Weddings and Engagements

September 23, 2022

Why Is My Husband Marrying Her?

He was cute, funny — and totally wrong for me. Or was he? As Josh’s bride approached him at the altar, a strange voice rose from […]
September 23, 2022

At the Barbershop, a Meet-Cute Mid Cut

Everett Long Jr. and Fred Smith Jr. marvel at the fact that, as two queer men, they met at what Mr. Long called one of the […]
September 23, 2022

Finally the Right Time for a Second Chance

Lisa Jenkins and Vincent Brown first met at choir practice in 1993. What followed was a nearly 30-year journey through life and love that ended, eventually, […]
September 16, 2022

After a Fire, Rebuilding What Matters

Months before their wedding, Emily Thompson and Stefan Kienle lost most of their possessions in the Marshall fire that destroyed their home and many others in […]
September 9, 2022

Hitting a High Note on and Off the Opera Stage

Soon after Jordan Rutter and Vincent Covatto met at a Halloween drag gala, the two, both members of New York City’s opera scene, found their paths […]
September 9, 2022

A Two-Week Trip That Took Them Out of the Friend Zone

Jennifer Noinaj and Perry Chu, part of the same social group for years, began to see each other in a more romantic light while competing online. […]
August 19, 2022

He Wanted Out of the ‘Friend Zone’, but She Took the Lead

When Andrew Zbihley first met Olivia Pura at Northwestern, he thought that Ms. Pura, a beauty queen, was out of his league. Years later, she made […]
August 19, 2022

Finding Common Ground in Their Childhoods on Farms

Midwestern roots, pumpkin pie and a prizewinning pig helped seal the deal for Sara Bunting and Adam Rouse. Before they even met, Adam Gene Rouse had […]
July 29, 2022

Not Searching for Love, They Found it at Google

When Mrinal Kalakrishnan and Preeti Talwai first met at work, neither of them was looking for romance. Several months later, they went on their first date. […]
July 26, 2022

Pandemic Weddings Honored at Lincoln Center Event

Before the trio of clergy, and guests including Mayor Eric Adams, hundreds of couples celebrated a symbolic wedding at the performing arts campus. Lea DeLaria, the […]