green and blue
They were from the same town. Matt had already graduated and Katie was a senior in high school when they met; they dated while she was in college at UNH. Their engagement came in July of 2009 when Matt tied the ring to their puppy’s collar and sent him out to greet her at the family summer home. Katie’s mom was very involved in the planning. They gave themselves over a year, which meant, Katie says, that “we were never stressed out. It was really fun for both of us.” While an unseasonably high temperatures for September—around 100 degrees—greeted them on their wedding day, the cool breezes of the Misselwood water setting made everything perfect.
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