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Kandi & Jordan: A Chocolate Brown and Blue Wedding in Houston, TX

Though they'd been friends as undergrads, it wasn't until three years after college at a mutual friend’s wedding that Kandi and Jordan became something more. The two began dating even though Kandi lived in Dallas and Jordan in Houston. After a year, Kandi moved to a place of her own in Houston, a...

Ally & Sam: A Fall Wedding in Daniels, WV

Ally and Sam were acquaintances in college, but that was it. As a matter of fact, when Ally showed up at a get-together at Sam's house on a date with someone else, Sam told the date, You've got to marry that girl. Luckily for Sam, he didn't heed that advice. The Bride Allison Young, 23, pharmac...

Christine & Rhett: A Traditional Wedding in Austin, TX

Rhett Dillingham thought he’d hit the single-girl jackpot when a nurse friend of his introduced him to some of her coworkers at a party. That’s where he was introduced to Christine Heaven, one of those nurses. She was the first and last one he met because the two hit it off and began dating. Two ...

Lauren & Robert: A Traditional Wedding in Keswick, VA

Since Lauren Szymanski and Robert M. Luck III met as undergrads at the University of Virginia, it was only fitting that the couple be married there. The Bride Lauren Szymanski, 23, a student The Groom Robert M. Luck III, 24, a systems analyst The Date July 30 When they couldn’t find a wedding ...

Abigail & Jakub: A Traditional Wedding in Philadelphia, PA

Their wedding style reflected a modern take on tradition and began with a color palette they dubbed “a twist on pink,” combining many shades of red, from hot pink to burgundy. The Bride Abigail Doyle, 25 The Groom Jakub Jurek, 25 The Date June 25 Even Ivy Leaguers can miss the subtleties of a ...

Erin & Collin: A Traditional Wedding in New Orleans, LA

Even though Erin and Collin were both born and raised in the Big Easy, it took the Big Apple to bring them together. They met at a mutual friend’s Christmas party on the Upper West Side of New York City, where they’d both moved to the previous summer. After four years of dating, Collin proposed w...