How To Win The Love of a Backstreet Boy

Sorry, ladies: Another Backstreet Boys is geting hitched! here's how one lucky girl became Brian Littrell's bride-to-be. In September, Brian Littrell and Leighanne Wallace will tie the knot in her home state of Georgia. Think you have what it takes to win the heart of a BSB? Here's how Leighanne did it!

DON'T TRY TO HARD
Waving "I Love You" singns may get you some attention, but less is more when it comes to real romance . Leighanne, a model and actress, was just showing up for work as one of the girls in the music "As Long As You Love Me."" You have to make friends with the talent and the crew because they can make you look good or look bad," Leighanne tells us. Brian pu this basket ball downto shake her hand, and his heart never let go.

A PICTURE IS WORTH A MILLION WORDS
What Leighanne didn't know is that Brian had already spotted her head shots and was anxious to meet her. I was like 'Wow , she's gorgeous,'" Brian tells J-14. "To me, the picture spoke a million words. It's one thing to see a picture and think someone is pretty, but for them to also be intelligent and tobe as driven as she is, that's important." Brian had been out of the dating game for a while and meeting Leighanne opened a whole new chapter for him." I had just gotten out of a relationship with a high school sweetheart that didn't work out I didn't really have my eyes or mind set on anybody. It was something that just happened. If I was looking, I wouldn't have been able to find her."

SHAVE YOUR LEGS!
Sitting around the set while making the video, Brian noticed Leighanne's legs. "Ohmigod, your knees are so hairy!"LEighanne remembers him saying. " I don't shave my knees because my hair is blonde and you can't really see it." The two had a good laugh and made plans to go out the next night! " That night, I went home and shaved my knees for him!" During their date, Brian took notice of Leighanne's clean-shaved knees and they laughed again. "We're constantly laughing," she sayd." It keeps you young adn keeps your spirit alive."

BE PREPARED
They've been together for more than three years now, but their relationship grew slowly. As they got know each other, they spent long evenings talking." i got him hooked on Starbucks," she says. "We like the house blend or vanilla latte." Leighanne was also packing a secret weapon: "I tooka lot of Breath-Asure for the first two months,just in case he did kiss me.It took him a long time to finally do that!"

WORK TOGETHER
Leighanne recently starred in and co-produced the upcoming independent film Olive Juice, which features a cameo by Brian. Together, they're working on the film's soundtrack. It was when they began working together that Brian popped the question. " It's been a whirlwind evedr since," he admits. The couple has done everything together to get ready fo rthe wedding.And they've asked for only "couples showers" so Brian can attend. " We're spending the rest our lives together, why not plan the wedding together?" reasons Leighanne. "It's a team effort...and it always has to be when a relationship is involved," adds Brian." She's dreamed all of her life of having a fairy-tale wedding-- and I'm going to do everything I possibly can to make her dreams come true."