A Casual, Industrial Elopement at Albany Pump Station in Albany, New York

Shortly into Jami (32, an administrative assistant) and Nathan's (27, employee insurance counselor) first conversation at the bar where she was bartending, they realized that they shared a birthday. "He promised to take me out for coffee the following week, but we couldn't wait that long to see e...

An Intimate, Romantic Wedding at The River Café in Brooklyn New York

Erica Bianco (33 and an attorney) and Daniel Pritikin (34 and a music producer) met through mutual friends on the East Coast, but it wasn’t until they both lived in Los Angeles that the two decided to give a relationship a shot. “We bonded over a shared tendency to quote stupid comedies. We start...

A Rustic, DIY Wedding at The Red Pheasant in Dennis, Massachusetts

Meredith Atwood (27 and a PhD student) and Justin Holgerson (30 and a forest ecologist) met in Syracuse, NY while they were both pursuing Masters degrees. After being introduced by a mutual friend at a game night, the two bumped into each other again at a graduate student trivia night. It wasn’t ...

A Black and White Bohemian Wedding at Strongwater Food and Spirits in Columbus, Ohio

Kim Touroo (32 and a photographic stylist) caught the attention of Jordan Salyer (32 and a clinical manager) when he noticed she was a Ryan Adams fan on her Myspace page. Little did they know that someday, they would have their first dance to a Ryan Adams song at their wedding! The couple was vis...

A Downtown Courthouse Elopement in Charleston, South Carolina

After chatting on Match.com, Drew Young (35 and an engineer) set up a wine date for Sherry Maisonpierr (30 and a human resource specialist) at Folly Beach. They spent hours talking and realized pretty quickly that they shared a deep connection. The pair became serious early on and Drew proposed o...

A Sophisticated Fall Wedding at Mill's House Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina

Caitlin Durkin (27 and a key account manager) and Andrew Mayo (27 and an outside sales representative) shared a large bottle of Barefoot wine during their first date at Providence College while watching the NCAA Men's Championship basketball game. "We both know that the sparks started flying as s...

Classic City Wedding at New Leaf Restaurant in New York City

It's a New York City tale as old as time: Texan Kerry McGrath (29, attorney) meets charming Brooklynite Ilya Kharkover (29, attorney) and falls in love. After a quintessential New York City love affair, the stylish couple chose to celebrate their wedding at their favorite Manhattan restaurant, Ne...

A Simple Orange and Blue Wedding at Merriman's Kapalua Restaurant in Maui, Hawaii

Jill Arnold (30 and a television camera operator) and Dan Ackerman (31 and a television editor) met while they were working on the set of CBS’s “Big Brother” series. They met in the break room during their usual shifts, and started to date while filming season 12 of the show. While they were film...

A Casual Spring Wedding at Anthony's Creative Italian Cuisine in Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Steven Meyers (52, a hair stylist) and Scott Rollick (52, a stock broker) have a love story that’s spanned nearly three decades -- and includes two wedding ceremonies.“We met 27 years ago at a mutual friend's party in Philadelphia,” Steven says. “Scott had just recently graduated from the Univers...

An Elegant, Timeless Wedding at Public in New York City

Nicole Greene (28, a teacher) met David Buffa (30, an attorney) on their very first day of law school when he chose to take the seat next to her in class. After about a year of friendship, they finally went on their first date to Tia Pol, a tapas restaurant in Manhattan. "He ate about a dozen dev...

A Simple Modern Wedding at the Capital Grille in Denver, Colorado

Taylor Bobinchuck (30 and an artist) and Jason Simenson (37 and a professional landscaper) met through mutual friends, but it wasn't until three years later that they began dating. "Once we got together, everything moved quickly, but we were loving every new step in our relationship together," sa...

A Rustic DIY Wedding at Sweetwater Brewery in Atlanta, Georgia

Sarah Privateer (32 and an ESOL elementary school teacher) and Alex Perroy (34 and works in business development) met at an outdoor summer concert, an encounter that Sarah's friend had been planning for months. Sarah's friend had told her that she had the perfect guy for her, but she would have t...

An Elegant, Intimate Wedding at One if by Land, Two if by Sea in New York City, New York

Hyme Choi (32 and a teacher) met Jong Park (32 and a student) at a Christmas party she was hosting at her home, but sparks didn't fly immediately. "It wasn't a magical moment for sure," says Hyme. "He thought I was nerdy. I thought he was super shy. However, I do remember wondering if we would be...

A Rustic Restaurant Wedding at Foreign Cinema in San Francisco, California

Helen Berdichevksy (29, a dentist) and Anthony De Francesco (31, a sound engineer) initially met while they were out at a local bar and hit it off, but didn’t see each other again until their paths spontaneously crossed months later. They began to date and established a serious relationship over ...

A Relaxed Waterfront Wedding at a Restaurant in Wilmington, North Carolina

April Shell (31 and a recruitment manager) and Tony de Lima (26 and in landscaping) met at a bar in Washington, DC while watching the University of North Carolina versus Duke basketball game. They were both rooting for the Carolina Tar Heels amongst April's Duke alumnae friends and cheered loudly...

A Jazz Age-Inspired Vintage Wedding at Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana

Aliisa Rosenthal (30 and a sales manager) and Sam Hodges (31 and founder of a startup) met at a 1980s themed Valentine’s Day party and decided to have their own themed celebration five years later. Over their year long engagement, the couple planned a 1920s Jazz Age-themed wedding in Aliisa’s hom...

An Old World Romantic Wedding at The Jacuzzi Family Vineyards in Sonoma, California

Terri Eller (27 and an R&D scientist) and Michael Hershkowitz (30 and a chemical engineer) met online and both arrived late to their first date after being distracted by the same NPR story. They spent the night making lists of all the things they wanted to talk about and talked the entire nex...

A Classic DIY Wedding at The Margarita at Pine Creek in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Alison Kennedy (30 and a psychologist) and Shaun Kennedy (31 and a correctional officer) met online. Five years later, he proposed. “We had just got home from going out to dinner and were siting at our dining room table talking,” Alison says. “All of a sudden I turned to him, and he was down on o...

A Traditional Wedding at the Loeb Central Park Boathouse in New York, New York

Jennifer (Jen) Cui (28 and an elementary school teacher) and Edward (Eddie) Riguardi (26 and works in commercial real estate) met at a restaurant on her birthday and became engaged in 2012. Eddie nervously popped the question at one of their favorite restaurants, Po, with a princess cut diamond r...

A Classic, Intimate Wedding at The Fig Tree in Hoboken, New Jersey

Jacqueline "Jackie" DeMaio (33, a senior brand manager) and Keith Kelleher (29, works in management) met for the first time thanks to a mutual friend who planned a happy hour with the sole purpose of setting them up. "We hit it off immediately," recalls Jackie. "At the end of the night, he asked ...

A Simple, Rustic Wedding at Lift Restaurant in Jackson, Wyoming

Kristin Gangwer (30 and a food hub manager) and Dylan Ward (32 and an assistant professor) met in graduate school at the University of Colorado. After dating for three years, Dylan was offered a faculty position at the University of Cincinnati, and they decided to move to Ohio together. After the...

A Stylish, Intimate Wedding at Montmartre Restaurant in Washington, D.C.

Jeanette Brackett (28, diplomat) was Joey Reardon's (32, artist) boss when the two of them first met at Jeanette's family's restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They didn't like each other at first, but eventually they grew close, and they maintained their relationship long-distance when Jea...

A Casual Beachside Wedding at Ridgway Bar and Grill in Naples, Florida

While Jessica Wittrock (27 and works in social services) and Justin Wittrock (29 and the director of marketing and business development at Proscan Imaging) are originally from the Mid-West, they met through Match.com in Florida and were engaged within two years. Justin popped the question on a da...