Weddings and Engagements

February 18, 2022

Theirs Was a Hollywood Beginning

Walter Wachter, a production manager, met James Pearse Connelly, a production designer, at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles, where both had moved to work in […]
February 18, 2022

Taking Time Apart Prepared Them for a Life Together

After dating for nearly five years, Radha Jain and Jackson Blaisdell broke off their relationship. A year later, they rekindled it and before long were engaged. […]
February 4, 2022

On Paper, They Were All Wrong. But in Time, Just Right.

Edgar Alonzo wanted to settle down and raise children when he met Beatriz Rivera, who was in the midst of a divorce and already had a […]
January 28, 2022

For Them, It Was Love and Baseball

Jonathan Cottrell and Erik Braverman met over piña coladas in Mexico and married at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Erik Braverman and Jonathan Cottrell’s wedding at […]
January 21, 2022

I’m Getting Married, Mom. Please Cry.

Entering marriage as your mother leaves it can create an emotional disconnect. Over lunch at a French restaurant in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood, I told my […]
January 14, 2022

Ricki Lake Says Her Late Husband Helped Her Find Love Anew

The former talk show host Ricki Lake and Ross Burningham wed in an intimate backyard celebration in Malibu, Calif. Ricki Lake said she doesn’t care if […]
January 7, 2022

First They Built a House. Later, Huts. Then, a Life Together.

Michael Porten and Trish Andersen, both artists, collaborated on a microhouse in 2014. The next year, he helped her build huts in France, during what she […]
December 24, 2021

His Love for Her Could Fill a Book. Instead, He Wrote a Post.

Emilia Gonzalez, a nurse, and Joseph McCloud postponed a 2020 wedding because of her work on the frontline. He then entered a contest on Instagram that […]
December 18, 2021

Unconventional Wedding Venues Are in Demand

Many traditional event spaces are overbooked next year, leaving some couples to consider unconventional alternatives for hosting their nuptials. In late March, Heather Davis and her […]
December 17, 2021

Her Easy Confidence Felt Excitingly Familiar

Geoffrey Bain Hutchinson and Neah Alexandra Morton had a first date five days after matching on a dating app. A mutual chemistry developed even faster. When […]