A Nautical Wedding at the Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Laura Lertdarapong, 28, a design services consultant, and Dan Abraham, 29, a creative director, met while Laura was working her shift at Capogiro Gelato. Dan would come in for gelato after bartending at a nearby restaurant, and one night when he walked in alone, Laura asked if he would like to go...

A Preppy Oceanside Wedding at the Wychmere Beach Club in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Andrea Loiacano (24 and a physicians assistant) and Andrew Majczan (27 and a landscape designer) had met through a mutual friend and began dating one summer when Andrew drove to Cape Cod to surprise Andrea on vacation. They dated long-distance for two years while Andrea attended school until she ...

A Nautical Country Club Wedding the Country Club of Fairfield in Fairfield, Connecticut

Christine D'Elia (28 and a physician assistant) and Sam Bitetti (28 and a financial analyst) met at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Both on the tennis team, they connected quickly and became close friends. It wasn't until their senior year did Sam ask Christine to dinner, and the rest is his...

An Oceanfront Destination Wedding at the South Seas Island Resort in Captiva Island, Florida

When Lauren Landgraf (27, a talent scout at MailChimp) got engaged to Brandon Coon (30, an information security advisor at Secureworks), she was seriously surprised!“We got engaged on March 4, 2014. It was a Tuesday. I was completely shocked!” Lauren says. “Brandon had gotten my best friend, Lena...

An Airy, Nautical Wedding at Seaford Yacht Club in Yorktown, Virginia

Ashley Paynter (24 and a retail manager) and Paul Lubno (27 and a mechanical technician) met through Ashley's best friend, who happens to be Paul's cousin. Paul had seen a picture of Ashley on Facebook and subsequently begged his cousin to introduce them. Ashley and Paul dated for five years unti...

An Elegant, Nautical Wedding at the Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts

Alexandria Pearce (27 and a nurse) and Brennan Hill (27 and works in sales) planned a preppy, nautical affair for their wedding at Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, MA. Looking to the wedding’s waterfront locale for inspiration, the couple opted for a navy, blue, green and cream color palette and lots...

An Elegant, Nautical Wedding at Mallard Island Yacht Club in Long Beach Island, New Jersey

High school sweethearts, Monika Schule (28, a neonatal nurse practitioner) and Jeffrey Reisenauer (28, a NYPD police officer) fell in love with their Jersey Shore wedding venue, Mallard Island Yacht Club, thanks to it's endless opportunities for scenic photo backdrops. "It's the perfect blend of ...

A Rustic Chic, Waterfront Wedding in Osterville, Massachusetts

When Jacqui D’Angelo (28 and a senior sales manager) moved to South Boston with her girlfriends, she never expected that it would lead to a walk down the aisle. Greg Smith (30 and a regional sales manager) happened to be moving out of that very same apartment and his good friends continued to liv...

A Vibrant Wedding at Sirata Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida

Matt and Jackie King, both 27-year-old teachers, headed to the beach for their destination wedding in Florida. After meeting during their freshman year of college, the couple dated for four years before becoming engaged on a family vacation to Disney World. They chose the Sirata Beach Resort in S...

An Elegant, Nautical-Inspired Wedding at The Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island

Cecile Stamos (30 and a stay-at-home mom) and Travis Johnson (35 and a product design engineer) met through Match.com. "Our first date lasted an entire weekend," says Cecile. "I felt instantly comfortable with him, as if we were old friends." The couple dated long-distance for a year and a half b...

A Rustic Seaside Wedding at the Port Royal Club House in Hilton Head, South Carolina

Dresden Matson, 24, a pro-performance sports trainer, and Peter Muncy, 25, an Airforce officer, met each other during college during their sophomore year when Peter was dating Dresden's best friend. But it wasn't until their junior year that the two really got to know one another. "I think he act...

A Laid-Back Beach Wedding at Holiday Inn Resort Beach House on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Jeremy Calhoun (33 and a project manager) bumped into Elizabeth Regan (29 and a nursing student) at a bar during a trip to Kentucky and asked for her number. When Elizabeth learned that he was from Ohio, she thought nothing would come of it and even turned Jeremy down when he asked her out. But J...

A Romantic Nautical Wedding at Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts

Jessica Oxton (28 and a therapist) and Gabriel Carreiro (29 and a lawyer) met during their undergraduate studies at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. After taking a statistics course together through the spring semester of their junior year, they began dating that summer. On April 21, 2...

A Nautical Glam Wedding at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, Texas

Lauren Schneider (26 and a private banker) and Matthew Swann (28 and an orthopedic surgery resident) were in the same high school math class in San Antonio, Texas, during their respective sophomore and senior years. As Matt’s senioritis kicked in, Lauren decided to lend Matt a helping hand, and a...

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 Rustic Oceanfront Wedding at Linekin Bay Resort in Boothbay Harbor, ME

Jana Richardson (33, a digital media professional) and David Turco (33, a financial services professional) met in 1999 as freshman at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. They were friends throughout college, but didn't start dating until Dave moved to DC for work after business school and they l...

A Nautical New England Wedding at Wychmere Beach Club in Harwich Port, Massachusetts

Kelly Hannon (28, a teacher) and Mike Hannon (28, a realtor) met and became close friends when they were freshman at University of Connecticut. For years they remained just friends until their senior year at a Halloween party when they finally kissed for the first time. "We've been inseparable ev...

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 Nautical, Summer Wedding at Guilford Yacht Club in Guilford, Connecticut

Jackie Gornik (32, a recruiter) and Adam Fackler (30, an equity research analyst) met working in the same office building—specifically when they found themselves heading home around the same time each night. "We became fast friends chatting as we walked to our cars," recalls Jackie. Over the cour...

A Rustic, Waterfront Wedding in Burlington, Iowa

Nicole Platz (35 and a sales representative) and Ashley Jay (29 and a deputy city clerk) knew each other for several years before realizing they had a spark; but it wasn't until a night out with friends when the two finally realized they were a match. After a few months of dating, the couple went...

A Nautical Waterfront Wedding at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, North Carolina

Jane Chadwick (32 and a dentist) met Alex Gwaltney (32 and a sales representative) through mutual friends at the University of North Carolina. The proposal came after the pair moved to Texas, when Alex asked Jane if she wanted to start looking for a puppy. "I had already changed into my pajamas, ...

A Nautical Wedding at the Naples Yacht Club in Naples, Florida

Sarah Layton (25 and a senior development director for the Southwest Florida division of Susan G. Komen) and Tyler Hawes (27 and a fishing captain at Fine Lines Fishing) got engaged about three years after they met at a bar. Sarah had just won a league championship tennis match when he got down o...

A Nautical Beach Wedding at The Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine

Since Alyssa Welsh (26, a Purchasing Buyer) and John Rake (36, an Engineer) decided to have a mid-summer wedding on the ocean, they felt it was only natural to go with a beach, nautical theme. The couple held their wedding at The Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine, a historic landmark built in ...