. >> reporter: the guy was aaron candelario. and before long -- >> i was in love. yes. >> you know, we had such a connection. >> reporter: no kidding. both jehovah's witnesses, both home schooled by their mothers. or at least, aaron was home schooled until his parents' marriage broke up. >> we were so drawn to each other that two people were so were so driven and so optimistic and just wanted to do big things in life. >> reporter: so, after high school they got engaged and, full of excitement, planned a wedding. and then one night, shannon's mother pam sent the girls off to bible study and told their father gerry they needed to talk. >> she looked up and says, i don't want to be married to you anymore. i don't want to be here. >> reporter: everything was fine, fine, fine, fine and then boom. >> we seemed to be getting along. everything was fine and she said, this is it. i'm done. >> reporter: what did that feel like? >> oh, it was a crush. you were crushed. >> reporter: now these two had one more thing in common. both products of broken homes. the wedding day approa