Carrie Surgenor moved all the way to New York City looking for "Mr. Right" only to find out that he was at home in Kingsport the whole time.
And when her fiance Brent Warner proposed to her in front of about 3,000 fans during halftime of an Arby's Classic high school basketball tournament game on

Dec. 30, that sealed the deal for Brent and Carrie to become Bridal Guide magazine's Bride of the Year 2007: America's Favorite Couple.
The honor nets the couple an all expenses paid Dream wedding at Tavern on the Green in New York City's Central Park, a honeymoon to Jamaica and a prize package worth $92,000.

Brent, 33, and Carrie, 30, were chosen from thousands of contestants to be the top-three finalists in the contest. More than a half million people went online to vote for one of the three finalist couples, and when the votes were tallied Carrie and Brent were the winners.