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Courtney and Trey were high school sweethearts and dated throughout college. They dated for seven and a half years before Trey gave Courtney a big surprise. Convincing her that they were attending a friend’s birthday and he was running late, he asked Courtney to drive to his house. Courtney was g...

Sandy & Kyle: A Garden Wedding in Petoskey, MI

Michigan’s cold winters have a way of bringing people closer -- a fact that California-native Sandy learned the happy way during her second semester at the University of Michigan. Sandy was lucky enough to fall in with a tight-knit group from the small town of Frankenmuth, the home of her future ...

Erin & Nate in Trego, WI

Erin Liess and Nate Reagan may debate over how they first met, but when it came to planning the wedding, they were in total agreement -- the duo made all of the arrangements themselves. The Bride Erin Liess, 31, registered nurse The Groom Nate Reagen, 32, business consultant The Date June 1 ...

Lakefront Wedding in Lake Lanier Islands, GA

Heidi was looking forward to a great summer vacation in 2003, but a relationship wasn’t on the itinerary. And, like Heidi, Beau jokes that the last thing he was looking for was love. But fate (and a mutual friend) intervened and brought them together right before Heidi left for a two-week trip to...

Miren & Tony: A Blue Wedding in Santa Barbara, CA

Miren and Tony's catamaran setting served as the inspiration for an ocean-themed wedding in Santa Barbara. The Bride Miren Avalle-Arce, 29, homemaker The Groom Tony Armenta, 43, retired casino director The Date October 2 When Miren Avalle-Arce discovered the Channel Cat luxury catamaran, she kn...

Sara & Carl: An Outdoor Wedding in June Lake, CA

During Sara and Carl’s three-year courtship, every date found them in a different part of the globe. So it’s no surprise that they took an international approach to their July wedding. The Bride Sara Ferguson, 28, nutritionist The Groom Carl Gallon, 23, youth pastor The Date July 2

A Rustic Cliffside Wedding in Leucadia, CA

The Bride Katie Warrington, 36, a registered nurse The Groom Blake Koeppe, 31, an engineer The Date July 30 Katie had envisioned getting married on her grandmother's cliffside property since she was a little girl. Shades of blue and white complemented the locale. -- Amanda Black

Kelly & Mike: An Outdoor Wedding in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Kelly and Mike met through a mutual friend at a local bar and started dating, although their paths had crossed earlier: I went to a party at Mike's house but never met him, remembers Kelly. I guess it really is about timing. When it came time to propose, Mike was ahead of the game. I had inherit...

Amanda & Todd: An Outdoor Wedding in Raleigh, NC

Though Todd Olson and Amanda Ward met briefly at a software conference, their conversation was strictly business. But a year later, when a mutual friend fixed the two up on a blind date, business took a backseat in favor of a whirlwind romance. The Bride Amanda Ward The Groom Todd Olson The Dat...

Shana & Shawn: An Outdoor Wedding in Rocheport, MO

Shana and Shawn used shades of blue throughout their outdoor wedding in Rocheport. The Bride Shana Watkins, 26, high school journalism teacher and photographer The Groom Shawn Wedel, 31, American Studies PhD student The Date October 4 You could say Shawn Wedel and Shana Watkins are the perfect ...

Tamara & Eric: An Outdoor Wedding in Malibu, CA

Tamara and Eric saw their vision of a bright tropical-theme affair—inspired by her childhood spent in California and Hawaii—come to life at a picturesque ranch tucked away in the Santa Monica Mountains. The Bride Tamara Fillhart The Groom Eric Smith The Date August 8 “It is the story of a missi...

Gwen & Gary: An Outdoor Wedding in Bates City, MO

Gwen and Gary’s outdoor wedding was a dream-come-true for the bride, with a ceremony in a picturesque gazebo followed by a candlelight reception awash in her favorite color. THE BRIDE Gwendolynn (Gwen) Blanchard THE GROOM Gary Jones THE DATE August 15 The two met a few years earlier in Arizona....

Alyssa & Vincent: An Outdoor Wedding in Rye, NY

After exchanging waterside vows, Alyssa Carrera and Vincent Messina hosted an autumn gala with a sea glass-green theme on the Long Island Sound. The Bride Alyssa Carrera, 33, social worker The Groom Vincent Messina, 35, investments The Date September 24 It was love the first time NYU grad stude...

Tammy & Phil: An Outdoor Wedding in Monroe, CT

Tammy and Phil decked out their reception site with robin’s egg blue and brown, which acted as both an attractive color scheme and a tribute to the bride’s great-grandmother. “She always wore it,” Tammy says, “and looked great in it!” The Bride Tammy Weiner, director of new business development...

Mary & Wesley: A Summer Wedding in Hood River, OR

Mary Troy and Wesley Kapsa love the great outdoors (and each other) so it was only natural to hold their summer wedding near a cliff overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. The Bride Mary Troy, 28, channel sales analyst The Groom Wesley Kapsa, 29, account manager The Date September 5 As newcomer...

Hannah & Joshua: An Outdoor Wedding in Colchester, CT

After Josh Close found the perfect engagement ring at an antique show, he asked girlfriend Hannah Liverant’s father for his blessing, and the two kept the secret for months. On a getaway to Martha’s Vineyard, Josh dropped to one knee. “All I could say was, ‘Is this really happening?’” Hannah says...

Glenda & Kahn: An Outdoor Wedding in Rochester, MI

As a reporter and anchor for WXYZ in Detroit, Glenda Lewis is used to being in the know. But Kahn Hall, her boyfriend of two-and-a-half years, managed to plan a surprise proposal during a romantic dinner at the Skyline Club, and Glenda was none the wiser. After a delicious dinner, Glenda hoped de...