TAMMY La GORCE

October 14, 2022

‘Still Growing Together,’ a Teenage Crush Leads to Marriage

Brittney Adu was smitten when she saw Aaron Canales on the first day of their freshman year of high school. Despite their cultural differences and the […]
August 25, 2022

Seeking Marriage Equality for People With Disabilities

For some interabled couples, getting married means giving up lifesaving health care and benefits from the government. Lori Long and Mark Contreras met on Match.com in […]
July 22, 2022

Before Their First Date, Some ‘Opposition Research’

Christopher Kirchhoff, a former director at the National Security Council, met John Tsou on Hinge. Some strategic operations (a.k.a. Google searches) later revealed they had overlapping […]
June 24, 2022

What’s Two ‘Yentas’ Plus One Senator? A Lifetime Together.

Adam Topper and Jordan Manekin were set up in 2019 by two women they call “the yentas,” and later married by Senator Cory Booker. Soon after […]
June 10, 2022

Fitting Into His Schedule, Then Into Her Royal Family

Jamal Akil Robinson offered just 30 minutes for his first get-together with Edna Tafari Makonnen, an Ethiopian princess. When the meeting ran to an hour, he […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
April 8, 2022

The Real Rock Stars Were the Brides and Grooms

Sixteen couples from across the country were married onstage during a three-day rock festival in Oklahoma City, and five others renewed their vows. By the time […]
March 25, 2022

For a Motivational Speaker, It Took Years to Feel Worthy of His Love

Lisa Nichols had built a career on helping others form lasting relationships by the time she met Marcellus Hall, who, in time, convinced her that she […]