Cathy & Jim: A Modern Wedding in Brooklyn, NY

Cathy met Jim at a Fashion Week party at New York City hot spot Lotus the night of September 10, 2001. “I was dancing by the bar when I spun around,” says Cathy. That’s when she saw Jim walking toward her. The two exchanged numbers but didn’t make any plans since Jim was scheduled to fly to Toron...

Sarah & Tom: A Modern Wedding in Chestnut Hill, MA

Sarah was home from Los Angeles for Thanksgiving weekend when she met Tom in Boston. He asked for her number, and although she thought it seemed pointless, given that she lived 3,000 miles away, she gave it to him anyway. After six months of cross-country dating, Sarah moved back to Boston. The...

Julie & Angelo: A Modern Wedding in Fort Worth, TX

Julie first knew Angelo as her tour guide when she and her parents were visiting Austin College. Julie wound up going to school there, and not long after a chance encounter in the library, she and Angelo began dating. The Bride Julie Flournoy, 25, teacher The Groom Angelo Vu, 28, physician The ...

Elyse & Don: A Modern Wedding in Brookline, MA

Elyse and Don met at ImprovBoston in 1999 but not as patrons—both were comedians who still perform and direct there. Two years of friendship followed, blossoming into a romance that culminated when Don took Elyse out for her birthday four years later and presented her with a small box. The Brid...

Julie & Vin: A Modern Wedding in Stockton, NJ

When Julie and Vin were introduced through a mutual friend in New Hope, Pennsylvania, the weather was perfect for romance. It was a warm summer evening, Julie remembers. We hung out by the Delaware River and hit it off. Julie and Vin went on their first date the following week and have been toget...

Erin & Phillip: A Modern Wedding in San Francisco, CA

Phillip couldn’t have picked a more appropriate place to propose to Erin. Erin and Phillip were vacationing in Lake Tahoe and found themselves on Diamond Peak, a spot whose name practically begs for proposals. The Bride Erin Ferrare, 31, retail area manager The Groom Phillip Raub, 32, senior ma...

Melissa & Jesse: A Modern Wedding in Breckenridge, CO

Melissa and Jesse mixed a little business with pleasure when they fell in love while making a documentary film together. Little did Melissa know that Jesse was smitten long before then. We had a symbiotic relationship from the beginning, says Jesse. I fell in love with her a year earlier during a...

Melissa & Jeff: A Modern Wedding in Austin, TX

Melissa first caught the eye of Jeff when he came across her profile picture on Match.com. The couple had an immediate connection, and after two years of dating, Jeff thought he’d use a photo to capture Melissa’s attention once again in his proposal. The Bride Melissa Young, 34, production arti...

Erin & Chris: An At-Home Wedding in Huddleston, VA

Former co-workers Erin and Chris didn't just have a workplace in common. After two years, they took their friendship to the next level and discovered a shared love of traveling. Over the next six years, Erin and Chris camped and dined all over the world together. So when Chris suggested a trip to...

Liz & Andy: Modern, Blue Wedding in Long Branch, NJ

Liz decided to trust her friends and go on a blind date with their pal Andy. Much to her relief, she and Andy had an immediate connection and never ran out of things to talk about. The Bride Liz Schlam, 40, marketing The Groom Andy Kamiel, 42, equity trader The Date September 21 Four years lat...

Lori & Marshall: A Modern Wedding in West Atlanta, GA

After a co-worker of Lori started dating a co-worker of Marshall, the new couple realized their friends would make a good pair. Lori and Marshall refused to be set up at first, but finally agreed to meet for drinks. They were right to set us up, says Marshall. A week later, Lori and Marshall set ...

Maegan & Josh: A Formal Black-and-White Wedding in Chicago, IL

Joshua and Maegan started their relationship with a ring -- sort of. Maegan was training at a sports bar as Josh’s replacement (he was leaving for the Air Force) when they discovered a mutual love of all things wrestling (hence the ring). The Bride Maegan Dominguez, 22, graduate student The Groo...

A Vintage Modern Wedding in Columbus, OH

The Bride Chanelle Mays, 23, a mentoring program coordinator at a charter high school The Groom David (Dave) Smith, 27, a senior interactive strategist at SBC Advertising The Date October 22 Chanelle and Dave gleaned their wedding style from the decor in their home: an eclectic mix of vintage an...

Lea & Gene: A Modern Wedding in Walnut Creek, CA

Lea and Gene first met at the local watering hole one night. The two started talking, and at the end of the night, Lea agreed to give Gene her phone number, not thinking he would use it. Two days later, he called to ask her out on an official date. “I remember calling my friend immediately afterw...

Kristin & Josh: A Modern Wedding in Charlotte, NC

When Josh met Kristin at one of his fraternity rush events, he forgot all about interviewing the rushees. The Bride Kristin Cecere, 26, sales manager The Groom Josh Dernosek, 27, catering manager The Date October 28 The two went on to date while attending Appalachian State University, and when...

Beth & Kyle: A Modern Wedding in Atlantic Beach, NC

Beth and Kyle first met at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. They were together so much that Kyle’s car was towed from Beth’s apartment complex over eight times. Although their friendship was strong, their feelings remained platonic until after a Christmas party in 2002 when their re...

Courtney & Matt: A Modern Wedding in Monkton, MD

Courtney and Matthew (Matt) met at the University of Connecticut. Sharing all the same classes their first year, “we spent many long studio nights together, day after day and month after month,” Courtney remembers. Even after their schedules deviated, the two were inseparable and soon fell in lov...

Stacey & Chad: A Modern Wedding in Vail, CO

Stacey and Chad developed a mutual crush in their last college semester, but after graduation moves put them miles apart. Chad recalls wondering about Stacey’s whereabouts, and then, after years without a word, he received a letter marked “Stacey Wagner, Denver, CO.” Stacey had been doing her own...

Catherine & Ben: A Modern Wedding in Boston, MA

When Catherine received a chic pair of Italian fur-lined boots as a Christmas gift from her boyfriend Ben, she was thrilled. But she was unprepared for what she found inside the boots: a jewelry box. “I was incredibly clueless, thinking it was a pair of earrings,” she says. “I opened the box and ...

Doug & Dan: An Outdoor Wedding in Provincetown, MA

Sparks flew on the Fourth of July in Provincetown when Daniel (Dan) and Douglas (Doug) met by chance at a mutual friend’s party. “Our interest in each other and passionate conversation about politics created a spark of attraction,” Doug says. They held hands that night while watching the firework...

A Modern Garden Wedding in Palm Springs, CA

Sami and Mike met while working at a summer camp in British Columbia. The Bride Sami Mohr, 27 and an interior designer The Groom Mike Wall, 32 and a physical therapist The Date November 8 The couple chose an orange and white color palette for its retro vibe. Inspired by designer Jonathan Adler,...

A Modern Wedding in Indianapolis, IN

Amy and Jason put a modern twist on their historical society venue. The Bride Amy Lenihan, 35, works in human resources The Groom Jason Yonkman, 36, medical software manager The Date October 30 Gray is one of Amy’s favorite colors, so choosing the wedding’s dominant hue was a no-brainer. She an...

A Modern Wedding in Chicago, IL

The Bride Kristen Quinlan, 30, a human resources generalist at Energy BBDO The Groom Gene Gemperline, 28, an interactive media producer at Jellyvision Lab The Date September 24 Though they wanted a destination wedding at first, Kristen and Gene ultimately decided to stay closer to home and their...