Weddings and Engagements

June 3, 2022

A Romance Deepened by the Golden Rule

Stephanie Insalaco, a bereavement therapist, and Thomas Ciccotta, a lawyer who works with sexual abuse survivors, fell more in love by witnessing the empathy each has […]
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 […]