Real Weddings

Shahrzad Akbary and Andrew Bach first met in 2011, during their first day of medical school in Arizona. Hanging out in a group setting, their

After receiving Shahrzad Lalezari’s number from his best friend, Henry Elyashar gave her a call. There was no answer, so he left an awkward voicemail.

A destination wedding in Venice couldn’t have been more apropos for Ni Ni and Junkai Yang, whose relationship has always involved traveling and exploring the

“It was sort of a slow start,” says Larry Rudolph, remembering his first encounter with Jennifer Barnet. “We originally met when Jen was a makeup

“Like many great twenty-first century love story, this one began on the Internet. Jennifer Parker and Sunny Kakwani matched online back in 2014. Though their

Nearly a decade ago, in late-2009, 26-year-old Farbod Melamed noticed Whitney So from the other side of a pharmacy classroom. Over time – and along

Cassie and Andrew met at a typical setting for college sophomores at Southern Methodist University – at a beer pong table. “Although Andrew was painfully

Izabella Elkis and Jordan Rubin were introduced by their best friends. “Before our first date, Jordan sent me his CFA exam study notes, because I

The epic love story of psychic River Zhong and Stephen Cheung is centuries in the making, steeped in Chinese tradition and spirituality. It’s said that

Alexandra Lord and Andreas Evgeniou met on March 3, 2015 while working together at the Hard Rock Café in Orlando, Florida. Andreas was Alexandra’s trainer,

Melisa Belinky and Justin Monempour’s love story began on a random Monday night, when they matched on the Bumble dating app in 2016. The two

Saumya Goel and Khush Aujla both grew up in nearby towns in Mississippi and met when they were attending medical school at UMMC. When Khush

Laura Adames and John Choi had been friends for over two years before they went on their first date. “I always tell him I fell

After being set up by friends in October 2013, Amanda Goldstein and Phil Rofsky went on a series of dates; but the sparks did not

“I was bartending at a country club when I saw Kelsey for the first time,” Anthony Annand recalls. “In an empty restaurant, waiting for something

“It’s the stuff of childhood day dreams,” Erica Sheerin and Daniel Davis share about their earliest encounter. Erica had started a new job at The

Anshika Bakshi and Fabio Raman met five years ago during a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. Fabio had first

Alanna Herling and Maxxx Watternberg always “knew” of each other, but never spent much time together. “He was a year older than me and, admittedly,

My husband and I first met each other on the first day of college ten years ago,” Sarin Elmedjian says, recalling when she and Sahak

Nat and Nico met eight years ago during their last year of university in London. “Initially we were friends, but we’ve been inseparable pretty much

She’s absolutely beautiful,” Terry Gaddis Jr. thought to himself when he first spotted Meghan Bias.

María Emilia Uribe and Juan Xavier Arias met 18 years ago, when Emilia changed schools. “We became very good friends since the beginning, but never

It was 2014 when Claudia Kernan and Gary Benz met during a luncheon for the Entertainment Industry Council (EIC) – a non-profit dedicated to helping

Both hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, Mariko Crocker and Adam McCall first met when they were introduced on the lake through mutual friends.