Weddings and Engagements

February 10, 2023

Cody Ko and Kelsey Kreppel Wed

Cody Kolodziejzyk and Kelsey Kreppel have become famous for podcasting about their lives, but kept their proposal mostly personal — washed-ashore seal carcass and all. In […]
February 10, 2023

A Plot Fit for a Rom-Com

When Robert Minondo met Eileen Fitzpatrick two decades ago, they became fast friends and remained that way until one New Year’s Eve. For 10 years, Eileen […]
February 3, 2023

Living ‘Out Loud and Proud’ in Berlin

Paula Sapion Miranda dazzled Deidre Olsen — who also lived in Germany — with colorful flowers and a line from a Pablo Neruda poem. Paula Sapion […]
February 3, 2023

She Found Love in a Surprising Place: A CD Pile

It was a very Gen X love story for Niffer Desmond and Paul Petroskey. She admired his music from afar for years, but had no way […]
February 2, 2023

An Enduring Commitment, Wedding Ring or Not

One woman’s quest to find a replacement for the too-small gold band she has had for more than four decades. I don’t wear my wedding ring […]
January 27, 2023

A Bride’s Prosthesis Made Not to Blend In, but to Shine

While some brides obsess over their dress, or shoes, or earrings — Sara Hughes wanted “a really cool arm.” Born without the hand that traditionally wears […]
January 27, 2023

Like ‘Dating for Three Years’ on Their First In-Person Meeting

Alexander Lass was forced to spend his first get-together with Victoria Senter working until midnight in her apartment. A few days later he took her out […]
January 13, 2023

How the Universe Brought Them Together — Twice

William Wildman and Parker Kennedy began dating as students at the University of Mississippi before going their separate ways for four years. When William Edwin Wildman […]
January 6, 2023

Across Continents, Two Doctors Find Romance

Dr. Femi Kuti and Dr. Ugochi Nwosu met in the Bay Area but soon entered a relationship that stretched from Lagos, Nigeria, to the United States. […]
January 6, 2023

Pajamas and Wet Hair Led to Love at First Sight

When Erik Ostberg spotted Grey O’Reilly on a couch, he said, “I loved everything about what I saw.” The first time Erik William Ostberg saw Grey […]