Madeleine & Matthew in Brooklyn, NY

On the morning of their wedding day, Madeleine Sanchez and Matthew McGinley stuck with tradition and did not see each other. The bride-to-be relaxed, ate a big breakfast, did some yoga, and checked out the wedding announcement in the Sunday New York Times. THE BRIDE Madeleine Sanchez, an architect THE GROOM Matthew McGinley, a banker THE DATE October 28 Matthew proposed to Madeleine on their favorite beach on Fire Island. It was the end of the day and the light was horizontal, she says. He pulled out my mother's antique engagement ring. Our dog Ella was with us, and as soon as it happened, she ran around and rolled in the sand, filled with joy.