Real Weddings

“There’s something to be said about falling in love with someone without really having to try,” says Mark Blanchette. He met his future bride, Elizabeth

Elyse Schimel and Adam Mues met through an online dating service in January of 2013. Their first date was dinner at an Italian restaurant in

Jenna Branner and James Jacob Rude (Jake) met at the Rose Bowl at a UCLA football game the second week of school their freshman year

Seema Kansal admits she was never a strong believer in fate and soul mates until she met hers in 2011.

Alexandra Solimine and Kris Kampsen found themselves in a relationship without even having a first date. Having met through mutual friends, they had bumped into

Nicole Marriott noticed Maxwell Avery right away. It was August 2006, and she scanned the classroom of her freshman English class at Southern Methodist University

Gabriella Buerman remembers watching Barton Weinstein drive away from the 11-bedroom house they shared with friends senior year.

Steve Porchetta got one of the toughest parts of dating—meeting the parents—out of the way immediately when he first crossed paths with Jennifer Ferguson in

Valeria Valdes and Christopher Alfaro met through Chris’s brother and Valeria’s best friend who had been dating for a couple of years. Even though Chris

When she signed up for a free trial on Match.com Mimi never imaged it would end in her walking down the aisle with the love

Allyson King and Dominic Smith would run into each other at work in the cafeteria or work-related events. “Dom would look my way but never

Elizabeth Buchenroth and Katherine Pantelakis were introduced by a mutual friend at a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. Elizabeth had recently moved back home from a

Janice Lee and Toan Ton have known each other for over twenty years.They met as children in the fourth grade of elementary school. Fast forward

Cindy Eddendi had always dreamt of a fairytale romance like in Disney stories when the princess meets the prince. However, her story was just the

Two years before being acquainted, close friends and relatives wanted Yvonne Levy and Bryan Feldman to meet, but the timing was not right. However, when

Soraia Faizyar and Ali Barmaki met in the elevator at work. Immediately, she knew there was something special about him. Ali could not take his

In Sara Harirchian’s world, being a good friend means sticking around and helping clean up after everyone else has left the party.

Rachele Testa and Christian Schaefers met over 10 years ago while attending Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York. It was not love at first sight

Ria Komodromos and Matt Atkins met in a bar in London as their eyes met across the room. Nonetheless, he got in a taxi to

Sasoon Petrosian and Manya Thomasian met at the most unexpected crossroads in their lives. It was November 2012 and neither one of them were supposed

Matt Rickard and Kelly Russ were colleagues for a year and a half and great work friends, often giving each other dating and relationship advice.

Nupam Patel and Natasha Desai officially met when she visited her brother in medical school. Nupam and Natasha’s brother were classmates. They exchanged pleasantries and

Kelly Skeuse and Ryan Sosebee met their sophomore year at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Despite the fact that they were

Figen Gungor and Joseph Annuziato were introduced through a mutual friend and had a week’s worth of phone conversations prior to meeting for a dinner