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Blakely & Chris: A Casual Wedding in Wimberley, TX
Oh, I guess we should do the card thing, Chris Koutouzakis said romantically, when Blakely Braniff passed along her business card at a New York airport. Chris rang one month later to invite Blakely to his Super Bowl party in New Jersey. She declined. Two and a half years later, though, Blakely fo...
Ashleigh & Bricken: A Spring Wedding in Fairhope, AL
After palling around through college, Bricken dropped a diamond ring into a glass of champagne one night and enlisted a waiter to deliver it to the table. When Ashleigh finally noticed it, she fished the ring out and followed Bricken to the mens' room to wash it clean. There on the tile, he dropp...
Anne & Cord: A Formal Wedding in Austin, TX
One spring day, Cord Shiflet, a real estate agent, called his girlfriend Anne Reichardt and told her he was taking her out to celebrate his biggest closing ever. Anne, also a real estate agent, happily agreed and suggested a few spots around town. Not quite satisfied, Cord told her to pack a dres...
Angelina & Michael: An Outdoor Wedding in Pittsburgh, PA
Angelina and Michael envisioned an intimate and romantic wedding in June. They fell in love, literally, with the Morning Glory Inn because, as they say, it embodied the theme for their wedding: our true love! THE BRIDE Angelina THE GROOM Michael Justice THE DATE June 26 Who says the wingman nev...
Angela & Christopher: An Outdoor Wedding in Leavenworth, WA
Angela Chao and Christopher Kilmer barely knew each other when they headed off together for an eight-day climbing trip at Idaho's City of Rocks, a natural granite formation of tall rock spires. The two had met in a mountaineering-oriented first-aid class they were required to take for climbing co...
Anda & Scott: A Beach Wedding in Clearwater, FL
Everything seemed to move along at warp speed once Scott finally met Anda, the beautiful girl he had noticed at the health club. The gym was an awkward place to strike up a conversation, much less spark a romance. Fortunately, Scott ran into Anda one night when she was out on the town with a frie...
Amy & Steve: A Winter Wedding in Vail, CO
It was love at second sight. Amy Benkoske and Steve Kisielica met for the first time through a mutual friend. But it wasn't until they bumped into each other at a Halloween party (while Steve was on a date with a different woman) that Steve realized whom he should have been with. THE BRIDE Amy ...
Amy & Shawn: A Winter Wedding in Issaquah, WA
Amy and Shawn planned a big wedding filled with the warmth of the Christmas season. Their perfect setting? A big, red barn! THE BRIDE Amy Heider, a program manager THE GROOM Shawn Logan, a computer programmer THE DATE December 9 One Saturday afternoon in August 2001, Amy and Shawn came upon the...
Amy & Scott: A Formal Wedding in Richmond, VA
Amy and Scott set the mood for their Richmond celebration with a romantic burgundy and gold color palette and elegant details that included more than 6,000 roses! THE BRIDE Amy Sroka THE GROOM Scott Goodove THE DATE November 15 Amy and Scott had known each other since childhood, but their paths...
Amy & Roger: A Fall Wedding in Houston, TX
For a year after being introduced by a mutual friend, Amy Peck and Roger Horton kept bumping into each other without ever going on a date. Roger, being very British and therefore very proper, finally asked me out in December of 2001, Amy says. The following year, Amy went to England with Roger to...
Amy & Keith: A Spring Wedding in Dallas, TX
Though the circumstances in which they met were hardly auspicious (both were working their way through college at T.G.I. Friday's), I immediately knew there was something special about Keith, Amy says. I now truly believe it when people say they knew from day one. Eight years later, Amy and Keit...
Laura & Jerome: A Classic Wedding in Dallas, TX
Laura has always loved the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. So when she opened the Sunday newspaper one weekend in 1999 to see that the venerable jeweler had introduced a new setting, the Lucida (its first in 114 years), Laura was sure to show the page to her boyfriend of five years, Jerome Watts. I...
Amy & Jason: A Spring Wedding in Orlando, FL
It was sunset at the Wyndham Orlando Resort and the lush greenery and tropical lagoon beyond made a stunning backdrop as Amy and Jason exchanged vows on the 40th anniversary of the bride's parents' first date. The Bride Amy Becker, 33, a professional services marketer The Groom Jason Nix, 32, a...
Laura & Chris: A Home Wedding in Pfafftown, NC
Laura Epting can attest to the saying: You'll meet someone the minute you're not looking. When she tagged along on a weekend trip to visit her best friend's boyfriend, she had no expectations for romance of her own. But then she met Chris Pallavicini. THE BRIDE Laura Epting, director of a thera...
Amanda & Michael: An Outdoor Wedding in Carmel, CA
Amanda and Michael's wedding was a country-style celebration in Carmel Valley. The Bride Amanda Hall, 30, Acquisitions Analyst The Groom Michael Lindberg, 32, Human Resources Analyst The Date May 22 Amanda Hall and Michael Lindberg met over cocktails at a bar in San Francisco and started datin...
Larah & Tristan: A Cultural Wedding in Dearborn, MI
When Tristan Barcelon first crossed paths with fellow student Larah Faye Ostonal at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, he definitely didn't steal her heart -- he stole her parking spot. THE BRIDE Larah Faye Ostonal THE GROOM Tristan Barcelon THE DATE October 4 Luckily a mutual friend formal...
Amanda & John: An Outdoor Wedding in Boones Mill, VA
Amanda Trostle and John Kinney met eight years ago when they were in a band together. Amanda was a rhythm guitarist, and John was a singer. It wasn't long before they were composing their own personal love song. THE BRIDE Amanda Trostle, a high-school Spa...
Amanda & James: An Outdoor Wedding in Pittsboro, NC
Not even an ice storm could deter James from his plan to spend the weekend at his parent's mountain house with Amanda. THE BRIDE Amanda Harmon, 27 THE GROOM James Johnson, 29 THE DATE August 2 Only James' mother -- who had gone up earlier to set up aromatic candlelight, streams of ribbons, silv...
Amanda & Gregory: A Spring Wedding in Warren, MI
When Amanda Lamerato married Gregory Kelly at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, it was not the first time she had stood at the altar in a fancy white dress and a veil. Almost exactly 19 years earlier Amanda had made her first communion at the church, which her family has attended for her entire life. T...
Alison & Tommy: A Black and White Wedding in Chesapeake, VA
High school sweethearts Alison and Tommy looked to their hometown of Chesapeake for their elegant, Gatsby-inspired wedding. Friends and family pitched in to make the celebration one to remember. The Bride Alison Dodson, 31, antiques and gift store owner The Groom Thomas Norwood Anderson III, 33...
Alex & Frankie: A Winter Wedding in New Paltz, NY
The Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz is an 1869 Victorian castle. Set into a mountainside and overlooking a lake, the property encompasses acres of hiking trails, gardens, terraces, and woodlands. It's a magical spot for a wedding, and for Alexandra Bush, who vacationed at Mohonk with her famil...
Adrienne & Joshua: A Fall Wedding in Grapevine, TX
One of Adrienne's favorite verses from the Bible inspired their wedding style: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1). She and Joshua set a date in September, when the seasons would actually be changing. The Bride Adrienne Lay The Groom Josh...