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Bride: Melissa Potera, 34
Groom: Eric Newstrand, 32
Occupation:
Melissa: Corporate recruiter
Eric: Tour manager
Kids: Melissa's 15-year-old daughter
Residence: Las Vegas, NV
Melissa and Eric are the epitome of a fun-loving Vegas couple. They met accidentally on MySpace. Melissa thought she was emailing a guy she had met at a bar. Eric wrote her back, even though he had no idea who she was. Although they were strangers, they continued to email back and forth. After weeks of communication, Melissa invited Eric to join her and her friends at a bar to watch football, and they’ve been together ever since.
The couple got serious fast, spending almost every waking hour together. They truly are best friends. Eric meshed so well with Melissa that she knew they should spend their lives together. Melissa’s 15-year-old daughter, who lives in Texas, gave Eric her blessing for this union. It’s hard when Eric’s on the road, but the couple keeps in touch with phone calls, email, IM, and text messaging - whatever it takes to keep the home fires burning.