An Indoor Wedding in Cincinnati, OH
Brooke and Christopher met on a blind date! Chris’ best friend spotted Brooke, tracked down her business card and set up the two. Their first date at the Millennium Hotel went perfectly and the pair were soon inseparable. The Bride Brooke Johnson, 27, a writer The Groom Christopher Griffin, 33,...
An Outdoor Wedding in Fort Lauderdale, FL
After reluctantly trekking across town to a Manhattan bar for a friend’s birthday, Michael became mesmerized when he noticed Julie laughing across the room. The two were introduced and talked nonstop for the rest of the night. After nearly eight years together, Julie woke up one morning to find M...
Formal Wedding in Atlanta, GA
Though their parents had been life-long friends, Emily and Neil did not meet until a Christmas Eve event in 2005. “I guess it was meant to be,” says Emily. The two hit it off and dated for nearly two-and-a-half years before Neil asked Emily to be his wife. The Bride Emily Stein, 25, registered ...
Winter Wedding in St. Petersburg, FL
When Megan was a high-school freshman, she was in the same art class as John, who was a senior. Over the years, Megan and John frequently ran into each other and a mutual friend always tried to set them up. Finally, they agreed to “one date only,” and more than a decade-and-a-half after they firs...
A Traditional Wedding in Austin, TX
It was love at first click for Amy and Gerald. The pair met on Match.com and happened to be each other’s first date through the website -- and the last! They emailed back and forth and then decided to meet at a coffee shop. They hit it off after discovering their mutual desire to slow down -- bot...
A Christmas Wedding in Austin, TX
Jen and Steve met in high school and became friends their junior year when they sat next to each other in Spanish class. By the time they graduated the following year, their friendship had turned into a romance—and they kept it going, despite the fact that Jen was attending Texas A&M and Stev...
Heather & Mike: A Blue and Yellow Wedding in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Heather and Mike met through Yahoo! Personals -- “I had actually ‘winked’ at him originally, but he never responded,” Heather says. A year later, Heather had grown tired of online dating and was about to cancel her account when she saw a message from Mike. The two chatted over email for several w...
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 ...
Allison & Luke: A Traditional Wedding in Lexington, KY
Though a winter storm disrupted Luke’s original plans to propose to Allison, he managed to pull of a memorable engagement. Luke tricked a suspecting Allison into thinking he wasn’t ready to propose. Then, as she fought back tears of disappointment, he led her into a room full of candles and roses...
Kiran & Shilen: A Winter Wedding in Huntington Beach, CA
Shilen Patel met his future wife Kiran Jain at a political fundraiser in San Francisco. The pair hit it off right away and soon discovered that they’d grown up only a few miles apart and attended rival high schools. The Bride Kiran Jain, 28, attorney The Groom Shilen Patel, 29, marketing and com...
Heather & Wari: A Traditional Wedding in Somerset, NJ
The night she met her future husband, Heather almost didn't leave the house. Her sorority sisters had to drag her to a fraternity party. When she saw Wari walk into the party, she immediately called dibs to her friends. Wari had the same initial reaction. After some orchestration by Heather's fri...
Lara & Dan: A Traditional Wedding in Cincinnati, OH
Lara and Dan have known each other since first grade. But it wasn't until after they graduated from college that the two became a romantic pair. The Bride Lara Guttman, 28, immunization specialist The Groom Daniel (Dan) Berkemeyer, 28, sales manager The Date January 12 On her birthday, after f...
Lauren & Elliott: A Traditional Wedding in Austin, TX
Lauren met her future husband, Elliott, at Southern Methodist University when she was the president of a dance club. It was the first class of the fall semester when Elliott joined the club to learn to salsa. Lauren says she could tell by his smile that he was a really nice person, and it wasn'...
Keri & Jake: A Traditional Wedding in Austin, TX
Keri owes a lot to her friend Jackie. After all, it was Jackie that introduced her to her future husband -- not once, but twice. The first time, Jackie was traveling to Tucson, Arizona to give a presentation and asked Keri to come along. That's where Jackie introduced her to former classmate Ja...
Leigh & Keith: A Traditional Wedding in Dallas, TX
Leigh and Keith both were students at Texas A&M University -- Commerce. When Keith first saw Leigh, they were in the cafeteria. He asked a friend who she was and he told him that she was seeing someone. Strike one. The Bride Kathryn (Leigh) Gable, 27, national account manager The Groom Keit...
Gina & Trevor: A Modern Wedding in Plymouth, MI
Gina met Trevor in an acting class at Oakland University. Gina noticed him right away and though she didn't know who he was, she made it her mission to find out. The next day, she got to class a little early to sneak a peek at his name on the sign-in sheet. Over the next few weeks she did everyth...
Harmony & Sam: A Winter Wedding in Newport, RI
Lawyers Harmony and Sam met during a lawsuit while serving as opposing counsel. The day they met, they were scheduled to argue against one another at a hearing. Little did Harmony know that when she saw an attractive man walk through the courthouse door, that man would turn out to be the opposing...
Meri & Stephen: A Winter Wedding in New York, NY
Rich red tones brought warmth to Meri and Stephen's chic city winter wedding, complete with an orchid-covered huppah and 11-piece Motown band. THE BRIDE Meri Capone THE GROOM Stephen Selver THE DATE February 2 How they met is one of those serendipitous, New York-style twists of fate: Meri Capo...
Heidi & Michael: A Winter Wedding in Indianapolis, IN
College sweethearts Heidi and Michael met while working at a local bar at Purdue University. A month of flirting turned into a first date at Chili’s, a restaurant the couple now eats at nearly once a week. The Bride Heidi Matthew, 32, client sales and service for a hotel chain The Groom Michael ...
Patricia & Paul: A Winter Wedding in St. Paul, MN
Patricia and Paul's contemporary celebration unfolded with a clean, white-on-white color palette brimming with silver accents and candlelight. The Bride Patricia Tebbe The Groom Paul Neal The Date February 19 Planning a wedding long-distance wasn’t a problem for Patricia Tebbe -- at least not ...
Christine & Mark: A Formal Wedding in New York, NY
Christine Buono and Mark Tuchman bonded over their shared love of the unexpected. The couple have always loved to try new things, so it was no surprise that their NYC nuptials contained an unexpected twist! THE BRIDE Christine Buono, 30, kindergarten teacher THE GROOM Mark Tuchman, 30, equity sa...
Jessica & Thomas: A Formal Affair in Summit, NJ
Thomas (Tommy) Troncoso is lucky that Jessica Kleiman had such a bad blind date. Jessica, who knew the advertising copywriter through her postcollege roommate, never considered him boyfriend material. THE BRIDE Jessica Kleiman, 31, PR director THE GROOM Thomas (Tommy) Troncoso, 32, advertising c...