Weddings and Engagements

May 13, 2022

Slow to Take Off, After a First Date They Cruised

Jacob Esocoff and Sascha Feldman met in a college seminar. More than six years later, he finally worked up the nerve to ask her out. The […]
May 13, 2022

Two Self-Described Nerds Walk Into a Club …

Frankie Grande and Hale Leon share a love of dancing, “Star Wars” and … potatoes. Frankie James Grande didn’t know he was persona non grata with […]
May 13, 2022

At Coachella, Connecting on a Deeper Level

Dr. Vivian Yee and Joshua Ma, who met at their friends’ wedding in 2017, furthered their relationship at the music and arts festival the following year. […]
May 11, 2022

When Wedding Crashers are Welcome Guests

People generally prefer that strangers steer clear of their nuptials. A confluence of factors is changing that. For their Jan. 3 wedding, Dazzle Deal and Levi […]
May 6, 2022

After Soul Searching, the City of Angels and a New Mate

About a decade after divorcing his wife, Eric Kugler moved to Los Angeles, where he started a new relationship with Judge Dean Hansell and, later, a […]
May 6, 2022

A Tipsy Tuesday Night That Ended in Forever

Alexandra Goodman and Christopher Masullo, who met on Tinder in 2017, share a love of celebration and Stephen Sondheim. Alexandra Scott Goodman was perusing Tinder in […]
April 22, 2022

At the Magic Kingdom, a ‘Magical’ Wedding

Marissa Branch and Shelby Blackstock were married at one of their favorite vacation destinations: in front of Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World. When Marissa Branch […]
April 22, 2022

The Smooch That Sealed the Deal

Though Megan O’Conor and Thomas Cordell hit it off right away, it would take several dates before the pair finally had their first kiss. By the […]
April 15, 2022

In a Week, Moving a Wedding from Ukraine to New York

In their last phone call before they married, Meny Stambler, who is Ukrainian, and Rikel Deutch, who is Russian, expected to wed in Ukraine. Hours after […]
April 15, 2022

Bonding Over Faith and Football

Janice Matamoros and Rayburn Ewers, both octogenarians, met after moving to a senior living community in Texas. Janice Matamoros and Rayburn Ewers, who goes by Otto, […]