A Tented Wedding in Vernon Hills, IL

The Bride Leigh Hadick, 33, a school social worker in Evanston The Groom Tom Fritts, 31 The Date June 19 The couple chose a vintage theme and decorated their tented wedding with a soft, romantic color palette of gold and ivory.

A Traditional Wedding in Farmingdale, NJ

Marianna and Jose have a long history: They share roots in the same parts of Brazil and their families have been friends for years. Their romance didn’t blossom, though, until 2001, a year after Jose moved to the States. Seven years later, Roberto took Marianna to dinner at Red Lobster, her favor...

Reagen & Casey: An Intercultural Wedding in Big Sky, MT

Wedding Coordinator: Katalin Green Events, Bozeman, MT Reagen and Casey met as ski instructors in Big Sky. On Reagen’s first day, her supervisor told her she’d be shadowing one of her new coworkers. When Reagen saw Casey, she thought, “Please don’t put me with the good-looking one.” But that’s ...

Karen & Rick: A Tented Wedding in Bloomfield Hills, MI

Karen met Rick through mutual friends after a University of Michigan/Notre Dame football game, and the two soon became an item. After they’d been dating for almost two years, Rick took the traditional route and arranged lunch with Karen’s father to ask for his blessing before taking the next step...

A Traditional Wedding in Sonoma, Northern CA

Jen and Mike met while working at an ad agency in New York City. It was both of their first jobs out of college. The Bride Jennifer (Jen) Lai, 31 and is an art director for Deutsch Inc. The Groom Michael (Mike) Stern, 32 and is an animator for DreamWorks Studios The Date August 8 For their Cali...

Heather & Andrew: A Homespun Wedding in Milton, NY

Most people don’t find true love on a street corner, but Heather and Andrew did. The two bonded in San Francisco one New Year’s Eve, but it was six more years (and a cross-country move) before Andrew wound up popping the question. The Bride Heather Palmeri, 32, textile designer The Groom Andrew...

Elizabeth & David: A Fall Wedding in Lexington, KY

David introduced himself to Elizabeth the day she moved into a house across the street from his. They became fast friends, but it wasn’t until they went on a double date with their neighbors that they realized they wanted to spend more time with one another. The Bride Elizabeth Sexton, 29, bus...

Hamilton & Kevin: A Spring Wedding in Mayesville, SC

Hamilton Fryer and Kevin Reavey met as Dartmouth undergrads after Hamilton spotted Kevin playing rugby. Shortly after, Kevin asked her out on a date. Several years later, Kevin planned extensively to catch Hamilton by surprise when asking her to marry him. He popped the question just before she o...

Karen & Tim: A Red Wedding in Indianapolis, IN

Karen Pfaffenberger and Tim Hurlbut met on a blind date -- set up by Tim’s ex-girlfriend. She and Karen had met through mutual friends and hit it off right away, and two weeks later, she called Karen to say she knew someone who she thought Karen should meet. A year after Karen and Tim first began...

Cassandra & Derek: A Summer Wedding in Grand Lake, OK

Years of distance couldn't keep hometown sweethearts Cassandra Brown and Derek Coats apart. The pair started dating as teenagers and maintained their relationship while living in different cities throughout their undergraduate and graduate school years. After nearly nine years of dating, Derek ha...

Erin & Bjorn: A Fall Wedding in Balsam Lake, WI

Erin and Bjorn met and quickly became friends while attending college at Pacific Lutheran University in Seattle. Seven years later, Erin took a job in Boston where Bjorn was living. A few months later, their friendship blossomed into romance. The Bride Erin Rae Johnsen, 27, interior designer and...

Jessica & Jason: A Tented Wedding in Thomasville, GA

Unbeknownst to Jessica Sosby and Jason Roth, their initial encounter -- at a bar in Tallahassee, Florida -- wasn’t really their first meeting. During his preschool days, Jason had lived in Jessica’s hometown. “Upon playing a bit of six degrees of separation with his aunt at a party, we soon reali...

Chelsea & Matt: A Tented Wedding in Rutherford, CA

Chelsea Lembi and Matthew (Matt) Murawski’s office romance began with a little friendly flirting -- at least, that’s how Chelsea remembers it. “Matt would always stop by my desk and crack a little joke, or ask me to grab a coffee,” Chelsea says. “Though he denies it, this was his way of secretly ...

Rebecca & Daniel: A Tent Wedding in Rye, NH

It was a match made in virtual heaven -- Rebecca and Daniel found each other through Match.com and had their first in-person meeting at Starbucks. But their coffee date didn’t last long enough and the two decided to extend their initial meeting over dinner that very evening. “We just talked all n...

A Tented Wedding in Savannah, GA

Ginny and Trey were a picture-perfect match from the get-go. The couple met in a photography class at Savannah College of Art and Design. “I remember he took this amazing photo of his mother and it was so tender and sweet, it made me want to get to know him better,” says Ginny. One day she asked ...

An Outdoor Wedding in Fort Lauderdale, FL

There have always been a fair amount of miles between Kaili and Jonathan. She was living in Florida and he in England when the two originally met in 2001 while working at a summer camp in Massachusetts. Kaili returned the following eight years though Jonathan did not -- but that didn’t stop them ...

Jessica & Gautier: An Outdoor Wedding in Bar Harbor, ME

Jessica and Gautier celebrated their wedding on the water’s edge at a mansion in Maine, and used a vibrant color palette to make their nuptials stand out. The Bride Jessica Walls, 25, medical student The Groom Gautier Wallaert, 27, relationship officer for an investment firm The Date August 6 ...

An Outdoor Wedding in Winterthur, DE

Ashlee met Jon through a mutual friend. After running into each other several times, Jon finally got Ashlee’s number. Fast forward three years, the couple had just bought their first home together, when on a random Wednesday night, their dog walked into their bedroom with a note attached to her c...

A Modern Wedding in Aurora, OH

High school sweethearts, Heather and Kyle started dating when he was a sophomore and she was a junior. Though they originally went to different colleges, Heather eventually fell in love with Kyle’s school and transferred her sophomore year. The Bride Heather Stamm, 30, an interior designer The ...

A Traditional Wedding in Watertown, MA

Sylvia and Richard met at an engagement party for their best friends, who then tried to get them together. (Their friends succeeded!) The Bride Sylvia Lee, 28 and an assistant director of admission The Groom Richard Chung, 29 and a doctor The Date May 1 For their springtime tented-mansion wed...

A Formal Wedding in Southern Pines, NC

The Bride Kerry McCashin, 31 and a homemaker and graphic designer The Groom Christopher Batty, 36 and the head of marketing and sales for Gawker Media The Date September 26 The bride and groom styled their black-tie wedding around a navy, purple and white palette inspired by white roses, hydrang...

A Traditional Wedding in Winter Park, FL

Abby and Kyle were with a group of mutual friends at Cowboys Orlando when they expressed interest in each other to a friend. The group got together again the next week and the two quickly became a couple. The Bride Abigail (Abby) Hilmer, 28 and a graduate student at UCF and the bookkeeper for he...

Monique & Ethan: A Tented Wedding in Paoli, PA

Monique was cruising down the corridor of her dorm at Eastern University when something caught her eye: a drawing created by Ethan. She walked into his room and introduced herself and the rest is history. The Bride Monique DiPiano The Groom Ethan Magness The Date August 14 After two years of da...