A Shabby Chic Wedding at The River Centre at The Landing in Van Buren, Missouri

Lacey Morrison (23 and a stay-at-home mom) and Michael Brawley (22 and self-employed) met in middle school. After dating for five years, Michael proposed at their home. The couple chose The River Centre at The Landing for its rustic space and giant windows overlooking the river. Plus, Lacey worke...

An Elegant Summer Ballroom Reception at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont, North Carolina

While they were away at summer camp during high school, Brianne Hough (23 and a first grade teacher) met Matt McMullan (24 and an accountant) but their romance didn't begin until they both decided to go to the University of North Carolina. The pair dated long distance after graduation until Matt ...

A Simple, Classic Wedding at Moulin Events in St. Louis, Missouri

Katie Fischer (30 and a physician assistant) and Jared Fischer (30 and an internal auditor) met on Match.com, and Jared proposed in a gondola in Spain. The couple had a traditional religious ceremony at the Graham Chapel on the Washington University campus because they loved the gorgeous design a...

A Simple, Rustic Wedding at Moulin Events in St. Louis, Missouri

Cara Forsberg (28 and a research scientist) and Kevin Forsberg (27 and a research scientist) met in graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis. Kevin proposed where they had their first kiss before taking Cara to dinner. The couple wanted a wedding venue where they could have both thei...

A Classic Ballroom Wedding at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta, Georgia

Even though Leslie Gardner (29 and a teacher) and Frank Herron (29 and in sales) first met at the University of Mississippi, they didn't start dating until after they graduated. The pair reconnected during a mutual friend's wedding—they were both in the wedding party—and shortly began dating. Fra...

A Traditional Greek Orthodox Wedding at Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts

Demetra Gartaganis (28, an account manager) and Michael J. Crotty Jr. (32, a basketball coach)  were introduced professionally by a mutual friend via email. Despite the fact that Michael’s focus was in finance while Demetra was searching for a marketing role, they set up a time to meet at Michael...

A Classic Christmastime Wedding at Robbins Sanford Grand Hall in Searcy, Arkansas

Cameron Alt (29 and a pharmacist) and Matt Calhoun (22 and and a physical therapy student) met on a medical mission trip to Guatemala. For their wedding, the couple wanted a classic, timeless look and used a black, white, blush and gold color palette. Inspired by their Christmastime wedding, they...

A Refined Terrace Wedding at Piedmont Park Greystone in Atlanta, Georgia

Less than two days after Grace Williams (23 and a social worker) moved to Austin, she met Sam Dowd (26 and an insurance advisor and personal trainer) in an elevator. The pair started chatting and when Sam learned she was new in town, he offered to be her tour guide. The couple likes to think that...

An Ivory and Gold Wedding at The Golf Club at Newcastle in Newcastle, Washington

Jen Mennella (25, an accountant) and Spencer Mennella (27, in construction) were high school sweethearts, and eventually moved into their first apartment together located in South Lake Union, Washington. The couple went out for a nice dinner one evening, and came back to the apartment decorated i...

A Nautical, Jewel-Tone Wedding at Yacht Club of Stone Harbor in Stone Harbor, New Jersey

Although Karen Kuches (27, an IT assurance manager) and Joe Walus (28, a general contractor) went to the same high school and had a number of mutual friends, they didn't actually meet until Karen's sophomore year at University of Delaware. After some wooing and pursuing on Joe's part, they began ...

A Romantic Spring Wedding at The Westin Savannah in Savannah, Georgia

Ashley Bridgers (26 and a registered nurse) bumped into Drew Jaszczak (26 and a US Air Force Pilot) during a haunted pub-crawl in Savannah, Georgia. Although Drew was just in town visiting his brother, he and Ashley immediately hit it off and began dating long distance after Drew returned to Texa...

A Great Gatsby Fall Wedding at Le Bam Studio in Atlanta, Georgia

Jana Ward (28 and a salon owner) decided to download a new dating app while waiting to be induced with her son Cash and happened to stumble across Caleb Tillman's (25 and a music producer) profile. The pair began talking and immediately hit it off after meeting for their first date shortly after ...

A Glam Winter Wedding at the Colony Club in Detroit, Michigan

After first meeting in middle school, newlyweds Michelle Manery (27 and a registered nurse) and Bryan Kisabeth (28 and a program manager) later moved on to separate high schools and colleges before reuniting ten years later in their hometown. "We were both home for Thanksgiving and ran into each ...

A Pink and Orange Mountain Wedding at Jackson Lake Lodge in Moran, Wyoming

Katie Heist (35 and a primary care physician) and Jon Suddarth (34 and a commercial real estate developer) met at a bar in Denver, Colorado. In fact, Katie picked Jon up. She was out with her girlfriends, and he was having dinner with a friend, when she went up to his table and introduced herself...

An Ivory Formal Wedding at Monte Cristo Ballroom in Everett, Washington

Sarah Wright (28, a marketing manager) and Patrick Webert (28, a commercial real estate broker) were both invited to trivia night at The Attic Eatery Alehouse & Eatery by a mutual friend. The next day at work, the friend told Sarah that Patrick wanted her number. Patrick and Sarah went on the...

A Classic Wedding at The Madrid Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri

Katie Reynolds (26 and works in human resources) and Ryan Scott (30 and works in sales) met through mutual friends. Three months into dating, Ryan was diagnosed with cancer, but the treatment worked and he has been cancer free for two years. “As hard as that time was, we grew as a couple and our ...

A Classic Wedding at The Phoenix Ballroom in Waco, Texas

Mary Parrish (22 and a sales clerk) and Herman Iles III (23 and a catering manager) met through the Ignite Fire Poi Troop and remained friends as they went separate ways for college. For three years, the couple enjoyed football games, swing dancing, many road trips and, of course, practicing thei...

A Vintage, Art Deco Wedding at The Monte-Criso Ballroom in Everett, Washington

Kelly Jean (33, an Army commander) and Michael Langan (32, in Army networking) happened to be seated at the same table at a retirement dinner while they were both stationed in Germany. They discovered they had many shared interests and hobbies, and instantly hit it off! The couple decided to get ...

A Classic Burgundy Wedding at Studio Dan Meiners in Kansas City, Missouri

Liza Youngwirth (31 and a commercial loan officer) and Nate Kemna (32 and a liquor sales rep) met while working together at the Topsider at the Lake of the Ozarks. After being friends for four years, they decided to officially date, and three years after that, Nate proposed. For their wedding, th...

An Elegant, Champagne-Inspired Wedding at Tamarack Resort in Tamarack, Idaho

Amanda Richey (27 and an attorney) and Justin Brown (26 and an attorney) (lovingly nicknamed JBAR—Justin Brown Amanda Rickey) met during their first year at Santa Clara Law School. Justin proposed to Amanda on the beach in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, complete with a fire, rose petals, champagn...

A Traditional Black and White Wedding at Bank Street Events in Stamford, Connecticut

Carissa D'Aniello (30, a marriage and family therapist) and Brandon Heyda (29, an occupational therapist) met at work—where she was doing her internship for her master's degree. "It took a while for him to work up the courage to finally ask me out, but eventually, after about five months of worki...

A Romantic Lodge Wedding at The Deerpark Restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina

Kelsey Culberton (26 and a special education teacher) and Andrew Goodnight (28 and a Porsche technician) met through mutual friends and had their first date at a dog park. A few years later, Andrew proposed on a beautiful day in the middle of Meadowlark Garden. "At first I thought he was playing ...

A Classic Purple Wedding at Savoy Ballroom in Springfield, Missouri

Chelsie Dittman (24 and an accountant) and Adam Dittman (24 and a police officer) met at Missouri State University through mutual friends. They started seriously dating their sophomore year of college right before Adam found out he was being deployed for a tour to Iraq. But, Adam came back and pr...