Jennifer & Mike: A Casual Wedding in Chatham, MA

Mike proposed to Jen on his 28th birthday while the couple were having dinner at a restaurant in New York City's TriBeCa. Most of the restaurant was in on it, Jen remembers. Everything was going smoothly until Mike's birthday dessert arrived at the table without the candle in it that Jen had aske...

Leslie & Billy: A Destination Wedding in Santa Rosa Beach, FL

Leslie and Billy wanted a destination wedding that included Catholic vows in front of immediate family, followed by beach vows in front of extended family and friends. Their celebration was a dream-come-true, with a green, blue, and white color scheme that reflected the water and white sand of Sa...

Courtney & Troy: A Traditional Wedding in Pittsford, NY

When Courtney and Troy sent the invites to their wedding, they picked stationery that reflected their wedding’s theme: “Our invitations were elegant and traditional, but not formal,” Courtney says, “this was the feeling I envisioned for the day.” The Bride Courtney Cowgill, 28 The Groom Troy Jar...

An Outdoor Wedding in Austin, TX

The Bride Melanie Moy, 30, a software engineer The Groom Joe Dente, 28, a software engineer The Date February 27 Melanie and Joe picked the Austin Museum of Art in Laguna Gloria because it was close by and has a great outdoor space. They worked with a crisp black, white and apple-green color pal...

Amy & Josh: An Outdoor Wedding in Clarkson, NJ

Amy and Josh were married in an outdoorsy but sophisticated wedding at The Pine Knob Mansion and Carriage House -- a setting they chose for its rustic beauty. The Bride Amy Westerhold, advertising The Groom Joshua Schuyler, environmental consultant The Date July 23 The north country of Michigan...

A Beach Wedding in Key West, FL

Randie and Jack shared a few classes during college and Jack befriended Randie’s roommate in attempts to get closer to Randie. It worked! The Bride Randie Caetano, 26 and a program manager at UnitedHealth Group The Groom Jack Cadigan, 28 and an account executive at Enterprise Rent-A-Car The Date...

Kim & Ted: An Autumn Wedding in Sundance, UT

When Kim Fields and Ted Burke got engaged, they immediately knew that they would have a mountaintop wedding in Utah -- it's where they had met as students at the University of Utah six years earlier and where they went on fall foliage-gazing dates. The Bride Kim Fields, 28 The Groom Ted Burke, ...

Sara & Carl: An Outdoor Wedding in June Lake, CA

During Sara and Carl’s three-year courtship, every date found them in a different part of the globe. So it’s no surprise that they took an international approach to their July wedding. The Bride Sara Ferguson, 28, nutritionist The Groom Carl Gallon, 23, youth pastor The Date July 2

Jennifer & Walter: An Urban Chic Wedding in San Francisco, CA

Jennifer Fu and Walter Hong did the unthinkable and mixed business with pleasure when they met at a New York City investment banking firm. Jennifer was working in HR, and Walter (under the guise of needing a form) headed to her desk and introduced himself. Though he left without the paperwork, he...

Keila & Reno: A Summer Wedding in South Bend, IN

After exchanging vows in a quaint chapel on a bluff overlooking the St. Joseph River, Keila Pérez and Reno Rankin celebrated amid an amazing array of flowers. The Bride Keila Pérez, 30, civil engineer The Groom Reno Rankin, 30, computer programmer The Date June 26 Though Keila and Reno met in ...

Angie & Jeff: A Retro-themed Wedding in Norfolk, NE

Angie and Jeff infused style into their Norfolk, Nebraska wedding with retro 1950s details and a Rat Pack lounge feel. The icing on the cake was a classic powder blue Oldsmobile convertible as their getaway car. The Bride Angela Roach, 26, Relay for Life Trainer with the American Cancer Society ...

Katie & Kevin: A Green Wedding in Marion, MA

Kevin Carr’s Central Park proposal to Katie Richardson helped to personalize their wedding, which took style cues from a maple leaf motif, and the colors green and white. The Bride Katie Richardson, 29, bankruptcy attorney The Groom Kevin Carr, 30, director of investment operations The Date Augu...

Kelly & Jared: A Beach Wedding in San Diego, CA

Kelly Orsburn and Jared Cefalia had been dating for three years when Jared decided to surprise Kelly with a romantic hot-air balloon ride for Valentine's Day. Once they were in the air, though, he upped the romance even more with an engagement ring and a heartfelt proposal. Just eight months late...

Staci & Craig: A Fall Wedding in Lawrence, KS

They met in 1999, at Pachamamas, a restaurant in Lawrence where Staci waited tables and Craig cooked. Later that year, Staci went to Europe for six months to study graphic design in England, and to travel. Just before New Year's Eve, Craig joined Staci so that they could tour Portugal and Spain t...

Jennifer & David: A Formal Wedding in Austin, TX

Though Jennifer and David did not begin dating until a few years after they had first met, once they finally started they couldn't stop. Shortly after David proposed to Jennifer on a mountaintop in Mexico, the two began planning a glamorous Austin wedding. THE BRIDE Jennifer Martin, 29, Sponsore...

Kristin & Casey: An Outdoor Wedding in Timberline, OR

I wasn't feeling very well that night, so we just rented a movie and stayed in, remembers Kristin. We were watching the movie on Casey's laptop and about two minutes into it, the movie stopped and another movie clip started playing. The clip was Casey proposing! Earlier that day Casey recorded th...

Amy & Andrew: A Summer Wedding in Maplewood, NJ

Nearly the same day Amy started working for The Knot, she met the man of her dreams. A coincidence? Yes -- unfortunately, we can't take all the credit! THE BRIDE Amy Shey, 24, public relations manager for The Knot THE GROOM Andrew Jacobs, 34, an attorney THE DATE July 14 As public relations ...

Amy & Jeremiah: A Spring Wedding in Jackson, MS

Despite their different backgrounds (he is from the Midwest, she is from the deep South), Amy and Jeremiah's paths nearly crossed many times in the years prior to their introduction. Once they finally met at a house party in Miami, Florida, the two never diverged again. The Bride Amy Vaughan, 2...

Betsy & Paolo: A Summer Wedding in Tryon, NC

Guests gathered from far and wide to watch as transplanted North Carolinian Betsy returned home to marry Italian-born Paolo. The Bride Betsy Thomas The Groom Paolo Bianco The Date June 22 The two met in New York when they were introduced by a mutual friend. Paolo, who is originally from Milan,...

Hilary & Todd: A Casual Wedding in Snohomish, WA

Then a receptionist, Hilary often fielded calls from Todd, who worked in another branch of the same business. They began mixing business with pleasure, exchanging friendly email. We didn't know what each other looked like, but I was drawn to him, she says. After meeting face-to-face (and exchangi...

Kelly & Mike: An Outdoor Wedding in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Kelly and Mike met through a mutual friend at a local bar and started dating, although their paths had crossed earlier: I went to a party at Mike's house but never met him, remembers Kelly. I guess it really is about timing. When it came time to propose, Mike was ahead of the game. I had inherit...

Danika & Luca: A Spring Wedding in Phoenix, AZ

After meeting through mutual friends at Marymount College in Palos Verdes, CA, Danika and Luca hit it off immediately, but were disappointed to have to spend six weeks apart soon thereafter for winter vacation. But the distance (Danika was visiting family in Portland, Luca went home to Italy) pro...

Elizabeth & Garrett: A Spring Wedding in Saddle Brook, NJ

When two years of long-distance dating became too much, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Garrett Caldwell decided to call it quits. The Bride Elizabeth Rodriguez The Groom Garrett Caldwell The Date May 30 But they reconnected after the events of September 11, 2001, and after a late-night phone call Gar...