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Elizabeth & Owen: A Traditional Wedding in Belle Mead, NJ

When Elizabeth met Owen she thought he was too good to be true. They met at a mutual friend's birthday party in the West Village and hit it off immediately. Although they spent the whole night talking and laughing, Elizabeth couldn't help looking for the catch. Owen overcame her doubts by followi...

Laura & Ron: A Traditional Wedding in Trappe, MD

When Laura decided to grab lunch with a good friend, she never expected to meet her soul mate. Her friend brought along her husband and his friend, Ron. Everyone had a great time and Ron invited Laura to a get-together he was having that weekend. From that night on they were a couple. The Bride...

Liz & Akan: A Traditional Wedding in Baltimore, MD

An appreciation for good wine and home remodeling were the topics that helped build a connection between Liz and Akan who met at a friend's dinner party. They exchanged phone numbers and days later Akan invited Liz to have dinner with him. Five years into their relationship, Liz was living in Bal...

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...

Jill & Jamie: A Traditional Wedding in Columbus, OH

It took Jamie an entire year to ask Jill out on a date. When the pair finally went out on a warm fall evening, they grabbed dinner at one of Jill's favorite restaurants. Dinner turned into drinks and bonding over jukebox songs at one of Jamie's favorite bars. The couple ended up dating for the n...

Mollie & Adam: A Traditional Wedding in Boston, MA

When Mollie first met Adam as an undergrad at MIT, she didn't think he was her type. But one night the two were hanging out with a bunch of mutual friends in Mollie's dorm room, and they stayed up all night talking. The Bride Mollie Burgoon, 24, neurobiology Ph.D. student The Groom Adam Woodwor...

Lauren & Matt: A Traditional Wedding in Nantucket, MA

In late 2004, a well-intentioned friend all but dragged Lauren out to meet some college friends for dinner and drinks at a local Irish pub. Though she's usually shy, Lauren sat next to Matt and the two chatted for most of the night. Thanks to a bit of matchmaking by their friend, they began datin...

Brittany & Cooper: A Traditional Wedding in Macon, GA

Although they were friends for some time, it was a church mission trip to Brazil that pushed Cooper to ask out Brittany. During the trip, Cooper came to admire Brittany's character and decided that she was the girl for him. On the way home, he handed her an invitation for an official date. The ...

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'...

Myndi & Chris: A Traditional Wedding in Dallas, TX

Even though Myndi and Chris grew up in the same town and went to the same high school, they didn't know one another until much later due to a two-year age difference. In fact, the couple first met in Austin, where Chris was living after graduation and Myndi was visiting friends. Once these two co...

Nicolina & Michael: A Traditional Wedding in Fort Worth, TX

Though Nicolina and Michael didn't have the same classes at Columbia Business School, they did spend a fair amount of time together participating in the year-end comedy show. The two also organized weekly school happy hours for more than 1,000 classmates, at which, Michael will tell you that rom...

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...

Laura & Laney: A Traditional Wedding in Houston, TX

When Laura had to travel to Las Vegas for a sales convention, her boyfriend of nine months, Laney, surprised her by flying in for the weekend. He also made plans to take Laura out to a special dinner and to see her favorite performer, Celine Dion, while they were in town. The Bride Laura Bair, ...

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...

Kristie & Mike: A Traditional Wedding in Ann Arbor, MI

While out at dinner with her family, Kristie was introduced by her father to Mike. They liked each other from the start and a month and a half later had dinner at the Pacific Rim, a downtown Ann Arbor restaurant. The Bride Kristie Martin, 30, works in government affairs The Groom Mike Martin, 3...

Kate & Mark: A Traditional Weddng in Steamboat Springs, CO

Kate met the love of her life, Mark, at a friend's Christmas party. The two hit it off immediately, but Kate was a little disappointed because Mark didn't ask for her phone number. Two days later their mutual friend called Kate and asked if it was okay to give Mark her number. The two planned the...

Gina & Bryan: A Traditional Wedding in Jersey City, NJ

Who knew a case of puppy love would lead to marriage? Gina and Bryan first met in middle school, where they would hang out in the same crowd and ride bikes together. “I believe Bryan and I were ‘officially’ boyfriend and girlfriend for about two weeks,” Gina laughs. After losing touch, Gina and B...

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...

Mary Paige & Jeb: A Fall Wedding in Hattiesburg, MS

Jeb’s proposal to Mary Paige is a memorable one. While the two were fishing one day (one of Mary Paige’s favorite pastimes), Jeb asked her to reel in his “big catch.” Surprised the line was so light, Mary Paige asked Jeb if he'd lost the fish. He told her to keep reeling in the line. To her surpr...

Rachel & Lucio: A Traditional Wedding in Haddam, CT

When Rachel and Lucio met, they fell hard for one another and became high school sweethearts. They went their separate ways during college but found their way back to one another after they graduated. The Bride Rachel Gollnick, 28, family nurse practitioner The Groom Lucio DeMarco, 29, teacher...

Meghan & Graham: A Traditional Wedding in Philadelphia, PA

Call it the luck of the Irish. When Meghan Gribbin and Graham Parker took a trip to Graham’s home country of Ireland, Meghan was excited to have brunch and then visit her favorite estate in the area. The Bride Meghan Gribbin, 26, director of novelty products The Groom Graham Parker, 31, golf co...

Maggie & John: A Formal Wedding in Grand Rapids, OH

When John proposed to his girlfriend, Maggie, he used lots of candles, flowers, and champagne. Months later, as Maggie was planning the wedding, she thought it only right that their celebration include the same romantic elements to create an elegant, timeless event. The Bride Maggie Lisk, 23 The...

Julie & Andrew: A Traditional Wedding in Hudson, MA

You often hear about high school sweethearts tying the knot, but what about rival high school sweethearts? After they met at his cousin’s wedding a few weeks earlier, Andrew Salmon bumped into Julie Riel again at the annual Thanksgiving Day football game. As Julie was mourning her team’s loss on ...