A Timeless Multicultural Wedding at a Buddhist Temple and Oceanfront Resort in California
“We connected the modern way: via a dating app,” says the bride, Natalie. She and her husband-to-be, Chris, moved their conversations from Hinge to Bo’s Kitchen & Bar Room in New York City one Wednesday for their first date. They say time flies when you’re having fun, and the two stayed until...
A '60s-Style Danish and American Wedding at Bellwether House in Savannah, Georgia
Worlds collided when Jacob and Grace met during their freshmen year at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Jacob grew up in Sorring, Denmark, while Grace was a Boston native. It wasn’t until the middle of their junior year that the two begin their love journey together af...
"Tuscan Summer Elegance" Inspired This Sky-Blue Wedding in Melbourne, Australia
They say timing is everything, and that couldn’t have been truer for David and Richii. Fate brought the two together many times over a decade, but it wasn’t until a windy day in the city when David caught Richii’s umbrella that they really started to see each other. They soon found out that David...
This Couple Chose an Artistic "Gucci Garden" Theme for Their Wedding at The Mazant in New Orleans
Matt and Monet initially met through friends, hanging around in the same groups before deciding to dip their toes into uncharted waters. Making the leap from friends to something more came easily for the pair, and soon, they made it official. In June of 2021, Matt scheduled a surprise trip for th...
This Whimsical Santa Fe Wedding Included New Mexico Traditions and a Surprise Donkey
For the couple that met on Cinco de Mayo, tequila almost became a running theme for Jaclyn and Foster. After enjoying margaritas with friends on that day in 2019, Jaclyn was encouraged by a mutual friend to meet up with Foster at a local dive bar in Dallas. The two hit it off immediately, laughin...
An Intimate, Stylish Destination Wedding With Fireworks at Abbazia di San Giusto in Central Italy
Karina and Kurt’s meet-cute was virtual, with their dating profiles matching while Kurt traveled past Dallas on his journey back to Louisiana. Texas was home for Karina, but the two still connected through FaceTime dinners and long conversations before they finally met in person. And for the two ...
Chic Pastels Brought a Modern Vibe to This Western Wedding at Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas
It seemed serendipitous that Juli and Randy’s love story began at a wedding. Though the two met initially on a trip to Tokyo as members of the YPO, it wasn’t until three years later, at a mutual friend’s wedding, that the two considered anything more. Both divorced for 12 years with a blended fam...
One Couple's Pastel, Garden-Inspired Spring Wedding in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
“Our first date was a nighttime herpetology hike, which was definitely out of my comfort zone, but I quickly realized it was right up my [now] husband’s alley,” says Mary, an interest that soon had them adopting a pet leopard gecko together named Mr. Victor. The two bonded over their love of natu...
Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" Inspired This Chic Wedding at The Driskill in Austin, Texas
Ella and Brennan were like two ships passing in the night throughout their days in college. Both attended the University of Texas at Austin, with overlapping friend groups and similar favorite spots, but they narrowly missed each other every time a meet cute seemed bound to happen. Fate duly inte...
A Vibrant Autumnal Wedding With Homages to Chinese Culture at Potomac View Terrace in Washington, DC
Jean and Hamilton’s first date was via Zoom. Having met online, it only seemed appropriate to keep things virtual, especially in the early days of the pandemic. Before long, they took their dates offline and outdoors, bonding over shared interests like their love of cats and a focus on the easygo...
This Couple Had an Intimate Shabbat Dinner and Western-Themed Welcome Party Before Their Wedding in Austin, Texas
Prior to their Sunday wedding ceremony and reception, Taylor and Brad kicked off the weekend with a Shabbat dinner on Friday and a welcome party on Saturday evening. In true Texas fashion, the theme was “Boots, BBQ and Bourbon.” To hint at the boot-scootin’ good time that was in store, the weddin...
This Rustic and Elegant Wedding Showcased a Vibrant Sage and Tangerine Color Palette in Austin, Texas
“Hook ’em” isn’t just Taylor Eisenberg (29, a stationery designer) and Bradley (Brad) Resh’s (28, a mechanical engineer) college slogan. It also describes their relationship: The two were hooked on each other from the start, when they bonded in psych class and never looked back.<br><br>Although t...
A Jewel-Toned, Retro Las Vegas Elopement at Little White Chapel
Having fun and doing what’s true to them have always been paramount for Alanda Hilborn (32, a nanny) and Kayla Grattan (30, a surface water technician). Unknowingly, this shared mindset would one day make them soulmates. Alanda and Kayla met in 2021 on Bumble, where Alanda saw a picture of Kayla ...
A Vibrant Rehearsal Dinner Started Off This Equestrian-inspired Wedding in Leesburg, Virginia
It’s a dating-app tale as old as time: Boy SuperSwipes on girl, girl shows screenshots of boy’s profile to her friends, the couple matches and lives happily ever after. But in the case of Rachel DeMuro (30, a home organization specialist) and Steven (Steve) Sadlon (34, a vice president at a benef...
A Scenic and Colorful Multiday Muslim Wedding in Istanbul, Turkey
Have you ever read a spellbinding book that somehow manages to get even more captivating with every page? The relationship and wedding of Raushani Zahoor (23, a luxury department store assistant manager) and Anosh Lokasher (25, a global systems analyst who works in IT) is the real-life version of...
A Unique Welcome Party in a Parking Garage Kicked Off This Luxe Wedding in Miami, Florida
After a jaunt to Las Vegas in October 2022 to elope at the iconic Little White Wedding Chapel, Seema Shah and Karan Purewal planned a blowout bash for 225 of their loved ones in Miami at the 1 Hotel South Beach on March 4, 2023. “The first time we visited Miami together, we went to the 1 Hotel an...
A Festive Elopement at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Talk about wingwoman goals: Seema Shah’s (31, an interior designer) older sister knew Karan Purewal (33, a physician) was the perfect match for her sibling after meeting him on the dance floor at a wedding. One might think living in cities that are, give or take, about 2,000 miles apart would hin...
This Texas Wedding Transported Guests to an Elegant English Garden as Soon as They Entered The Olana
Like any great love story, Aubre and Erika began as friends first. They met in the summer of 2013 after their freshman years of college, and they stayed in touch through social media and intermittent contact through 2016. When Aubre was deciding on a law school, she reached out to Erika, who was ...
Extravagant Bursts of Color Filled This Multi-Day Indian Wedding at Dreams Macao Beach in the Dominican Republic
It’s the classic case of boy meets girl, or as bride Khushbu says, “Florida girl meets New York City boy.” With his bride-to-be’s Florida roots, Tej knew he wanted to pop the question at a location special to her – on Sand Key Beach in Tampa. He planned a surprise weekend getaway and asked her to...
This Adventurous, Winter Wedding on a Colorado Mountain Involved Dashing Through the Snow Atop Snowmobiles
Jade and Adrien were shouting their love for each other on mountaintops long before their adventurous wedding ceremony. The two met thanks to their older brothers when Jade’s brother was moving out of his house, and Adrien was there to assist. Years later, they reconnected on a boating trip and b...
A Modern Brooklyn Wedding With Shades of Blush Pink at the Wythe Hotel
Like most modern romances, Kathryn and Anthony met on an app. The two took their chats offline and met up for drinks at the Frying Pan, a New York City bar and grill, where they spoke about their recent trips to Croatia. They hit it off and soon became a couple, waiting for the chance to take a t...
Caviar Bumps and Dazzling Gold Details Set the Tone at This New Year's Eve Wedding at Union Station in Washington, DC
Couples who get married on NYE must love the iconic December holiday, right? Quite the contrary for this duo. Brittany and Ben both hated New Year’s Eve, so they wanted to plan their wedding on this date so they would have something to celebrate in years to come. This also tied into Brittany’s re...
Two Brides Enjoy a Casual and Relaxing Springtime Elopement at New York City Hall
Lourdes knew Veronica was “the one” within a couple of weeks of dating. This fact, Lourdes says, actually caught her off guard. "[I] found the ease with which I fell in love with her to be completely shocking. I didn’t know relationships could be so easy and that I could be so compatible with som...