A Romantic Garden Wedding at Hummingbird House in Manchaca, Texas

Hilary Buckley (26) was a sophomore and Victor Daniello (29) was a senior when they met at the University of Delaware two months before Victor’s graduation. They spent every day together until Victor moved to New York to start his own business, and the couple was forced to press pause on their re...

A Romantic Wedding at The Carriage House in Galloway, New Jersey

Shelby Markowitz (29 and a retail buyer) and Lee Markowitz (35 and works in financial services) exchanged vows in a romantic Jewish wedding in New Jersey. The couple first met in the summer of 2010 when they locked eyes on a train to Fire Island, where they happened to be staying in the same shar...

A Romantic, Winter Wedding at Cathedral Park in Portland, Oregon

Kimberly Sprecher (28, a social worker) and Matthew Gormanous (22, in U.S. Coast Guard) were both dining on a balcony in Honolulu, Hawaii when a parade began right outside of the restaurant. When everyone rushed to the banister to watch the occasion, Kimberly bumped into Matthew. What started as ...

A Romantic, Historic Wedding at Hamilton County Memorial Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio

Kristin Baird (26, an artist) and Conan Gibson (37, a GIS technician) were introduced through Kristin’s roommate in college. They had their first date on Valentine’s Day at a coffee shop, and began a serious relationship for the next six years. On Conan’s birthday, the couple decided to go to the...

A Backyard Garden Wedding at a Private Residence in Sherwood Park, Alberta

Mirene Sanchez (a Hatha & and Yin Yoga Teacher) and Geoff Hawryluk (Government of Canada) held their wedding in the backyard garden of Geoff's parent's home in Sherwood Park. "When we got engaged we knew it would be a very meaningful and special place for us to invite our two families and fri...

A Romantic Garden Wedding at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester Hills, Michigan

World-traveling newlyweds Molly Schaffner and William Mattingly met in 2004 after the bride's family moved to Rochester Hills. "We started out as friends and promptly fell in love our senior year of high school," she explains. The duo have since lived around the country in both Cleveland and Gran...

A Classic, Romantic Wedding at the Las Vegas Pauite Golf Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada

Desiree Brawley (28 and a marriage and family therapist) and Marcio Rezende (31 and an insurance agent) met on an online dating website the night Desiree intended on deleting her profile. Their first date brought them to a sushi restaurant where they ended up staying to talk long after the restau...

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 Romantic, Rustic Wedding at Hoover YMCA Park in Lockbourne, Ohio

Linsey Pecikonis (31, communications director) and Nicky Smolter (31, a college professor) met when Linsey took a trip to Washington D.C. with her friend. Nicky had been living in Baltimore at the time, and the mutual friend asked if Linsey and her could stay at her place. That one night was all ...

A Simple, Elegant Wedding at The Center in Cincinnati, Ohio

Kristen Savage (26) and Andrew Taylor (27) had been dating for eight years before he proposed at Ault Park in Cincinnati, Ohio and their ten-month engagement began. Their wedding ceremony took place Saint Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, where they had a traditional Catholic mass. Kristen carried a ...

A Romantic Garden Wedding at a Private Residence in Rutherford, California

A color palette of pinks emphasized the gorgeous garden setting of Casey and John's outdoor wedding at their grandmother's estate.

A Simple, Romantic Wedding at Tullymore Golf Resort in Stanwood, Michigan

Basketball brought together newlyweds Kara Yadach (25 and a marketing specialist) and Brad Chandler (27 and in athletic administration) when the two were just teenagers. "I was a freshman and he was a junior," Kara explains. "Brad had to stay after school for practice and help with the scoreboard...

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 Romantic, Garden Wedding at Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Thanks to an impromptu move and a matchmaking co-worker, newlyweds Blair Giesken (27 and a founder of Brandscape) and Mike Cook (31 and a contracts manager) met and fell in love in Grand Rapids. "We met for dinner at The Winchester and talked like we had been friends all our lives," Blair says. "...

A Romantic, Turquoise Wedding at Embrun Community Center Hall in Ontario, Canada

On a Friday night, Corianne Campbell (28, a Financial Analyst) returned home to find a card with no return address on the table. Earlier that day, Miguel Belisle (38, an Associate District Manager) had called and told her that they received the card, but when she told him to open it, he said he'd...

A Romantic Winter Wedding in Boston, MA

The Bride Anne Marie Loiselle, 26, an architect The Groom Brian Bunnell, 30, an enrichment programs specialist at an assisted living facility The Date December 30 Anne Marie and Brian planned a romantic winter wedding using black, white, and Tiffany blue.

Enchanting Garden Wedding at Lord Thompson Manor in Thompson, Connecticut

It wasn't exactly love at first sight for Kate Cornelio (28, a training specialist for Connecticut Children's Medical Center) and Edward "Eddie" Dessureault (29, an ironworker for DC Welding Enterprises). In fact, when they met for the first time in middle school, Eddie enjoyed picking on her. "I...

A Romantic Wedding at Everett Golf & Country Club in Everett, Washington

Nikki Bray (24, a recruiter) and Kevin Bray (23, a commercial real estate broker) hit it off when they met at a fraternity party as undergraduates at the University of Washington. Kevin got Nikki’s phone number by the end of the night, and they kept in touch over the months. They eventually becam...

An Elegant Country Club Wedding at Indian Summer Golf and Country Club in Olympia, Washington

Sunny Kim (30, a dental hygienist) and Bill yun (32, an accountant) met at a huge house party Sunny threw while her parents were out of town. They both discovered the chemistry between them, and started dating for what would be the next ten years. They both had graduated college and decided to ce...

A Romantic Crystal Wedding at the Ciociaro Club of Windsor in Ontario, Canada

Sheryl Ico (30, a Registered Nurse) and Jay Ang (29, a Security Officer) met as children and were high school sweethearts. "He used to tease me and I would go home crying. But in 11th grade, something clicked--it was Valentine's Day weekend when he told me "You know I like you, right?" Like...lik...

A Romantic Barn Wedding at The West Monitor Barn in Richmond, Vermont

Olivia and Lucas maintained a barn aesthetic by using light shades of peach, orange and pink to soften their rustic venue.

A Romantic Outdoor Wedding at a Private Residence in Alberta, Canada

Vanessa (22, a Teacher) and Wyatt (26, a Firefighter Paramedic) both wanted an outdoor wedding so they decided to hold their wedding at Wyatt's parent's farm, which fit in with the romantic, country theme they wanted for their wedding. A color palette of navy, gray and light pink brought out the ...

A Romantic Love Birds Wedding at St. Clair College Centre for the Arts in Ontario, Canada

Katie Dunmore (26, a Teacher) and Trevor Hayes (29, a Teacher) had a whimsical theme for their wedding: romantic love birds. Literally! Ceramic bird wine stoppers were given to the guests as favors, white feathers decorated their tall centerpieces and their card box was a large birdcage. A color ...