Real Weddings

When their friends were dating, Alexis Cooper and Joshua Banschick often found themselves thrown together as “wing men.”

Amina Michele is a woman who knows what she wants. After meeting Scott Garrison through a mutual friend, the Scottsdale-based wedding planner and owner of

Karim Mashouf recalls the exact moment he realized he was in love with Shar Obee. After making plans to meet for the weekend, Shar called

Fresh out of college in May 2006, Andrew Kantarzhi was not looking for love. A contractor working at the time in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a former

Johanna Shahani met the Italian Sandro Salsano in her father’s Panama office. “I liked him the first time I saw him,” Johanna says. “But he

Claude-Alicia Guerin-Roy was only sixteen when she fell for the “19-year-old football stud” Peter Reid. Although Peter definitely noticed her that night: “she immediately caught

The Mediterranean Isle of Capri abounds with storied romances in film and fiction, and it is here that Douglas Hamm realized he was in love

Ten years ago Elizabeth and Anthony were college freshman together at Stony Brook University, Long Island in NewYork.

I met my husband two weeks before I was due to leave New York and move back to Dublin. A mutual friend threw me a

After visiting his daughter while having her hair done in a New Jersey salon, Larry Inserra called his friend Mitch to tell him, “I met

Despite living on small 12-mile long Hilton Head Island and having the same circle of friends, somehow their paths never crossed. That was until one

Despite residing in the same apartment building while studying at Boston University, John and Amanda met for the very first time only days prior to

Jason and Alice met each other through a mutual friend when they both worked at separate investment management firms in Dallas in August 2008. At

Amit and Anokhi met during his last year in medical school. The year they met, according to Anokhi, was amazing since they created the opportunity

They met through mutual friends seven years and two days prior to their wedding date. They met for drinks at a local restaurant as Lisa

Mohamed and Laila met a few years ago while amongst friends, attending a show at a local comedy club. While Mohamed was talking with a

Robertino and I met when we were just 16 years old. We had an instant connection but grew apart when I went away to college

“It’s scary how one decision can change your entire life,” says Blanca Armengol. After graduating university in her native Spain, she came to New York

Brian and I met over a decade ago–in the fall of 1997 at Paul VI High School in Fairfax, Virginia. I do not remember the

When David and Shaina met, he lived in Los Angeles and she lived in New York. He was visiting New York for a family function

They met at a very young age as they both played tennis in the local junior tennis circuit. Coincidentally, years later, they attended St. Edwards

Kelly and Craig met in Stamford, CT in December 2010 at his Strike 3 Foundation charity event. At the time, he was a pitcher for

Callie and Jake met while attending college at Oklahoma State University as his fraternity and her sorority did homecoming together. They remained friends for about

“The entire day truly was magic and ridiculously romantic!” Katie said. On Oct 19, 2013, the couple soaked up every second of the beauty at