An Outdoor Wedding in Austin, TX

The couple met through mutual friends at the “Star Trek” movie premiere. The Bride Deborah Heuss, 30 and a labor and delivery nurse at Piedmont Hospital The Groom Christian Mitchell, 34 and a copywriter The Date April 25 “We wanted a casual vintage garden party,” Deborah says. “The invitations ...

Outdoor Wedding in Marietta, GA

Cori got tired of the same old dating scene. And though she hesitated to give online dating a shot, it turned out to be the best decision she’d ever made. She signed up for eHarmony, and after Cori’s colleague convinced her to meet Brett for one drink, she ended up staying for three. “We both fel...

A Tented Wedding in Bethesda, MD

Cindy first met Ben through one of his ex-girlfriends. Knowing that Ben had horrendous eating habits and that I was a health coach, she thought I might be able to help him. At least that's what she told Cindy. She told Ben, 'I met a nice Jewish girl,' says Cindy. The two agreed to meet for drinks...

A Outdoor Wedding in Powhatan, VA

“Ma’am,” said Huan, nodding his head as he walked by Jenni at work one day. Though it might seem old-fashioned, Huan’s simple greeting made an impression on Jenni, a native Texan. The two began dating off-and-on before both ended up in Richmond, where they started building a life together. The ...

A Traditional Wedding in St. Augustine, FL

It really was love at first site for Taryn and Carlos. Their eyes locked at a party during their freshman year at the University of Florida and they’ve been together ever since. “After a night out, Carlos would drive me back to my dorm and we’d sit in the car talking so long, the battery would di...

A Modern Garden Wedding in Uvalde, TX

Sure there were fireworks in the air on July 4, 2004 -- between Tania and Matt. The two had been acquaintances until they ran into each other at a mutual friend’s party that night. Matt went to her surprise birthday party, then called a week later to ask her out with mutual friends. They spent a ...

An Outdoor Wedding in Austin, TX

Kate wasn’t getting much studying done at the Baylor Law School Library -- she was too busy talking to her friends -- so Evan politely asked her to quiet down. It wasn’t until he was already scolding her that he realized how cute she was! He spent the rest of the night walking over to the table, ...

A Beach Wedding in Malibu, CA

Jenny and Michael met at a mutual friend’s wedding. They hit it off right away, spent much of the night together on the dance floor and dated long-distance until Michael moved from San Francisco to be closer to Jenny in Santa Monica. The Bride Jenny Powers, 30, a public relations executive The ...

An Indoor Wedding in Newport, RI

Ali was buying coffee at Starbucks when Matt asked her to join him at his table. After several hours of talking, they decided to move to Ali’s apartment to cook dinner. After eating, Matt invited her out for the night with him and his friends. From that point on, the two were inseparable, and two...

A Handmade Country Wedding

When Brandi and Will were set up on a blind date, they realized that they weren’t strangers -- they had been lab partners in college ten years prior! Though Brandi confesses to having a huge crush on him then, nothing ever came of the relationship until a decade later when mutual friends arranged...

A Traditional Wedding in Wimberley, TX

A summer internship often leads to an offer for a full-time job -- but to a marriage proposal? That’s exactly what happened when Elissa met Cody on the first day of her summer internship at their current employer. “Cody helped me put together my hardhat and caught my eye immediately,” Elissa reca...

A Traditional Wedding in Austin, TX

Jackie and Jeff worked at the same company for three years without ever talking. Then one evening at a happy hour, Jackie caught Jeff's eye as he was leaving. He stopped to introduce himself, and the next week at work, Jeff kept finding reasons to talk to Jackie. A few weeks later, he finally ask...

A Formal Wedding in Rome, GA

Meggie met the man of her dreams during a trip to St. Simons to cheer on the University of Georgia football team. After the game, Meggie and her sorority sisters went to Mullet Bay Restaurant and that’s where she scored big points with fellow Bulldog fan, Buck. Buck asked for Meggie’s number, but...

A Contemporary Wedding in Chicago, IL

Brianna and Jeremy met on a blind date. Three years later, Brianna came home from a business trip to find Jeremy feeling down. He offered a couple of reasons for his mood, but really, he had lost the engagement ring he had just bought Brianna! The Bride Brianna Home, 27, marketing director The G...

A Church Wedding in Chicago, IL

Ashley and Michael met through Ashley’s brother, who worked for Michael. Once they were introduced, it was obvious to Ashley that Michael was interested in her; he kept showing up for haircuts at the salon where she worked! The Bride Ashley Granfeldt, 30, hair stylist The Groom Michael Neri, 31...

An Outdoor Wedding in Corenlius, NC

As Alison explained in her eHarmony profile, she was looking for a man after God’s own heart. Those words jumped off the screen at David. The name David literally means “a man after God’s own heart.” He knew he had to make contact. “I, however, was a little more hesitant and made him wait a month...

An Outdoor Wedding in Chatham, MA

Even though Liz and Dan both went to Boston College, they didn’t meet until the summer after Dan graduated. They were working in Cape Cod and had gone out one night with mutual friends. That’s when the two hit it off. They spent the rest of their days off from their jobs on the Cape going to the ...

An Outdoor Wedding in Atlanta, GA

Though they had known each other for a couple of years, Kristi and Adam didn’t exchange numbers until a mutual friend’s birthday party. And though friends affectionately ribbed them because of their dramatic difference in heights (she’s 5-foot-3, he’s 6-foot-8), Kristi and Adam knew they were the...

Modern Wedding in Young Harris, GA

Katie was looking forward to a week off between her clinical rotations. Her parents invited her to Vail, Colorado, for a ski trip, and she made plans for ski lessons with her brother. She hadn’t been expecting to hit it off so well with her ski instructor, John. The two met up later for drinks, a...

A Formal Wedding in Philadelphia, PA

The very first time that Jennie realized she was falling for Robert, he was dressed as a record. (Yep, you read that right.) The two worked at their college radio station; Rob wore the costume for a promotion. A month later, they went on their first date. The Bride Jennie Sparandara, 28, senior...

A Spring Wedding in Lancaster, PA

Mutual friends thought Alison and David would hit it off on their first date. They were wrong. “Alison thought I was pompous and self-centered, and I thought she was emotionally stonewalling,” says Dave. Several months and accidental run-ins later, the two chatted at a friend’s house party, which...

Backyard Wedding in Eatontown, NJ

It was love at first click for Liati and Doron, who met through dating website JDate.com. After seeing each other’s profiles, they exchanged emails. Eventually, those emails turned into phone calls and those calls turned into dinner in New York City, where they both worked at the time. After meet...

Formal Wedding in Toledo, OH

Derryl could always make Melissa laugh. They met when he first became Melissa’s account rep for a restaurant she used to manage. The two became friends and stayed that way for seven years. It wasn’t until Derryl got a job in Chicago that they realized they wanted to be more than just friends. The...