A Multicultural Floral-Forward Wedding at Greengate Ranch and Vineyard in San Luis Obispo, California

“We met unexpectedly at a mutual friend’s birthday party in the height of COVID. I still joke that Libby hadn't seen a man other than her dad in six months at that point, so the odds stacked in my favor,” Shri says of his chance encounter with his future wife, Libby. That same friend eventually p...

A Magical, Whimsical Winery Wedding in Aurora, Ohio, Inspired by Italy and Vintage Decor

Arielle and Sophia’s love story began at a library, more specifically, an engineering-themed event involving robots. The two attended separate high schools at the time, but this serendipitous meeting snowballed into Arielle giving Sophia her number. Years later, when they were both in Cleveland o...

A Laidback Wedding Atop a Tropical, Floral Mandala at Tamarindo Beach in Costa Rica

As these two high school sweethearts say, “We met in history class, fell in love and the rest is history!” Reily and Annika then navigated the next four years apart, the entirety of their college experience, before finding a home together in Seattle. Not long after, Reily surprised his fiancée-to...

A Sequined Dolce and Gabbana Suit Inspired This Vibrant Destination Wedding in Mexico

For Michael, a Hollywood screenwriter turned stand-up comedian, meeting Estevan was the perfect plot twist in his story, especially since they technically first met…twice. Initially, it was through Michael’s ex-boyfriend, but the next time was via the internet, where the connection finally stuck....

A Timeless Black-and-White Wedding at The Box House Hotel's Open-Air Rooftop in NYC

For Katelyn, meeting her future husband was a pure chance encounter. The two strangers crossed paths in a bar one chilly evening, as she describes it, where they struck up a conversation that proved the immediate connection. The next day, Otari asked her out on their first date, an “old-fashioned...

One Couple's Pastel, Indian-Fusion Wedding Weekend in Cancun With a Harry Potter Reception

“Some love stories begin with grand gestures,” Karishma says. “Ours started with a simple swipe right.” Like many modern couples, this first introduction on an app paved the way for many late-night FaceTime chats and finding common ground over food and funny Shark Tank pitches. Though the two had...

Nostalgic Lakeside Wedding With Vietnamese Influence at an Off-Season Summer Camp in Maine

Rhonda and Andrew admit their paths would have never naturally crossed, given their lack of mutual friends and because they lived in separate areas of New York. The two hit it off on a dating app instead, with their first date involving brunch and plant shopping. With Andrew in Park Slope and Rho...

A Vivid, Lively Sangeet at San Jose's Mexican Heritage Plaza

You could say Ketaki and Ashish are high school sweethearts, though they only began dating in their senior year. The two met during their freshman year, quickly becoming best friends after that initial encounter. It wasn’t until their final year in high school that they considered something more....

Influencer Rachel Finley's "Shades of Pink" Restaurant Wedding at Juliette in Brooklyn, New York

For Rachel, a popular influencer, her college years were spent working nights as a bartender in New York and her days involved creating YouTube skincare videos through her university’s film club. When Paul joined as a writer, a friendship soon blossomed, and her audience began referring to him as...

A Bad Bunny-Inspired Monochrome Wedding at an Old Cathedral in Downtown Los Angeles

Esthela and Jacob first met in college, living just a few doors down from one another on the same floor. From the start, the two hit it off and soon found out both of their families were from Aguascalientes, Mexico. “I had shared a story with him that when I lived in Mexico, I had won a fundraise...

A Colorful Taiwanese-American Fusion Wedding at The Whim in Minneapolis

Tiffany and Kenny's love story began ten years ago in a bustling hospital. Tiffany, a college freshman exploring the world of medicine, reached out to a past mentor, who was now a resident doctor in training, about possible opportunities in the medical field. This person, who happened to be Kenny...

Chic, Oceanside Destination Wedding Inspired by Local Fruits and Honey in Hawaii

Melissa and Matt's meet-cute had the former finally believing in the power of fate. "From the night we met, I kept being pulled back to Matt," Melissa says of their chance encounter at the bar Matt worked at in Seattle. Though she was only in Seattle for a few days, the two kept in touch after sh...

"Alice in Wonderland" Meets "Saltburn" Summer Wedding at Larz Anderson House in Washington, DC

Robin Mowson (36, a public health immunization specialist) and Michael (Mike) Duenes (35, a United States Space Force acquisitions officer) would’ve never guessed meeting through mutual United States Air Force Academy friends would result in a fairytale wedding. But before they could get to that ...

Next-Level Personalization Impressed Guests at This Earth-Toned Wedding at Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, California

Like many couples today, Angelica Sun (31, CEO and creative director of Velvet Fox Designs) and Jonathan O’Connor (32, CEO of Joycast Acrylics) met online, in 2015. But their love story was anything but conventional. They became friends before deciding to meet face-to-face and, at that point, onl...

Bold Colors and Patterns Set Apart This Maximalist Wedding at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis

Cupid’s arrow found its target on the night Ethan and Alex first met. Despite making plans for the future around his newfound lease on life, Ethan soon knew he wanted to make room for Alex in that future. “Alex and I dated for exactly a year before I proposed, though we started talking about marr...

This Vibrant Wedding Weekend Blended Spanish and Indian Cultures at a Historic Venue in Northern Spain

Inés had no clue she'd soon be meeting the love of her life on a work assignment in Nairobi, a chance encounter that would shape her future. Nikul was living in Kenya then, and though their connection began professionally, it quickly evolved into something much deeper. “For four months, I travele...

A Burst of Summery Color Filled This Industrial Wedding at Brooklyn Winery

For law school students Aaron and Corey, their chance meeting in Buffalo followed a different kind of law: the law of attraction. The two moved to New York City post-graduation, making the Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill neighborhoods their home with their pup, Mack. On a beach trip to Southampt...

This Romantic Woodland Wedding at Home in Michigan Exuded Cozy Autumnal Vibes

During a visit to North Carolina, Moriah met up with her childhood best friend and the friend’s boyfriend. Little did she know, another important meeting would occur during this fateful trip. Johnathan, a friend of the boyfriend and fellow Morehouse student, and Moriah immediately clicked, despit...

High School Sweethearts Have Two Luxe Nigerian-Jamaican Celebrations in New York City

The invisible string theory, a belief that people are “tied” together by destiny and connected by an unbreakable unseen thread, describes Simone Brown (25, a software engineer) and Oluwademilade (Demi) Tega (25, a medical student) to a T. The two met and started dating on and off in 10th grade, b...

A Lush and Romantic Tuscan-Inspired Wedding at Chelsea Square in New York City

“Honestly, we were inseparable from the start. It felt like we’d known each other forever,” Rayna says of first meeting with Ryan. She and Ryan found each other on the dating app, Hinge, and the two fell in love not long after. When it came time for a proposal, Ryan brought their dog, Remi, in on...

An Eclectic, Fashion-Forward Destination Wedding at Italy's Villa Lario in Lake Como

For a couple all about spontaneity, it’s no wonder their first proposal was a spur of the moment. When Alejandro popped the question 11 months into his relationship with Taylor, it was at the Highland Park Village in Texas… without a ring. “[He] casually suggested we get married and then bought a...

This Couple Followed Their Italian Boat Elopement With a Cinque Terre-Inspired North Carolina Reception

Angelique and Sarah’s modern-day love story began online with two proposals to match their personalities. When it came time for Sarah to pop the question, she hired a singer-songwriter to put her words into a melody, a song that they would use for their first dance at their wedding. She played th...

A Casual Museum Engagement Shoot Ahead of a City Hall Elopement

An exchange semester for Miriam at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago proved to be a fateful decision. Originally from Switzerland, Miriam was meant to spend just one semester in the Windy City before she met James, a fellow art student. The two quickly bonded over shared projects and lat...