Desiree & Ann: An Outdoor Wedding in Healdsburg, CA

When Desiree and Ann first met through mutual friends while working in Washington, DC, they hit if off right away. The Bride Ann Miller, 34, Lawyer The Bride Desiree Bliss, 32, Non-Profit Program Manager The Date September 15 A few years later, while Desiree was working in Rwanda, Ann was...

Christina & Kathleen: An Outdoor Wedding in Chehalis, WA

One evening, while at Neighbors on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Christina and Kathleen noticed each other from across the dance floor. After introducing themselves to one another, they decided to dance. They exchanged numbers that night and went on their first date shortly after. And as Christina put...

Megan & Bryan: A Vintage Wedding in Tenants Harbor, ME

When Megan and Bryan were cast opposite each other in their high-school production of the musical “Guys and Dolls,” their characters had to kiss on stage. The quick friendship they developed led to a relationship that lasted through the rest of high school and college. The Bride Megan Watts, 23,...

Hilary & Paul: A Tented At-Home Wedding in Tulare, CA

Hilary and Paul got to know each other when they ended up in the same class together in college in San Luis Obispo. Then, during homecoming week that year, Paul’s fraternity asked Hilary’s sorority to work on the homecoming float with them. The two were inseparable that week and after homecoming,...

Laurie & Daniel: A Museum Wedding in Indianapolis, IN

Laurie and Dan had lived five blocks away from each other in San Francisco for three years, but they actually met on Match.com. A month after they started dating, Laurie flew to Indianapolis to be with her father, who was sick at the time. When he passed away soon after, Dan flew to attend the fu...

Rachel & Kirk: A Wedding at the Pointe Hilton in Phoenix, AZ

It all started with a virtual “wink.” Rachel joined Match.com soon after moving to Arizona from Indiana, and Kirk, originally from California, joined too. They met for dinner a few days later and started dating. The Bride Rachel Izak, 26, reading interventionist The Groom Kirk Bauer, 32, sales ...

Tara & Mitch: A Ranch Wedding in San Luis Obispo, CA

Tara first met Mitch while on vacation in Pismo Beach, California. They kept in touch (especially because two of their friends also hit it off that same night and ended up getting married!) and dated casually before becoming an official couple just as Tara was finishing culinary school. The Bri...

Michelle & Joseph: An At-Home Wedding in Bellevue, ID

A mutual friend introduced Michelle to Joseph when Michelle had just moved to Idaho from Los Angeles. The two took the same weekly yoga class and on the last day of class, Michelle asked Joseph if she would see him at their teacher’s good-bye party. He said no, but asked if she wanted to go to a ...

Alison & Joel: A Seasonal Wedding in Chicago, IL

Alison and Joel crossed paths many times, but it wasn’t until they signed up for a Jewish dating website, JDate.com, and met that they realized they knew quite a few of the same people. While they dated, the wedding planning seemed to just naturally fall into place. In fact, Alison and Joel reser...

Susan & Paul: A Winter Wedding in Indianapolis, IN

Susan’s friend Megan, also Paul’s coworker, called a good match when she arranged a group lunch date for Susan and Paul to meet each other. They were a little shy about it on their first meeting but agreed to go on a real date afterward and soon became an item. The Bride Susan Helmbrecht, 26, in...

Julie & Vince: A Black-and-White New Year’s Eve Wedding in Clinton, MI

Julie and Vince were both at a bar on New Year’s Eve when they saw each other from across the room. Julie told her sister she thought he was cute, and when Vince could tell Julie was checking him out, he told his friends he had to say hi to someone. He introduced himself to Julie and before they ...

Andrea and Bryan: An Outdoor Wedding in Austin, TX

Andrea and Bryan's wedding dazzled with vintage style long after the lights were knocked out by inclement weather. The Bride Andrea Brown, 31 The Groom Bryan Moore, 31 The Date May 29 High school sweethearts Andrea and Bryan dated into college, and then, like many couples, decided to “see what...

Nicole & Dave: An Outdoor Wedding in Otisville, MI

Warm weather vows led the way to dinner and dancing beneath a full moon at Nicole and Dave's outdoor celebration. The Bride Nicole Stevens, a 27-year-old nurse The Groom Dave Sarkett II, a 30-year-old regional sales representative The Date July 31 Nicole was celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in 2...

Ryan & Erik: A Garden Wedding in Tucson, AZ

Southwest natives, Ryan and Erik, couldn’t imagine getting married anywhere else. Drawing on the locale’s timeless charm and beauty, the couple planned a very pink vintage celebration in the city where they fell in love. The Bride Ryan Hendrix, 26, speech-language pathologist The Groom Erik Moga...

Katie & Chris: A Traditional Wedding in Whitefish, MT

Eight years before Chris met Katie, he met her brother, Jay. Over the years, Jay repeatedly told Katie and Chris that they were perfect for each other and tried to set them up -- to no avail. When they finally bumped into each other at a party Jay knew they’d both attend, Katie and Chris realized...

Charlie & Kent: A Traditional Wedding in Phoenix, AZ

To no avail, a mutual friend had tried to set up Charlie and Kent for about a year. But it turns out that their friend was right about them -- they met randomly while out one night and hit it off right away. The Bride Charlotte Smith, 28, real estate broker The Groom Kent Allred, 29, district m...

Heather & Adam: An Outdoor Wedding in Armstrong, IA

Though Heather and Adam attended colleges an hour-and-a-half apart, their mutual friends and philanthropic hobbies brought them together. Heather really got to know Adam after he helped her get a summer job with Angel Tree -- a group that works with children of prison inmates. The two friends soo...

Tara & Dennis: An At-Home Spring Wedding in Denton, NE

Following six years of courtship, Tara and Dennis invited their parents to Boulder, Colorado, to meet each other for the first time. Around that time, Dennis popped the question with an antique ring he scouted from a local vintage shop. The Bride Tara Stahla, 29, medical student The Groom Dennis...

Sara & Matt: An At-Home Vintage Wedding in Provo, UT

Sara was literally the girl next door when Matt met her: The two were neighbors during college and became fast friends, but soon his friendship with Sara blossomed into something much more. Six months after their engagement, the couple held a prewedding garden reception in the home where Sara had...

Kristen & Seth: A Green Wedding in Slanesville, WV

While Seth was leading a ministry in New York City, Kristen was called in as a guest speaker. The two became fast friends, and all it took was Kristen accepting a date from another guy for Seth to make his move. The Bride Kristen Somody, 31, photographer The Groom Seth Whalen, 27, model, actor,...

Britta & Russell: An At-Home Wedding in Tenants Harbor, ME

Once in a while, a matchmaker makes a perfect match. Britta and Russell were introduced at a charity event by a mutual friend in the hopes that they would hit it off. Though the two shared some laughs, they went their separate ways at the end of the night. Fast-forward almost a year after they'd ...

Kathy & Michael: A Traditional Wedding in St. Augustine, FL

Kathy met Michael on a plane just before take off. I went on the airplane pretending to say hi to a friend when all I really wanted to do was meet her, Michael says. The Bride Kathy Ramos, 36, flight attendant The Groom Michael Roig, 35, flight attendant The Date March 14 The two fell in love,...

Katy & Kelsey: An Outdoor Wedding in Hidden Springs, ID

Katy and Kelsey met during high school, but it wasn't until Katy's older sister's wedding several years later that they reconnected. By the end of the night Kelsey told Katy he was going to marry her someday. The Bride Katy Koehler, 28, physician's assistant The Groom Kelsey Holder, 30, insura...