Weddings and Engagements

May 27, 2022

Her Mother (and His Father) Knew Best

Mina Shankar and Dr. Aditya Radhakrishnan first met at the suggestion of their parents, who managed their children’s accounts on a marriage-oriented website for people of […]
May 20, 2022

Bonding Over a Love of Cat Power and Senior Dogs

Michael Grassi and Matthew McConkey quickly connected over their favorite musician and deepened their relationship through a mutual fondness for older dogs. Matthew Thomas McConkey was […]
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 […]