A Gold and Ivory Wedding at Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas
Victoria Luhrs (31 and an instructional coach) and Kip Lynch (33 and an arborist) met through mutual friends, and less than a year later, Kip proposed in Victoria’s home after dinner. The couple exchanged vows in a traditional Christian ceremony at the United Methodist Church of The Resurrection ...
A Simple, Classic Wedding at Grand Hyatt Denver in Denver, Colorado
Susan Goodrich (32 and a mental health therapist) and Dan Garvin (31 and works in scrap metal recycling) met through mutual friends on their way to a Zac Brown Band concert. Dan proposed two years later in their hotel room in Vail, Colorado, in front of giant windows overlooking the mountains. Th...
A Classic, Rustic Wedding at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Melissa Fate (32 and a first grade teacher at St. Paul's Episcopal Day School) and Casey Sansale (33 and works for Cerner Corporation) met through mutual friends. Casey proposed at Melissa’s parent’s home with their puppy in tow. The couple decided they wanted a destination wedding, and The Broad...
A Modern, Winter Wedding at Hotel Monaco in Baltimore, Maryland
Alyssa Lamdin (24, engineer) and Kyle Gable (24, police officer) grew up together. They started dating at the ripe age of 14, and since then they have experienced all of life's milestones together. Ten years after their relationship began, Kyle proposed to Alyssa in front the castle at Disneyland...
A Nautical Wedding at Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas
“If one were to search ‘opposites attract’ on the Internet, one image that would pop up should be of Denny and me,” says Cary Bruno (27 and a self-employed sales director). She is outgoing and and spontaneous, while Denny Choate (28 and a physical therapist) is reserved and patient, but the two c...
A Rustic Outdoor Wedding at Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina in San Diego, California
Morgan Veldhuizen (24, a U.S. Marine Corps pilot) and Michael Frazer (29, a U.S. Marine Corps public affairs officer) were connected through a mutual friend while they were both attending separate colleges. After they talked over the phone for about two months, Morgan drove to Texas to meet Micha...
A Modern, Intimate Wedding at Le Meridien Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sandra Song (29, dentist) and Andrew Cho (33, dentist) met during dental school through a mutual friend. They dated for a few years, one of which was long distance, before Andrew proposed to Sandra in the comfort of their home. He decorated the apartment with red roses and cooked a dinner of lam...
A Glamorous Ballroom Wedding at The Westin Columbus in Columbus, Ohio
Natalie D’Onofrio (25, a regional manager) and Michael Kraynak (27, risk management) attended the same middle school but didn’t get to know each other until one summer break when they came home from college. They started hanging out and began to date for the next six years. One morning, Michael t...
A Simple Wedding at Four Points by Sheraton in Manhattan, Kansas
Ashley Lambert (27 and a coordinator) and William King (32 and a consultant) met online. William proposed while they were on vacation in Yellowstone National Park. “We went on a hike along the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone,” Ashley says. “We reached a point called Pointe Sublime, an area that overl...
An Intimate Winter Wedding at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail, Colorado
Jennifer Mann (40 and a pharmacist) and Scott Miller (37 and a retired professional Saddle Bronc Rider and business owner) met at a mutual friend’s wedding. They exchanged numbers, but Jennifer didn’t think anything of it because she lived in Santa Barbara and he lived in Texas. But, he won her o...
A Simple Mountain Wedding at DoubleTree Breckenridge in Breckenridge, Colorado
Michelle Santos (28 and an IT recruiter) and Mike Radice (29 and also an IT recruiter) met at a Blink 182 concert in high school. About 10 years later, while living in different cities at the time, they decided to seriously date. For the proposal, Mike took Michelle to Breckenridge for their firs...
An Elegant Hotel Wedding at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, California
Lauren Opet (33, a teacher) and Rob Deutsche (32, a technical supporter) met through a mutual friend at a college alumni barbeque, and in no time began to date each other. After they both discovered their mutual passion for traveling the world, Rob surprised Lauren with a trip to Palm Springs, Ca...
A Simple Wedding at the Renaissance Hotel in Columbus, Ohio
Abby Hagen (27, a healthcare administrator) and BJ Everson (29, an investment professional) had their first date on Valentines Day, and continued to date until they made it an exclusive relationship. Two years later, the couple was going out to diner one night when BJ suggested they stop by the R...
A Simple Wedding at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle, Washington
Courtney Dremlyuga (24, a marketing specialist) and Andrew Dremlyuga (24, a financial analyst) first met during their freshman year at Gonzaga University but did not start dating until they had a marketing class together two years later. Andrew planned a special proposal complete with a drive in ...
A Classic Art Deco Wedding at Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Missouri
Katie Ware (25 and works in media sales) and Sean Lenz (31 and works in financial planning) met through mutual friends about five years before they started dating. Sean proposed on a romantic, impromptu cruise vacation. “At our first destination, Progreso, Yucatan, we went to tour the Mayan Ruins...
A Classic Wedding at Sonnenalp Hotel in Vail, Colorado
Taylor Stilp (26 and a bridal stylist) and David Truex (30 and a private equity portfolio manager) met through mutual friends. The couple took a trip up to the mountains one weekend to go hiking. “I just thought we were taking our dog, Louie, up to the lake for a swim, but after a short walk Dave...
A Spring Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida
Jennifer Skalko (32, works in management) and Duane Hettich (48, works in management) met at work and began to date within a few months. Duane included the couple’s two pugs in his proposal. “Sadie and Maxwell had notes attached to their harnesses that I had to open, asking if I will marry their ...
A Historical Hotel Wedding at Hyatt Arcade in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio
Samantha Schabel (29, a pharmacist) and David Schabel (28, software project manager) met during a high school Super Bowl party held at the Bay Presbyterian Church, which they both belonged to. They had been dating when David and Samantha went to Ferrante winery in Ashtabula, Ohio for the day. The...
A Glamorous Cambodian Wedding at Plaza Volare in Quebec, Canada
Anne-Maly Pen (27, a Chartered Accountant) and Elias Malouf (a Dentist) wanted a wedding that fused Anne-Maly's Cambodian heritage with a classic, Old Hollywood feel. After a traditional Cambodian ceremony at Anne-Maly's parents house, everyone walked over to Plaza Volare for another ceremony and...
An Ivory Classic Wedding at Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, California
Jennifer Lu (34, a teacher) and Shawn Davis (44, a teacher) both taught at the same elementary school for many years and always enjoyed when they got to spend time together. One thing led to the next over time, and after being in a serious relationship, the couple got engaged and was searching fo...
An Intimate, Garden Wedding at the Inn at Stonecliff on Mackinac Island, Michigan
A shared work conference and one interrupted conversation led Michele (34 and a sustainability coordinator) to Stephen (42 and a weatherization consultant). "Our first encounter was actually when I interrupted a conversation that Steve was having," Michele says. "There was a raffle and in order t...
A Romantic and Fun Wedding at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida
Jennifer (Jen) Hagerman (35, a pharmacist) and Daniel (Dan) Farrell (33, a director of Athletics) first met when Jen came to a basketball game Dan was coaching. “I remember I couldn't take my eyes off her as she walked from one end of the court to the other,” says Dan. “As a coach I should have ...
A Forest Inspired Wedding at the Sheraton Reston Hotel in Reston, Virginia
Cynthia (Cyndie) Johnson (28, a veterinarian) and Michael (Mike) Courtney (33, a network engineer) first met while swing dancing when Cyndie moved to Kansas for a summer internship. At the time, Mike was in graduate school. When the he asked to kiss Cyndie for the first time, she was hesitant bec...