OnLove: Susan Kozel weds Jason Wynnycky

(John Shinkle) - Susan Kozel and Jason Wynnycky posing during Hurricane Irene before their wedding reception in Arlington, VA on August 27, 2011.

Wedding date: Aug. 27

Location: Top of the Town, Arlington

Guests: 75

How they met: Kozel and Wynnycky met in 2007 at a social in their Arlington apartment building, where they lived just a few doors apart on the same floor. They were getting to know one another when Wynnycky was deployed for a year-long tour in Afghanistan. They began to date when he returned in late 2008.

The proposal: On Feb. 2, Kozel and Wynnycky were watching TV in her apartment when he announced he had some good news: He really wanted to marry her. Wynnycky chose Groundhog Day to propose because he said he loves the Bill Murray movie of the same name, and because he wanted to marry her over and over again.

The wedding: The day’s biggest challenge was uninvited guest Tropical Storm Irene, which led to last-minute cancellations by more than 30 guests. During the ceremony, the priest had trouble talking; it turned out he was allergic to the lilies Kozel was carrying. Still, the show went on, and Kozel danced the tango with her dad, something she’d wanted to do ever since they first practiced it in their kitchen when she was a child. 

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