Real Weddings

Sometimes a bride shares so many cool things that we just have to pass them along straight-up. Here’s a truncated version of what Anna told us about her romance with Sam, from when they first met—she was a grad student at College of Charleston and...

The Wedding Row: How did you meet one another? Natalie: Nicolas and I met through friends in 2013 when I was living in New York City. (He was living in Paris at the time and visiting.) It was a Friday night and some of us had...

While out at a Boston dive bar, Maggie’s sorority sisters dared her to talk to Chase, who was, at that point, a stranger. And her witty pickup line: “Did I see you in Trader Joe’s yesterday?” Apparently, the goofball attempt worked and the two ended...

The Wedding Row: How did you and Stephen meet? Karlie: I am from Charleston and Stephen is from Olympia, Washington. He was an Army Ranger in the 3rd Battalion (75th Ranger Regiment) from 2004-2010, which is how he ended up in the Southeast. We met in...

The Wedding Row: How did you two first meet? Lindy: We are truly a MATCH made in heaven! We met on Match.com in July 2013, but our paths had crossed a few times before without knowing it. We both share a passion for golf and in...

Big Apple city slickers Tom and Jess were introduced at work five years ago by a mutual co-worker. In retrospect, Jess says she thinks that her future hubby may have sneakily arranged their introduction himself. Tom, you sly guy, you. Well, apparently his initiative paid...

The Wedding Row: How and when did you two meet? Sara: Dave and I met in November of 2015 on Match.com. Dave messaged me first, teasing me about being a Duke fan (I'm an alum) and him being a Tarheel fan. Luckily, his first date planning...

When it came time to plan her wedding to her Houston, Texas, honey, Jeffrey, Carli knew exactly what she wanted: A clean, modern design with an abundance of white on white and touches of gold. After seeing their venue, Lowndes Grove Plantation, Carli tells us...

Although Megan and Phillip dated briefly the summer after they graduated (she from the University of South Carolina and he from The Citadel), the two lost touch when Megan moved to North Carolina. Nine years later, they reconnected as New Yorkers, and, as she says,...

Picture this: You’re all gussied up at a swanky New Year’s Eve party with your girlfriends on the USS Yorktown when all of a sudden, you spy a cutie from across the room and cupid’s arrow strikes. You end up chatting and dancing the night...